QID 45604

Date Published: 2024-02-15

QID 45604: Report Configuration From Sudoers File - UNIX

Report Workaround Configuration From Sudoers File on Linux/Unix Machines.

QID Detection Logic for Machines running Linux/Unix:
This authenticated QID reads data from the file "/etc/sudoers" and display if workaround is present in it's result section.

N/A

Solution

Workaround:
It is possible to prevent a user-specified editor from being used by sudoedit by adding the following line to the sudoers file.
Defaults!sudoedit env_delete+="SUDO_EDITOR VISUAL EDITOR"
To restrict the editor when editing specific files, a Cmnd_Alias can be used, for example: Cmnd_Alias EDIT_MOTD = sudoedit /etc/motd Defaults!EDIT_MOTD env_delete+="SUDO_EDITOR VISUAL EDITOR" user ALL = EDIT_MOTD

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