SV-274012r1120710: Amazon Linux 2023 must have the sudo package installed. | Amazon Linux 2023 STIG SCAP Benchmark

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

Amazon Linux 2023 must have the sudo package installed.

Description

Discussion Text

The "sudo" program is designed to allow a system administrator to give limited root privileges to users and log root activity. The basic philosophy is to give as few privileges as possible but still allow system users to get their work done.

How this relates to the STIG checklist: STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-002235

References

DPMS Target Amazon Linux 2023 DISA DPMS Target Amazon Linux 2023 5700

SCC Automation Reference

The reconstructed evaluation script behind this rule's OVAL check(s) — every module a compound check combines, with this rule's own concrete values and DISA's SCC tool's real per-module mechanism curated from static teardown of SCC releases.

#!/bin/bash
# Reconstructed from oval:mil.disa.stig.amzlx23os:def:274012
# Amazon Linux 2023 must have the sudo package installed.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.

# sudo package is installed
# rpminfo_object (rpminfo_test)
test_1() {
  rpm -q --quiet 'sudo' &>/dev/null
}

if test_1; then
  echo "PASS"
else
  echo "FAIL"
fi

Assessment Script Powered by AISandbox-executed

A standalone Shell script to assess this control automatically. Review before running it in your environment.

Syntax-checked and actually executed in an isolated sandbox (not the real system this checks) — confirmed to run without errors.

#!/bin/sh
# oval:mil.disa.stig.amzlx23os:def:274012

if ! command -v rpm &> /dev/null; then
  echo "FAIL"
  exit 1
fi

if rpm -q sudo &> /dev/null; then
  echo "PASS"
else
  echo "FAIL"
fi

exit 0

Remediation

Configure Amazon Linux 2023 to have the sudo package installed with the following command:

$ sudo dnf install -y sudo