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Guide to the Secure Configuration of SUSE Linux Enterprise 15
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Ensure Users Re-Authenticate for Privilege Escalation - sudo !authenticate
Ensure Users Re-Authenticate for Privilege Escalation - sudo !authenticate
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Ensure Users Re-Authenticate for Privilege Escalation - sudo !authenticate
Medium Severity
The sudo
!authenticate
option, when specified, allows a user to execute commands using sudo without having to authenticate. This should be disabled by making sure that the
!authenticate
option does not exist in
/etc/sudoers
configuration file or any sudo configuration snippets in
/etc/sudoers.d/
.