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