OL 9 must restrict privilege elevation to authorized personnel.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-271476 | OL09-00-000232 | SV-271476r1091140_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 |
| Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-08 |
Details
| Check Text (C-75526r1091138_chk) |
| Verify that OL 9 restricts privilege elevation to authorized personnel with the following command: $ sudo sh -c 'grep -iw ALL /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/*' If the either of the following entries are returned, this is a finding: ALL ALL=(ALL) ALL ALL ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL |
| Fix Text (F-75433r1091139_fix) |
| Remove the following entries from the /etc/sudoers file or configuration file under /etc/sudoers.d/: ALL ALL=(ALL) ALL ALL ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL |