TOSS 5 must use the invoking user's password for privilege escalation when using sudo.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-282590 | TOSS-05-000326 | SV-282590r1200750_rule | CCI-002038 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| If the "rootpw", "targetpw", or "runaspw" flags are defined and not disabled, by default the operating system will prompt the invoking user for the "root" user password. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00157, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00158 | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Tri-Lab Operating System Stack (TOSS) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-04-01 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-282590r1200750_chk)
Verify the sudoers security policy is configured to use the invoking user's password for privilege escalation using the following command:
$ sudo egrep -ir '(!rootpw|!targetpw|!runaspw)' /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/* | grep -v '#'
/etc/sudoers:Defaults !targetpw
/etc/sudoers:Defaults !rootpw
/etc/sudoers:Defaults !runaspw
If no results are returned, this is a finding.
If results are returned from more than one file location, this is a finding.
If "Defaults !targetpw" is not defined, this is a finding.
If "Defaults !rootpw" is not defined, this is a finding.
If "Defaults !runaspw" is not defined, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-87056r1200749_fix)
Define the following in the Defaults section of the "/etc/sudoers" file or a single configuration file in the "/etc/sudoers.d/" directory:
Defaults !targetpw
Defaults !rootpw
Defaults !runaspw