subsystem myipc 500; // Arbitrary name and iduserprefix USERPREF; // Prefix for created functions in the clientserverprefix SERVERPREF; // Prefix for created functions in the server#include<mach/mach_types.defs>#include<mach/std_types.defs>simpleroutineSubtract(server_port : mach_port_t;n1 : uint32_t;n2 : uint32_t);
/* Description of this subsystem, for use in direct RPC */conststruct SERVERPREFmyipc_subsystem SERVERPREFmyipc_subsystem = {myipc_server_routine,500, // start ID501, // end ID(mach_msg_size_t)sizeof(union __ReplyUnion__SERVERPREFmyipc_subsystem),(vm_address_t)0,{{ (mig_impl_routine_t) 0,// Function to call(mig_stub_routine_t) _XSubtract,3,0, (routine_arg_descriptor_t)0, (mach_msg_size_t)sizeof(__Reply__Subtract_t)},}};
macOS MIG (Mach Interface Generator)
macOS MIG (Mach Interface Generator) is a tool used to define inter-process communication (IPC) for macOS. It generates client and server-side code for message-based IPC. MIG is commonly used in macOS kernel programming for handling system calls and managing kernel resources.
Example of MIG Interface Definition
routine myipc_server_routine_1( In int in_val, Out int*out_val);
In the example above, myipc_server_routine_1 is a MIG routine that takes an integer input in_val and returns an integer output out_val.
MIG simplifies the process of defining and handling IPC in macOS, making it easier for developers to implement secure and efficient communication between processes.
/* Description of this subsystem, for use in direct RPC */externconststruct SERVERPREFmyipc_subsystem {mig_server_routine_t server; /* Server routine */mach_msg_id_t start; /* Min routine number */mach_msg_id_t end; /* Max routine number + 1 */unsignedint maxsize; /* Max msg size */vm_address_t reserved; /* Reserved */struct routine_descriptor /* Array of routine descriptors */routine[1];} SERVERPREFmyipc_subsystem;
// gcc myipc_client.c myipcUser.c -o myipc_client#include<stdio.h>#include<stdlib.h>#include<unistd.h>#include<mach/mach.h>#include<servers/bootstrap.h>#include"myipcUser.h"intmain() {// Lookup the receiver port using the bootstrap server.mach_port_t port;kern_return_t kr =bootstrap_look_up(bootstrap_port,"xyz.hacktricks.mig",&port);if (kr != KERN_SUCCESS) {printf("bootstrap_look_up() failed with code 0x%x\n", kr);return1;}printf("Port right name %d\n", port);USERPREFSubtract(port,40,2);}