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