Sec Bug->Bug #73131 [Opn]: Use-after-free in php_var_serialize_intern

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73131&edit=1 ID: 73131 Updated by: stas@php.net Reported by: ahihibughunter at gmail dot com Summary: Use-after-free in php_var_serialize_intern Status: Open -Type: Security +Type: Bug Package: Session related Operating System: ALL PHP Version: 5.6.26 Block user comment: N Private report: Y Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-09-20 17:23:50] ahihibughunter at gmail dot com Description: ------------ static void php_var_serialize_intern(smart_str *buf, zval *struc, HashTable *var_hash TSRMLS_DC) /* {{{ */ { .... switch (Z_TYPE_P(struc)) { ... case IS_ARRAY: { ... if (Z_TYPE_PP(data) == IS_ARRAY) { php_var_serialize_intern(buf, *data, var_hash TSRMLS_CC); <----------- call php_var_serialize_intern again with new data ... } Free the memory when call to call_user_function_ex static void php_var_serialize_intern(smart_str *buf, zval *struc, HashTable *var_hash TSRMLS_DC) /* {{{ */ { .... switch (Z_TYPE_P(struc)) { .... case IS_OBJECT: { .... if (ce && ce != PHP_IC_ENTRY && zend_hash_exists(&ce->function_table, "__sleep", sizeof("__sleep"))) { ... res = call_user_function_ex(CG(function_table), &struc, &fname, &retval_ptr, 0, 0, 1, NULL TSRMLS_CC); ... } ..... ..... /php-src-PHP-5.6.26/Zend/zend_execute.h:80 efree_rel(zval_ptr); <------------------------ Free the memory And memory reused static void php_var_serialize_intern(smart_str *buf, zval *struc, HashTable *var_hash TSRMLS_DC) /* {{{ */ { ... case IS_OBJECT: { ... if (res == SUCCESS) { if (retval_ptr) { if (HASH_OF(retval_ptr)) { php_var_serialize_class(buf, struc, retval_ptr, var_hash TSRMLS_CC); <----------------------- BOOM ... } Test script: --------------- <?php class Ahihi {}; class Ihaha { function __sleep() { new Ahihi; $_SESSION['ihaha'] = "gogogo"; return array(); } } session_start(); $_SESSION['ihaha']['boom'] = new Ihaha; ?> Expected result: ---------------- No crash Actual result: -------------- $ gdb php-src-PHP-5.6.26/sapi/cli/php GNU gdb (Ubuntu 7.7.1-0ubuntu5~14.04.2) 7.7.1 .. (gdb) r crash.php Starting program: /home/s/php/php-src-PHP-5.6.26/sapi/cli/php crash.php [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] Using host libthread_db library "/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libthread_db.so.1". Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. 0x0000000000927a21 in php_var_serialize_class_name (buf=0x7fffffffcd10, struc=0x7ffff7fc9e00) at /home/s/php/php-src-PHP-5.6.26/ext/standard/var.c:607 607 PHP_SET_CLASS_ATTRIBUTES(struc); (gdb) (gdb) print *struc $1 = {value = {lval = 6510615555426900570, dval = 1.7838867517321418e+127, str = { val = 0x5a5a5a5a5a5a5a5a <error: Cannot access memory at address 0x5a5a5a5a5a5a5a5a>, len = 1515870810}, ht = 0x5a5a5a5a5a5a5a5a, obj = {handle = 1515870810, handlers = 0x5a5a5a5a5a5a5a5a}, ast = 0x5a5a5a5a5a5a5a5a}, refcount__gc = 1515870810, type = 90 'Z', is_ref__gc = 90 'Z'} gdb) bt #0 0x0000000000927a21 in php_var_serialize_class_name (buf=0x7fffffffcd10, struc=0x7ffff7fc9e00) at /home/s/php/php-src-PHP-5.6.26/ext/standard/var.c:607 #1 0x00000000009283bf in php_var_serialize_class (buf=0x7fffffffcd10, struc=0x7ffff7fc9e00, retval_ptr=0x7ffff7fcb678, var_hash=0x7ffff7fcb0f8) at /home/s/php/php-src-PHP-5.6.26/ext/standard/var.c:623 #2 0x000000000092c1c1 in php_var_serialize_intern (buf=0x7fffffffcd10, struc=0x7ffff7fc9e00, var_hash=0x7ffff7fcb0f8) at /home/s/php/php-src-PHP-5.6.26/ext/standard/var.c:813 #3 0x000000000092cd72 in php_var_serialize_intern (buf=0x7fffffffcd10, struc=0x7ffff7fccf90, var_hash=0x7ffff7fcb0f8) at /home/s/php/php-src-PHP-5.6.26/ext/standard/var.c:886 #4 0x000000000092d0cd in php_var_serialize (buf=0x7fffffffcd10, struc=0x7ffff7fcea08, var_hash=0x7fffffffccd0) at /home/s/php/php-src-PHP-5.6.26/ext/standard/var.c:905 #5 0x00000000007fc8b6 in ps_srlzr_encode_php (newstr=0x7fffffffcd68, newlen=0x7fffffffcd80) at /home/s/php/php-src-PHP-5.6.26/ext/session/session.c:988 #6 0x00000000007f9a73 in php_session_encode (newlen=0x7fffffffcd80) at /home/s/php/php-src-PHP-5.6.26/ext/session/session.c:209 #7 0x00000000007fa72d in php_session_save_current_state () at /home/s/php/php-src-PHP-5.6.26/ext/session/session.c:542 #8 0x000000000080041a in php_session_flush () at /home/s/php/php-src-PHP-5.6.26/ext/session/session.c:1646 #9 0x00000000008027ff in zm_deactivate_session (type=1, module_number=28) at /home/s/php/php-src-PHP-5.6.26/ext/session/session.c:2415 #10 0x0000000000ab451f in zend_deactivate_modules () at /home/s/php/php-src-PHP-5.6.26/Zend/zend_API.c:2488 #11 0x0000000000a0e158 in php_request_shutdown (dummy=0x0) at /home/s/php/php-src-PHP-5.6.26/main/main.c:1867 #12 0x0000000000b5f4af in do_cli (argc=2, argv=0x1457a20) at /home/s/php/php-src-PHP-5.6.26/sapi/cli/php_cli.c:1177 #13 0x0000000000b5fd39 in main (argc=2, argv=0x1457a20) at /home/s/php/php-src-PHP-5.6.26/sapi/cli/php_cli.c:1378 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73131&edit=1