STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 9 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 9 must use the invoking user's password for privilege escalation when using "sudo".

DISA Rule

SV-258085r1045173_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258085

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

RHEL-09-432020

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

CCI-000366 - Implement the security configuration settings.

Weight

Fix Recommendation

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

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Verify that the sudoers security policy is configured to use the invoking user's password for privilege escalation with the following command:

$ sudo egrep -ir '(!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.

Vulnerability Number

V-258085

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-09-432020

Severity Override Guidance

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Target Key

5551