Description
This module exploits a race condition and use-after-free in the packet_set_ring function in net/packet/af_packet.c (AF_PACKET) in the Linux kernel to execute code as root (CVE-2016-8655).
The bug was initially introduced in 2011 and patched in 2016 in version 4.4.0-53.74, potentially affecting a large number of kernels; however this exploit targets only systems using Ubuntu (Trusty / Xenial) kernels 4.4.0 < 4.4.0-53, including Linux distros based on Ubuntu, such as Linux Mint.
The target system must have unprivileged user namespaces enabled, two or more CPU cores, and SMAP must be disabled.
Bypasses for SMEP and KASLR are included. Failed exploitation may crash the kernel.
This module has been tested successfully on
Linux Mint 17.3 (x86_64); Linux Mint 18 (x86_64); Ubuntu 16.04 (x86_64); and Ubuntu 16.04.2 (x86_64).
Module options
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
msf > use exploit/linux/local/af/packet_chocobo_root_priv_escmsf undefined(packet_chocobo_root_priv_esc) > show actions ...actions...msf undefined(packet_chocobo_root_priv_esc) > set ACTION < action-name >msf undefined(packet_chocobo_root_priv_esc) > show options ...show and set options...msf undefined(packet_chocobo_root_priv_esc) > runPrioritise with Active Threat Intelligence
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