STIGQter: STIG Summary: Amazon Linux 2023 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

Amazon Linux 2023 must not be configured to bypass password requirements for privilege escalation.

DISA Rule

SV-274013r1120027_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-274013

Group Title

SRG-OS-000312-GPOS-00123

Rule Version

AZLX-23-001005

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-002165 - Enforce organization-defined discretionary access control policies over defined subjects and objects.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure Amazon Linux 2023 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 Amazon Linux 2023 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-274013

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AZLX-23-001005

Severity Override Guidance

Verify Amazon Linux 2023 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

5700