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AIX must remove NOPASSWD tag from sudo config files.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

sudo command does not require reauthentication if NOPASSWD tag is specified in /etc/sudoers config file, or sudoers files in /etc/sudoers.d/ directory. With this tag in sudoers file, users are not required to reauthenticate for privilege escalation.

ID
SV-215260r1009545_rule
Version
AIX7-00-002061
Severity
High
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Edit  "/etc/sudoers" using "visudo" command to remove all the "NOPASSWD" tags:
# visudo -f 

Editing a sudo config file that is in "/etc/sudoers.d/" directory and contains the "NOPASSWD" tags, use "visudo" the command as follows:
# visudo -f /etc/sudoers.d/<config_file_name>