Ensure sudo is installed

HighLevel 2Automatedaix

Description

The recommendation is to install and configure sudo, to reflect the privileged command access requirements of all users of the system. Privileged command access should be limited to and defined by a user's individual needs. Access to a root command prompt should limited, wherever possible, to minimize the risk of inadvertent or deliberate misuse of the account. Audit: sudo must be installed at version 1.9.17p1 or later.

How it is checked

Audit method: Shell command

shell

command -v sudo >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 1; v=$(sudo -V 2>/dev/null | sed -n "1s/^Sudo version //p"); [ -n "$v" ] || exit 1; printf '%s\n' "$v" | awk -F"[.p]" '{a=$1*1000000+$2*10000+$3*100+($4==""?0:$4); print (a>=1091701 ? "compliant" : "sudo " $0 " is older than 1.9.17p1")}'

Expected output: compliant

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

Install the latest available version for the sudo distribution installed on your system. This version should be 1.9.17p1 or later.

Properties

Operating systems: Any
Tags: aixservices
Reference: CIS IBM AIX 7 Benchmark v1.2.0 - 6.1.1 Ensure sudo is installed

Check this host

Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.

shell

tmaegis scan --target aix --level 2