The Photon operating system must require users to reauthenticate for privilege escalation.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-258847 | PHTN-40-000133 | SV-258847r933602_rule | CCI-002038 | 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 the user reauthenticate. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00157, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00158 | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-10-29 | |||
Related Frameworks
2 paths across 2 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
IA-11
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-002038
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-258847r933602_chk)
At the command line, run the following commands to verify users with a set password are not allowed to sudo without reauthentication:
# grep -ihs nopasswd /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/*|grep -vE '(^#|^%)'
# awk -F: '($2 != "x" && $2 != "!") {print $1}' /etc/shadow
If any account listed in the first output is also listed in the second output and is not documented, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-62496r933601_fix)
Check the configuration of the "/etc/sudoers" and "/etc/sudoers.d/*" files with the following command:
# visudo
OR
# visudo -f /etc/sudoers.d/<file name>
Remove any occurrences of "NOPASSWD" tags associated with user accounts with a password hash.