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