OL 9 must require users to provide a password for privilege escalation.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-271725 | OL09-00-002363 | SV-271725r1155318_rule | CCI-002234 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Without reauthentication, users may access resources or perform tasks for which they do not have authorization. When operating systems provide the capability to escalate a functional capability, it is critical that the user reauthenticate. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-17 | |||
Related Frameworks
3 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
AC-6(9)
1.00
- DISA · V1R5 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.1.7
1.00
- DISA · V1R5 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-002234
1.00
- DISA · V1R5 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-271725r1155318_chk)
Verify OL 9 requires users to provide a password for privilege escalation.
Verify "/etc/sudoers" has no occurrences of "NOPASSWD" with the following command:
$ sudo grep -iR nopasswd /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/
If any occurrences of "NOPASSWD" are returned from the command and have not been documented with the information system security officer (ISSO) as an organizationally defined administrative group using multifactor authentication (MFA), this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-75682r1091886_fix)
Configure OL 9 to not allow users to execute privileged actions without authenticating with a password.
Remove any occurrence of "NOPASSWD" found in "/etc/sudoers" file or files in the "/etc/sudoers.d" directory.
$ sudo sed -i '/NOPASSWD/ s/^/# /g' /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/*