vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2023-26604: systemd: privilege escalation via the less pager (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C) | Mar 3, 2023 | Jun 28, 2023 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C)
Published
Mar 3, 2023
Added
Jun 28, 2023
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
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.
Solutions
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