systemd before 247 does not adequately block local privilege escalation for some Sudo configurations, e.g., plausible sudoers files in which the "systemctl status" command may be executed. Specifically, systemd does not set LESSSECURE to 1, and thus other programs may be launched from the less program. This presents a substantial security risk when running systemctl from Sudo, because less executes as root when the terminal size is too small to show the complete systemctl output.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemd-testsUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-journal-remoteUpgrade systemd-pam | Jul 4, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade systemd-develUpgrade libgudev1-develUpgrade systemd-journal-gatewayUpgrade systemd-resolvedUpgrade libgudev1Upgrade systemd-pythonUpgrade systemd-networkdUpgrade systemd-sysvUpgrade systemd-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd | Apr 6, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade systemd-pamUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemd-libs-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-tests-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-container-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-journal-remoteUpgrade systemd-debugsourceUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-udev-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-pam-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-journal-remote-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-tests | Jun 28, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade systemd | Apr 3, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade systemd-nspawnUpgrade systemd-udev-compatUpgrade systemd-timesyncdUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-networkdUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-pamUpgrade systemd-resolved | May 9, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-pamUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-udev-compatUpgrade systemd-journal-remote | Mar 13, 2024 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade systemd-udev-compatUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-container | May 10, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Nutanix Ahv | — | Upgrade Nutanix AHV to the latest version | Jun 5, 2026 | Sep 22, 2023 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade systemd-containerUpgrade libgudev1Upgrade systemd-journal-remoteUpgrade systemd-resolvedUpgrade systemd-pythonUpgrade systemd-pamUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade libgudev1-develUpgrade systemd-journal-gatewayUpgrade systemd-networkdUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemd-sysvUpgrade systemd-testsUpgrade systemd | Jul 21, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-networkdUpgrade systemd-journal-remote-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-libs-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-resolvedUpgrade systemd-pythonUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-udev-debuginfoUpgrade libgudev1Upgrade libgudev1-develUpgrade systemd-pam-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-tests-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-pamUpgrade systemd-debugsourceUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemd-sysvUpgrade systemd-journal-gatewayUpgrade systemd-container-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-testsUpgrade systemd-journal-remote | Jun 28, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade systemd-pam-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-pamUpgrade systemd-udev-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-journal-remoteUpgrade systemd-debugsourceUpgrade systemd-journal-remote-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-tests-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemd-libs-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-container-debuginfoUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-tests | Mar 5, 2024 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libudev-develUpgrade libsystemd0-32bitUpgrade systemd-32bitUpgrade systemd-bash-completionUpgrade systemd-sysvinitUpgrade libsystemd0Upgrade libudev1Upgrade libudev1-32bitUpgrade udevUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-devel | Mar 29, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | Mar 3, 2023 |
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