AlmaLinux OS 9 must restrict privilege elevation to authorized personnel.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-269232 | ALMA-09-017290 | SV-269232r1101826_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| If the "sudoers" file is not configured correctly, any user defined on the system can initiate privileged actions on the target system. |
| STIG | Date |
| CloudLinux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-22 |
Details
| Check Text (C-73263r1101825_chk) |
| Verify AlmaLinux OS 9 restricts privilege elevation to authorized personnel with the following command: $ sudo grep -iwR 'ALL' /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/ | grep -v '#' /etc/sudoers:root ALL=(ALL) ALL /etc/sudoers:%wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL If the either of the following entries are returned, including their NOPASSWD equivalents, this is a finding: ALL ALL=(ALL) ALL ALL ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL |
| Fix Text (F-73164r1048073_fix) |
| Remove the following entries from the /etc/sudoers file or configuration files under /etc/sudoers.d/ (including NOPASSWD equivalents): ALL ALL=(ALL) ALL ALL ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL |