OL 9 must use the invoking user's password for privilege escalation when using sudo.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-271475 | OL09-00-000231 | SV-271475r1091137_rule | 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. |
| STIG | Date |
| Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-08 |
Details
| Check Text (C-75525r1091135_chk) |
| Verify that OL 9 is configured to enforce the sudoers security policy to use the invoking user's password for privilege escalation with the following command: $ sudo egrep -i '(!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-75432r1091136_fix) |
| Configure OL 9 to use the invoking user's password for privilege escalation when using sudo. 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 |