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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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Ensure sudo Runs In A Minimal Environment - sudo env_reset
Ensure sudo Runs In A Minimal Environment - sudo env_reset
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Ensure sudo Runs In A Minimal Environment - sudo env_reset
Medium Severity
The sudo
env_reset
tag, when specified, will run the command in a minimal environment, containing the TERM, PATH, HOME, MAIL, SHELL, LOGNAME, USER and SUDO_* variables. On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8,
env_reset
is enabled by default This should be enabled by making sure that the
env_reset
tag exists in
/etc/sudoers
configuration file or any sudo configuration snippets in
/etc/sudoers.d/
.