STIGQter: STIG Summary: Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 9 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

OL 8 must require users to provide a password for privilege escalation.

DISA Rule

SV-248581r1101870_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-248581

Group Title

SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156

Rule Version

OL08-00-010380

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

CCI-004895 - Permit users to invoke the trusted communications path for communications between the user and the organization-defined security functions, including at a minimum, authentication and re-authentication.

Weight

Fix Recommendation

Configure the operating system to require users to supply a password for privilege escalation.

Check the configuration of the "/etc/sudoers" file with the following command:
$ sudo visudo

Remove any occurrences of "NOPASSWD" tags in the file.

Check the configuration of the /etc/sudoers.d/* files with the following command:
$ sudo grep -ir nopasswd /etc/sudoers.d

Remove any occurrences of "NOPASSWD" tags in the file.

Check Contents

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

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

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

%admin ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL

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

Vulnerability Number

V-248581

Documentable

False

Rule Version

OL08-00-010380

Severity Override Guidance

Check Content Reference

Target Key

5416