RHEL 10 must have the "sudo" package installed.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-280968 | RHEL-10-200590 | SV-280968r1195356_rule | CCI-002235 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The "sudo" package is a program designed to allow a system administrator to give limited root privileges to users and log root activity. The basic philosophy is to give as few privileges as possible but still allow system users to complete their work. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-03-11 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-280968r1195356_chk)
Verify RHEL 10 has the "sudo" package installed with the following command:
$ sudo dnf list --installed sudo
Installed Packages
sudo.x86_64 1.9.15-8.p5.el10_0.2 @rhel-10-for-x86_64-baseos-rpms
If the "sudo" package is not installed, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-85434r1165258_fix)
Configure RHEL 10 to have the "sudo" package installed with the following command:
$ sudo dnf -y install sudo