STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro (SLEM) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 01 Apr 2026:

SLEM 5 must reauthenticate users when changing authenticators, roles, or escalating privileges.

DISA Rule

SV-261373r1050789_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-261373

Group Title

SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156

Rule Version

SLEM-05-432015

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure SLEM 5 to remove any occurrence of "NOPASSWD" or "!authenticate" found in the "/etc/sudoers" file. If the system does not use passwords for authentication, the "NOPASSWD" tag may exist in the file.

Check Contents

Verify that SLEM 5 requires reauthentication when changing authenticators, roles, or escalating privileges with the following command:

> sudo egrep -i '(nopasswd|!authenticate)' /etc/sudoers

If any uncommented lines containing "!authenticate", or "NOPASSWD" are returned and active accounts on the system have valid passwords, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-261373

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SLEM-05-432015

Severity Override Guidance

Verify that SLEM 5 requires reauthentication when changing authenticators, roles, or escalating privileges with the following command:

> sudo egrep -i '(nopasswd|!authenticate)' /etc/sudoers

If any uncommented lines containing "!authenticate", or "NOPASSWD" are returned and active accounts on the system have valid passwords, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5596