AIX must remove NOPASSWD tag from sudo config files.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>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.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-215260r853468_rule
- Severity
- High
- References
- Updated
Remediation - 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>