STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 10 must be configured to not bypass password requirements for privilege escalation.

DISA Rule

SV-281206r1166570_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281206

Group Title

SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156

Rule Version

RHEL-10-600510

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 to require users to supply a password for privilege escalation.

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

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Verify RHEL 10 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-281206

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-600510

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 10 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.

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Target Key

5733