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