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RHEL 8 must prevent nonprivileged users from executing privileged functions, including disabling, circumventing, or altering implemented security safeguards/countermeasures.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-254520RHEL-08-040400SV-254520r1069331_ruleCCI-002235medium
Description
Preventing nonprivileged users from executing privileged functions mitigates the risk that unauthorized individuals or processes may gain unnecessary access to information or privileges. Privileged functions include, for example, establishing accounts, performing system integrity checks, or administering cryptographic key management activities. Nonprivileged users are individuals who do not possess appropriate authorizations. Circumventing intrusion detection and prevention mechanisms or malicious code protection mechanisms are examples of privileged functions that require protection from nonprivileged users.
STIGDate
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-02-05

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 4 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

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Also reachable in 3 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

IAC-21.5Prohibit Non-Privileged Users from Executing Privileged Functions
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NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (50) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
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AC-2(10)Shared and Group Account Credential Change
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AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
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AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
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AC-2(4)Automated Audit Actions
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AC-3Access Enforcement
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AC-3(4)Discretionary Access Control
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AC-3(7)Role-based Access Control
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AC-4Information Flow Enforcement
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AC-6(10)Prohibit Non-privileged Users from Executing Privileged Functions
1.00

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NIST 800-1710 mappings

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Also reachable in 3 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.1.7
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CCI1 mapping
CCI-002235
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Details

Check Text (C-254520r1069331_chk)

Verify the operating system prevents nonprivileged users from executing privileged functions, including disabling, circumventing, or altering implemented security safeguards/countermeasures. Obtain a list of authorized users (other than system administrator and guest accounts) for the system. Check the list against the system by using the following command: $ sudo semanage login -l | more Login Name SELinux User MLS/MCS Range Service __default__ user_u s0-s0:c0.c1023 * root unconfined_u s0-s0:c0.c1023 * system_u system_u s0-s0:c0.c1023 * joe staff_u s0-s0:c0.c1023 * All administrators must be mapped to the "sysadm_u", "staff_u", or an appropriately tailored confined role as defined by the organization. All authorized nonadministrative users must be mapped to the "user_u" role. If they are not mapped in this way, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-57953r1069272_fix)

Configure RHEL 8 to prevent nonprivileged users from executing privileged functions, including disabling, circumventing, or altering implemented security safeguards/countermeasures. Use the following command to map a new user to the "sysadm_u" role: $ sudo semanage login -a -s sysadm_u <username> Use the following command to map an existing user to the "sysadm_u" role: $ sudo semanage login -m -s sysadm_u <username> Use the following command to map a new user to the "staff_u" role: $ sudo semanage login -a -s staff_u <username> Use the following command to map an existing user to the "staff_u" role: $ sudo semanage login -m -s staff_u <username> Use the following command to map a new user to the "user_u" role: $ sudo semanage login -a -s user_u <username> Use the following command to map an existing user to the "user_u" role: $ sudo semanage login -m -s user_u <username> Note: SELinux confined users mapped to sysadm_u are not allowed to log in to the system over SSH, by default. If this is a required function, it can be configured by setting the ssh_sysadm_login SELinux boolean to "on" with the following command: $ sudo setsebool -P ssh_sysadm_login on This must be documented with the information system security officer (ISSO) as an operational requirement.