CVE-2023-26604

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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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CISA-ADPADP
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 84%
VendorProductVersion
systemd_projectsystemd
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< 247
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
systemd
bullseye
247.3-7+deb11u5
fixed
bullseye (security)
247.3-7+deb11u6
fixed
bookworm
252.31-1~deb12u1
fixed
trixie
257.1-4
fixed
sid
257.1-5
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
systemd
oracular
not-affected
noble
not-affected
mantic
not-affected
lunar
not-affected
kinetic
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
focal
needed
bionic
needed
xenial
needs-triage
trusty
ignored