STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: Canonical Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 6 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS must require users to provide a password for privilege escalation.

DISA Rule

SV-274868r1107313_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-274868

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

UBTU-24-300020

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the operating system to not allow users to execute privileged actions without authenticating with a password.

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

$ sudo find /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d -type f -exec sed -i '/NOPASSWD/ s/^/# /g' {} \;

Check Contents

Verify that "/etc/sudoers" has no occurrences of "NOPASSWD" with the following command:

$ sudo egrep -iR 'NOPASSWD' /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/

If any occurrences of "NOPASSWD" are returned from the command and have not been documented with the information system security officer (ISSO) as an organizationally defined administrative group using multifactor authentication (MFA), this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-274868

Documentable

False

Rule Version

UBTU-24-300020

Severity Override Guidance

Verify that "/etc/sudoers" has no occurrences of "NOPASSWD" with the following command:

$ sudo egrep -iR 'NOPASSWD' /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/

If any occurrences of "NOPASSWD" are returned from the command and have not been documented with the information system security officer (ISSO) as an organizationally defined administrative group using multifactor authentication (MFA), this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5673