rename: IAMROOT → SKELETONKEY across the entire project
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Breaking change. Tool name, binary name, function/type names,
constant names, env vars, header guards, file paths, and GitHub
repo URL all rebrand IAMROOT → SKELETONKEY.

Changes:
  - All "IAMROOT" → "SKELETONKEY" (constants, env vars, enum
    values, docs, comments)
  - All "iamroot" → "skeletonkey" (functions, types, paths, CLI)
  - iamroot.c → skeletonkey.c
  - modules/*/iamroot_modules.{c,h} → modules/*/skeletonkey_modules.{c,h}
  - tools/iamroot-fleet-scan.sh → tools/skeletonkey-fleet-scan.sh
  - Binary "iamroot" → "skeletonkey"
  - GitHub URL KaraZajac/IAMROOT → KaraZajac/SKELETONKEY
  - .gitignore now expects build output named "skeletonkey"
  - /tmp/iamroot-* tmpfiles → /tmp/skeletonkey-*
  - Env vars IAMROOT_MODPROBE_PATH etc. → SKELETONKEY_*

New ASCII skeleton-key banner (horizontal key icon + ANSI Shadow
SKELETONKEY block letters) replaces the IAMROOT banner in
skeletonkey.c and README.md.

VERSION: 0.3.1 → 0.4.0 (breaking).

Build clean on Debian 6.12.86. `skeletonkey --version` → 0.4.0.
All 24 modules still register; no functional code changes — pure
rename + banner refresh.
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@@ -15,18 +15,18 @@ commitments.
## Phase 1 — Make the bundling real (DONE 2026-05-16)
- [x] Top-level `iamroot` dispatcher CLI (`iamroot.c`) — module
- [x] Top-level `skeletonkey` dispatcher CLI (`skeletonkey.c`) — module
registry, route to module's detect/exploit
- [x] Module interface header (`core/module.h`) — standard
`iamroot_module` struct + `iamroot_result_t` (numerically
`skeletonkey_module` struct + `skeletonkey_result_t` (numerically
aligned with copy_fail_family's `df_result_t` for zero-cost
bridging)
- [x] `core/registry.{c,h}` — flat-array registry with `find_by_name`
- [x] `modules/copy_fail_family/iamroot_modules.{c,h}` — bridge layer
- [x] `modules/copy_fail_family/skeletonkey_modules.{c,h}` — bridge layer
exposing 5 modules
- [x] Top-level `Makefile` that builds all modules into one binary
- [x] Smoke test: `iamroot --scan --json` produces ingest-ready JSON;
`iamroot --list` prints the module inventory
- [x] Smoke test: `skeletonkey --scan --json` produces ingest-ready JSON;
`skeletonkey --list` prints the module inventory
- [ ] **Deferred to Phase 1.5**: extract `apparmor_bypass.c`,
`exploit_su.c`, `common.c`, `fcrypt.c` into `core/` (shared
across families). Phase 1 keeps them inside copy_fail_family/src/
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ commitments.
## Phase 2 — Add Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847) — PARTIAL (DETECT done 2026-05-16)
Public PoC, well-understood, useful for completeness — IAMROOT
Public PoC, well-understood, useful for completeness — SKELETONKEY
without Dirty Pipe is incomplete as a "historical bundle." Affects
kernels ≤5.16.11/≤5.15.25/≤5.10.102 so coverage is older
deployments (worth bundling — many production boxes still run
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ these).
branch-backport thresholds (5.10.102 / 5.15.25 / 5.16.11 / 5.17+)
- [x] Detection rules: `auditd.rules` (splice() syscall + passwd/shadow
watches) and `sigma.yml` (non-root modification of sensitive files)
- [x] Registered in `iamroot --list` / `--scan` output. Verified on
- [x] Registered in `skeletonkey --list` / `--scan` output. Verified on
kernel 6.12.86 → correctly reports OK (patched).
- [x] **Phase 2 complete (2026-05-16)**: full exploit landed. Inline
passwd-UID and page-cache-revert helpers in the module (~80 lines).
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ primitive** that other modules can chain. Bundled because:
- [x] `modules/entrybleed_cve_2023_0458/` — leak primitive + detect
- [x] Exposed as a library helper: other modules can call
`entrybleed_leak_kbase_lib()` (declared in iamroot_modules.h)
- [x] Wired into iamroot.c registry; `iamroot --exploit entrybleed
`entrybleed_leak_kbase_lib()` (declared in skeletonkey_modules.h)
- [x] Wired into skeletonkey.c registry; `skeletonkey --exploit entrybleed
--i-know` produces a kbase leak. Verified on kctf-mgr:
leaked `0xffffffff8d800000` with KASLR slide `0xc800000`.
- [x] `entry_SYSCALL_64` slot offset configurable via
`IAMROOT_ENTRYBLEED_OFFSET` env var (default matches lts-6.12.x).
`SKELETONKEY_ENTRYBLEED_OFFSET` env var (default matches lts-6.12.x).
Future enhancement: auto-detect via /boot/System.map or
/proc/kallsyms if accessible.
@@ -104,28 +104,28 @@ primitive** that other modules can chain. Bundled because:
## Phase 5 — Detection signature export (DONE 2026-05-16)
- [x] `iamroot --detect-rules --format=auditd` — embedded auditd rules
- [x] `skeletonkey --detect-rules --format=auditd` — embedded auditd rules
across all modules (deduped — family-shared rules emit once)
- [x] `iamroot --detect-rules --format=sigma` — embedded Sigma rules
- [x] `skeletonkey --detect-rules --format=sigma` — embedded Sigma rules
- [x] `--format=yara` and `--format=falco` flags accepted; per-module
strings can be added when authors ship them. Currently no module
ships YARA or Falco rules (skipped cleanly).
- [x] `struct iamroot_module` gained `detect_auditd`, `detect_sigma`,
- [x] `struct skeletonkey_module` gained `detect_auditd`, `detect_sigma`,
`detect_yara`, `detect_falco` fields — each NULL or pointer to
embedded C string. Self-contained binary, no data-dir install needed.
- [ ] Sample SOC playbook in `docs/DETECTION_PLAYBOOK.md` — followup
## Phase 6 — Mitigation mode (PARTIAL — copy_fail_family bridged 2026-05-16)
- [x] copy_fail_family: `iamroot --mitigate copy_fail` (or any family
- [x] copy_fail_family: `skeletonkey --mitigate copy_fail` (or any family
member) blacklists algif_aead + esp4 + esp6 + rxrpc, sets
`kernel.apparmor_restrict_unprivileged_userns=1`, drops page
cache. Bridged from existing DIRTYFAIL `mitigate_apply()`.
- [x] copy_fail_family: `iamroot --cleanup <name>` routes by visible
- [x] copy_fail_family: `skeletonkey --cleanup <name>` routes by visible
state: if `/etc/modprobe.d/dirtyfail-mitigations.conf` exists →
`mitigate_revert()`; else evict /etc/passwd page cache. Heuristic
sufficient for common usage patterns.
- [x] dirty_pipe: `iamroot --cleanup dirty_pipe` evicts /etc/passwd
- [x] dirty_pipe: `skeletonkey --cleanup dirty_pipe` evicts /etc/passwd
(already landed in Phase 2 complete).
- [ ] dirty_pipe `--mitigate`: only real fix is "upgrade your kernel";
no automated mitigation possible. Document and skip.
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ cred-overwrite. Promotion to 🟢 means landing the leak → R/W →
modprobe_path-or-cred-rewrite stage on at least one tracked kernel.
None requires fresh research — each has a public reference exploit;
the work is porting the per-kernel offset dance into a portable
shape compatible with IAMROOT's "no-fabricated-offsets" rule (most
shape compatible with SKELETONKEY's "no-fabricated-offsets" rule (most
likely as an env-var override table per distro+kernel, with offset
auto-resolve via System.map / kallsyms when accessible).
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ race window makes it inherently low-yield.
## Non-goals
- **No 0-day shipment.** Everything in IAMROOT is post-patch.
- **No 0-day shipment.** Everything in SKELETONKEY is post-patch.
- **No automated mass-targeting.** No host-list mode. No automatic
pivoting.
- **No persistence beyond `--exploit-backdoor`'s