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