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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade systemd-pamUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-testsUpgrade systemd-journal-remoteUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-devel | Jul 4, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade systemd-resolvedUpgrade libgudev1-develUpgrade systemd-journal-gatewayUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-pythonUpgrade systemd-sysvUpgrade systemd-networkdUpgrade libgudev1Upgrade systemd | Apr 6, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade systemd-pam-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-testsUpgrade systemd-journal-remote-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-udev-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-journal-remoteUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-debugsourceUpgrade systemd-tests-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-libs-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemd-container-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-pam | Jun 28, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade systemd | Apr 3, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade systemd-timesyncdUpgrade systemd-udev-compatUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-nspawnUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-resolvedUpgrade systemd-networkdUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-pam | May 9, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade systemd-udev-compatUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemd-journal-remoteUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-pamUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-libs | Mar 13, 2024 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemd-udev-compatUpgrade 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-journal-gatewayUpgrade libgudev1-develUpgrade systemd-sysvUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-testsUpgrade systemd-networkdUpgrade systemd-journal-remoteUpgrade systemd-pamUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-resolvedUpgrade libgudev1Upgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-python | Jul 21, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade libgudev1Upgrade systemd-pythonUpgrade systemd-journal-remote-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-networkdUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-resolvedUpgrade systemd-udev-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-libs-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-pam-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-pamUpgrade systemd-journal-remoteUpgrade systemd-sysvUpgrade libgudev1-develUpgrade systemd-debugsourceUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemd-journal-gatewayUpgrade systemd-container-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-testsUpgrade systemd-tests-debuginfo | Jun 28, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade systemd-debugsourceUpgrade systemd-testsUpgrade systemd-tests-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemd-journal-remote-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-libs-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-container-debuginfoUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-journal-remoteUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-pam-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-udev-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-pam | Mar 5, 2024 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemdUpgrade udevUpgrade libudev1-32bitUpgrade systemd-32bitUpgrade libudev1Upgrade systemd-sysvinitUpgrade libsystemd0Upgrade systemd-bash-completionUpgrade libsystemd0-32bitUpgrade libudev-devel | Mar 29, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | Mar 3, 2023 |
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