High severity · published Mar 3, 2023
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…
7.8
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 64% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0 · source: NVD
SY
Systemd · Systemd Project
before 246.7 · source: NVD
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.0 before V3.1.5; V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.0 before V3.1.5; V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 · source: CISA
SS
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26604
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-26604
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174130/systemd-246-Local-Root-Privilege-Escalation.html
Exploit
https://blog.compass-security.com/2012/10/dangerous-sudoers-entries-part-2-insecure-functionality/
Release Notes
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/blob/main/NEWS#L4335-L4340
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00032.html
Third Party Advisory
https://medium.com/%40zenmoviefornotification/saidov-maxim-cve-2023-26604-c1232a526ba7
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230505-0009/
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