STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: Canonical Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

The Ubuntu operating system must require users to re-authenticate for privilege escalation and changing roles.

DISA Rule

SV-219185r610963_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-219185

Group Title

SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156

Rule Version

UBTU-18-010114

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Remove any occurrence of "NOPASSWD" or "!authenticate" found in "/etc/sudoers" file or files in the /etc/sudoers.d directory.

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Verify that "/etc/sudoers" has no occurrences of "NOPASSWD" or "!authenticate".

Check that the "/etc/sudoers" file has no occurrences of "NOPASSWD" or "!authenticate" by running the following command:

# sudo egrep -i '(nopasswd|!authenticate)' /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/*

If any occurrences of "NOPASSWD" or "!authenticate" return from the command, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-219185

Documentable

False

Rule Version

UBTU-18-010114

Severity Override Guidance

Verify that "/etc/sudoers" has no occurrences of "NOPASSWD" or "!authenticate".

Check that the "/etc/sudoers" file has no occurrences of "NOPASSWD" or "!authenticate" by running the following command:

# sudo egrep -i '(nopasswd|!authenticate)' /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/*

If any occurrences of "NOPASSWD" or "!authenticate" return from the command, this is a finding.

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Target Key

4055

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