core/host: shared host fingerprint refactor

Adds core/host.{h,c} — a single struct skeletonkey_host populated once
at startup and handed to every module callback via ctx->host. Replaces
the per-detect uname / /etc/os-release / sysctl / userns-fork-probe
calls scattered across the corpus with O(1) cached lookups, and gives
the dispatcher one consistent view of the host.

What's in the fingerprint:

- Identity: kernel_version (parsed from uname.release), arch (machine),
  nodename, distro_id / distro_version_id / distro_pretty (parsed once
  from /etc/os-release).
- Process state: euid, real_uid (defeats userns illusion via
  /proc/self/uid_map), egid, username, is_root, is_ssh_session.
- Platform family: is_linux, is_debian_family, is_rpm_family,
  is_arch_family, is_suse_family (file-existence checks once).
- Capability gates (Linux): unprivileged_userns_allowed (live
  fork+unshare probe), apparmor_restrict_userns,
  unprivileged_bpf_disabled, kpti_enabled, kernel_lockdown_active,
  selinux_enforcing, yama_ptrace_restricted.
- System services: has_systemd, has_dbus_system.

Wiring:

- core/module.h forward-declares struct skeletonkey_host and adds the
  pointer to skeletonkey_ctx. Modules opt-in by including
  ../../core/host.h.
- core/host.c is fully POD (no heap pointers) — uses a single file-
  static instance, returns a stable pointer on every call. Lazily
  populated on first skeletonkey_host_get().
- skeletonkey.c calls skeletonkey_host_get() at main() entry, stores
  in ctx.host before any register_*() runs.
- cmd_auto's bespoke distro-fingerprint code (was an inline
  read_os_release helper) is replaced with skeletonkey_host_print_banner(),
  which emits a two-line banner of identity + capability gates.

Migrations:

- dirtydecrypt: kernel_version_current() -> ctx->host->kernel.
- fragnesia: removed local fg_userns_allowed() fork-probe in favour of
  ctx->host->unprivileged_userns_allowed (no per-scan fork). Also
  pulls kernel from ctx->host. The PRECOND_FAIL message now notes
  whether AppArmor restriction is on.
- pack2theroot: access('/etc/debian_version') -> ctx->host->is_debian_family;
  also short-circuits when ctx->host->has_dbus_system is false (saves
  the GLib g_bus_get_sync attempt on systems without system D-Bus).
- overlayfs: replaced the inline is_ubuntu() /etc/os-release parser
  with ctx->host->distro_id comparison. Local helper preserved for
  symmetry / standalone builds.

Documentation: docs/ARCHITECTURE.md gains a 'Host fingerprint'
section describing the struct, the opt-in include pattern, and
example detect() usage. ROADMAP --auto accuracy log notes the
landing and flags remaining modules as an incremental follow-up.

Build verification:

- macOS (local): make clean && make -> Mach-O x86_64, 31 modules,
  banner prints with distro=?/? (no /etc/os-release).
- Linux (docker gcc:latest + libglib2.0-dev): make clean && make ->
  ELF 64-bit, 31 modules. Banner prints with kernel + distro=debian/13
  + 7 capability gates. dirtydecrypt correctly says 'predates the
  rxgk code added in 7.0'; fragnesia PRECOND_FAILs with
  '(host fingerprint)' annotation; pack2theroot PRECOND_FAILs on
  no-DBus; overlayfs reports 'not Ubuntu (distro=debian)'.
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2026-05-22 23:18:00 -04:00
parent 3e6e0d869b
commit 4f30d00a1c
11 changed files with 498 additions and 74 deletions
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@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
#include "core/module.h"
#include "core/registry.h"
#include "core/offsets.h"
#include "core/host.h"
#include <time.h>
#include <sys/utsname.h>
@@ -724,32 +725,8 @@ static skeletonkey_result_t run_detect_isolated(
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
/* Best-effort host distro fingerprint via /etc/os-release. Populates
* id_out and ver_out with up to 63 chars each; falls back to "?" when
* /etc/os-release is missing or unparseable. */
static void read_os_release(char *id_out, size_t id_cap,
char *ver_out, size_t ver_cap)
{
snprintf(id_out, id_cap, "?");
snprintf(ver_out, ver_cap, "?");
FILE *f = fopen("/etc/os-release", "r");
if (!f) return;
char line[256];
while (fgets(line, sizeof line, f)) {
const char *key = NULL; char *dst = NULL; size_t cap = 0;
if (strncmp(line, "ID=", 3) == 0) {
key = line + 3; dst = id_out; cap = id_cap;
} else if (strncmp(line, "VERSION_ID=", 11) == 0) {
key = line + 11; dst = ver_out; cap = ver_cap;
} else continue;
const char *v = key;
if (*v == '"' || *v == '\'') v++;
size_t L = strcspn(v, "\"'\n");
if (L >= cap) L = cap - 1;
memcpy(dst, v, L); dst[L] = '\0';
}
fclose(f);
}
/* Host fingerprint parsing (ID / VERSION_ID / kernel / arch) lives in
* core/host.c; cmd_auto consults ctx->host via the shared banner. */
static int cmd_auto(struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
@@ -776,11 +753,8 @@ static int cmd_auto(struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
bool prev_active = ctx->active_probe;
ctx->active_probe = true;
struct utsname u; uname(&u);
char distro_id[64], distro_ver[64];
read_os_release(distro_id, sizeof distro_id, distro_ver, sizeof distro_ver);
fprintf(stderr, "[*] auto: host=%s distro=%s/%s kernel=%s arch=%s\n",
u.nodename, distro_id, distro_ver, u.release, u.machine);
/* Two-line host fingerprint banner (identity + capability gates). */
skeletonkey_host_print_banner(ctx->host, ctx->json);
fprintf(stderr, "[*] auto: active probes enabled — brief /tmp file "
"touches and fork-isolated namespace probes\n");
fprintf(stderr, "[*] auto: scanning %zu modules for vulnerabilities...\n",
@@ -958,6 +932,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
const char *target = NULL;
int i_know = 0;
/* Probe the host once, up front. ctx.host is a stable pointer
* shared by every module callback; populating now means each
* detect() sees the same fingerprint and no module has to re-do
* uname/getpwuid/sysctl reads. See core/host.{h,c}. */
ctx.host = skeletonkey_host_get();
enum detect_format dr_fmt = FMT_AUDITD;
static struct option longopts[] = {
{"scan", no_argument, 0, 'S'},