Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/master'

Author: certcc-ghbot

Gemfile.lock

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    metasploit-framework (6.4.27)
+    metasploit-framework (6.4.28)
       aarch64
       abbrev
       actionpack (~> 7.0.0)

lib/metasploit/framework/version.rb

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def self.get_hash
         end
       end
 
-      VERSION = "6.4.27"
+      VERSION = "6.4.28"
       MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH = VERSION.split('.').map { |x| x.to_i }
       PRERELEASE = 'dev'
       HASH = get_hash

lib/msf/core/post/linux/compile.rb

@@ -11,10 +11,20 @@ def initialize(info = {})
     super
     register_options( [
       OptEnum.new('COMPILE', [true, 'Compile on target', 'Auto', ['Auto', 'True', 'False']]),
-      OptEnum.new('COMPILER', [true, 'Compiler to use on target', 'gcc', ['gcc', 'clang']]),
+      OptEnum.new('COMPILER', [true, 'Compiler to use on target', 'Auto', ['Auto', 'gcc', 'clang']]),
     ], self.class)
   end
 
+  def get_compiler
+    if has_gcc?
+      return 'gcc'
+    elsif has_clang?
+      return 'clang'
+    else
+      return nil
+    end
+  end
+
   def live_compile?
     return false unless %w{ Auto True }.include?(datastore['COMPILE'])
 
@@ -24,6 +34,8 @@ def live_compile?
     elsif datastore['COMPILER'] == 'clang' && has_clang?
       vprint_good 'clang is installed'
       return true
+    elsif datastore['COMPILER'] == 'Auto' && get_compiler.present?
+      return true
     end
 
     unless datastore['COMPILE'] == 'Auto'
@@ -36,7 +48,13 @@ def live_compile?
   def upload_and_compile(path, data, compiler_args='')
     write_file "#{path}.c", strip_comments(data)
 
-    compiler_cmd = "#{datastore['COMPILER']} -o '#{path}' '#{path}.c'"
+    compiler = datastore['COMPILER']
+    if datastore['COMPILER'] == 'Auto'
+      compiler = get_compiler
+      fail_with(Module::Failure::BadConfig, "Unable to find a compiler on the remote target.") unless compiler.present?
+    end
+
+    compiler_cmd = "#{compiler} -o '#{path}' '#{path}.c'"
     if session.type == 'shell'
       compiler_cmd = "PATH=\"$PATH:/usr/bin/\" #{compiler_cmd}"
     end