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 systemd-testsUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-journal-remoteUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-libs | Jul 4, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-debuginfoUpgrade libgudev1Upgrade systemd-networkdUpgrade systemd-pythonUpgrade systemd-sysvUpgrade systemd-resolvedUpgrade systemd-journal-gatewayUpgrade libgudev1-develUpgrade systemd-devel | Apr 6, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade systemd-journal-remote-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-pam-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-testsUpgrade systemd-udev-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-journal-remoteUpgrade systemd-libs-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemd-tests-debuginfoUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-pamUpgrade systemd-debugsourceUpgrade systemd-container-debuginfo | Jun 28, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade systemd | Apr 3, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade systemd-udev-compatUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-timesyncdUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-nspawnUpgrade systemd-networkdUpgrade systemd-resolvedUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-pam | May 9, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade systemd-journal-remoteUpgrade systemd-udev-compatUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-pamUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-container | Mar 13, 2024 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemd-udev-compat | May 10, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Nutanix Ahv | — | Upgrade Nutanix AHV to the latest version | Jun 5, 2026 | Sep 22, 2023 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade libgudev1Upgrade systemd-pythonUpgrade systemd-journal-remoteUpgrade systemd-resolvedUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-pamUpgrade systemd-networkdUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemdUpgrade libgudev1-develUpgrade systemd-journal-gatewayUpgrade systemd-testsUpgrade systemd-sysv | Jul 21, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade systemd-debugsourceUpgrade systemd-journal-remoteUpgrade systemd-container-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-journal-gatewayUpgrade systemd-testsUpgrade systemd-tests-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemd-pamUpgrade libgudev1-develUpgrade systemd-sysvUpgrade systemd-pam-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-libs-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-pythonUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-networkdUpgrade systemdUpgrade libgudev1Upgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-journal-remote-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-udev-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-resolved | Jun 28, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-pam-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-udev-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-pamUpgrade systemd-libs-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemd-testsUpgrade systemd-journal-remoteUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-debugsourceUpgrade systemd-journal-remote-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-container-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-tests-debuginfo | Mar 5, 2024 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade systemd-bash-completionUpgrade libudev1Upgrade libsystemd0-32bitUpgrade systemd-sysvinitUpgrade systemd-32bitUpgrade libsystemd0Upgrade libudev-develUpgrade udevUpgrade systemdUpgrade libudev1-32bitUpgrade systemd-devel | Mar 29, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | Mar 3, 2023 |
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