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-containerUpgrade systemd-pamUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-testsUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemd-journal-remoteUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-libs | Jul 4, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade systemd-resolvedUpgrade libgudev1-develUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-journal-gatewayUpgrade systemd-debuginfoUpgrade systemdUpgrade libgudev1Upgrade systemd-networkdUpgrade systemd-sysvUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-python | Apr 6, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade systemd-pam-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-testsUpgrade systemd-udev-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-journal-remote-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-pamUpgrade systemd-journal-remoteUpgrade systemd-tests-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-libs-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-container-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemd-debugsource | Jun 28, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade systemd | Apr 3, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-nspawnUpgrade systemd-timesyncdUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemd-udev-compatUpgrade systemd-networkdUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-pamUpgrade systemd-resolved | May 9, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-pamUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-udev-compatUpgrade systemd-journal-remote | Mar 13, 2024 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemd-udev-compat | 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-libsUpgrade systemd-pythonUpgrade libgudev1Upgrade systemd-pamUpgrade systemd-resolvedUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-journal-remoteUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-journal-gatewayUpgrade libgudev1-develUpgrade systemd-sysvUpgrade systemd-networkdUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemd-tests | Jul 21, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade systemd-udev-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-networkdUpgrade systemd-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-resolvedUpgrade systemd-pythonUpgrade libgudev1Upgrade systemd-journal-remote-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-libs-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemdUpgrade libgudev1-develUpgrade systemd-testsUpgrade systemd-journal-remoteUpgrade systemd-debugsourceUpgrade systemd-pamUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemd-sysvUpgrade systemd-tests-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-pam-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-journal-gatewayUpgrade systemd-container-debuginfo | Jun 28, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade systemd-pamUpgrade systemd-pam-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-udev-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-debugsourceUpgrade systemd-container-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemd-journal-remote-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-libs-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-tests-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-journal-remoteUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-tests | Mar 5, 2024 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade systemd-develUpgrade udevUpgrade libudev1-32bitUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-bash-completionUpgrade libsystemd0-32bitUpgrade libudev-develUpgrade systemd-32bitUpgrade libudev1Upgrade libsystemd0Upgrade systemd-sysvinit | Mar 29, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | Mar 3, 2023 |
Prioritise with Active Threat Intelligence
With curated Threat Intelligence, you can see which vulnerabilities truly put you at risk, prioritize what matters most, and act before attackers do.
Explore Intelligence Hub