AlmaLinux OS 9 must require users to provide a password for privilege escalation.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-269360	ALMA-09-032030	SV-269360r1101822_rule		Medium

Description

Without re-authentication, 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 re-authenticate.

STIG	Date
CloudLinux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2025-05-22

Details

Check Text (C-73391r1101821_chk)

Verify that the sudo configuration files have no occurrences of "NOPASSWD" with the following command:

$ sudo grep -iR 'NOPASSWD' /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/

If any occurrences of "NOPASSWD" are returned from the command and have not been documented with the information systems security officer (ISSO) as an organizationally defined administrative group using multifactor authentication (MFA), this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-73292r1049547_fix)

Configure AlmaLinux OS 9 to not allow users to execute privileged actions without authenticating with a password.

Remove any occurrence of "NOPASSWD" found in the "/etc/sudoers" file or files in the "/etc/sudoers.d" directory using the following command:

$ sed -i '/NOPASSWD/ s/^/# /g' /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/*