STIGQter: STIG Summary: Canonical Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 9 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must require users to reauthenticate for privilege escalation or when changing roles.

DISA Rule

SV-260558r1208696_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-260558

Group Title

SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156

Rule Version

UBTU-22-432010

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

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

Check Contents

Verify the "/etc/sudoers" file has no occurrences of "!authenticate" with the following command:

$ sudo egrep -iR '!authenticate' /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/

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

Vulnerability Number

V-260558

Documentable

False

Rule Version

UBTU-22-432010

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the "/etc/sudoers" file has no occurrences of "!authenticate" with the following command:

$ sudo egrep -iR '!authenticate' /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/

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

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5594