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