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Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2021 13:54:28 +0300
From: Alexander Popov <alex.popov@...ux.com>
To: Adam Zabrocki <pi3@....com.pl>, Solar Designer <solar@...nwall.com>,
lkrg-users@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Attacking LKRG v0.9.1
On 03.07.2021 02:42, Alexander Popov wrote:
> Hello!
>
> In April I published the article "Four Bytes of Power: Exploiting CVE-2021-26708
> in the Linux kernel" [1], where I explained how to exploit it for local
> privilege escalation on Fedora 33 Server for x86_64, bypassing SMEP and SMAP.
>
> Then I improved my PoC exploit to bypass the LKRG protection. I've already
> disclosed the details of my experiments to Adam Zabrocki and Solar Designer. And
> in this public email, I'll shortly describe the LKRG weaknesses that must be fixed.
>
> I see two functions in LKRG that are critical for its security functionality:
> 1. p_cmp_creds()
> 2. p_check_integrity()
> Patching the code of these functions makes LKRG helpless; it can't detect
> illegal elevation of privileges and kernel code modification.
>
> Moreover, lkrg.hide is set to 0 by default, which allows attackers to find these
> LKRG functions easily using kallsyms_lookup_name().
>
> On one hand, hiding the LKRG module can make the attacks against the LKRG code
> harder. On other hand, hiding the LKRG module might make system administration
> harder as well. Hidden LKRG looks like a typical kernel rootkit :)
>
> Maybe the public discussion in this mailing list will help to find a compromise
> and remove my attack vectors. I will tell all the details about my experiments
> with LKRG at the ZeroNights conference in August [2].
>
> [1]: https://a13xp0p0v.github.io/2021/02/09/CVE-2021-26708.html
> [2]:
> https://zeronights.ru/en/reports-en/improving-the-exploit-for-cve-2021-26708-in-the-linux-kernel-to-bypass-lkrg/
Hello!
I've published the detailed article about my attack:
https://a13xp0p0v.github.io/2021/08/25/lkrg-bypass.html
Best regards,
Alexander
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