STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 8 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 8 must use the invoking user's password for privilege escalation when using "sudo".

DISA Rule

SV-237642r991589_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-237642

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

RHEL-08-010383

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Define the following in the Defaults section of the /etc/sudoers file or a configuration file in the /etc/sudoers.d/ directory:
Defaults !targetpw
Defaults !rootpw
Defaults !runaspw

Remove any configurations that conflict with the above from the following locations:
/etc/sudoers
/etc/sudoers.d/

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Verify that the sudoers security policy is configured to use the invoking user's password for privilege escalation.

$ sudo grep -Eir '(rootpw|targetpw|runaspw)' /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d* | grep -v '#'

/etc/sudoers:Defaults !targetpw
/etc/sudoers:Defaults !rootpw
/etc/sudoers:Defaults !runaspw

If conflicting results are returned, 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.

Vulnerability Number

V-237642

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-08-010383

Severity Override Guidance

Verify that the sudoers security policy is configured to use the invoking user's password for privilege escalation.

$ sudo grep -Eir '(rootpw|targetpw|runaspw)' /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d* | grep -v '#'

/etc/sudoers:Defaults !targetpw
/etc/sudoers:Defaults !rootpw
/etc/sudoers:Defaults !runaspw

If conflicting results are returned, 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.

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Target Key

2921