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

RHEL 9 must not be configured to bypass password requirements for privilege escalation.

DISA Rule

SV-258118r1050789_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258118

Group Title

SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156

Rule Version

RHEL-09-611145

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

10

Fix Recommendation

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

Remove any occurrences of " pam_succeed_if " in the "/etc/pam.d/sudo" file.

Check Contents

Verify the operating system is not configured to bypass password requirements for privilege escalation with the following command:

$ sudo grep pam_succeed_if /etc/pam.d/sudo

If any occurrences of "pam_succeed_if" are returned, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258118

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-09-611145

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the operating system is not configured to bypass password requirements for privilege escalation with the following command:

$ sudo grep pam_succeed_if /etc/pam.d/sudo

If any occurrences of "pam_succeed_if" are returned, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5551