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