Phase 7: Dirty COW (CVE-2016-5195) FULL module — old-systems coverage

The iconic 2016 LPE. Fills the 10-year coverage gap (now spanning
2016 → 2026): RHEL 6/7, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, embedded boxes,
IoT — many still in production with kernels predating the 4.9 fix.

- modules/dirty_cow_cve_2016_5195/iamroot_modules.{c,h}:
  - kernel_range: backport thresholds for 2.6 / 3.2 / 3.10 / 3.12 /
    3.16 / 3.18 / 4.4 / 4.7 / 4.8 / mainline 4.9
  - dirty_cow_write(): Phil-Oester-style two-thread race
    - mmap /etc/passwd MAP_PRIVATE (writes go COW)
    - writer thread: pwrite to /proc/self/mem at COW page offset
    - madviser thread: madvise(MADV_DONTNEED) to drop COW copy
    - poll-read /etc/passwd via separate fd to check if payload landed
    - 3-second timeout (race usually wins in ms on vulnerable kernels)
  - dirty_cow_exploit(): getpwuid → find_passwd_uid_field → race
    → execlp(su)
  - dirty_cow_cleanup(): POSIX_FADV_DONTNEED + drop_caches
  - Auditd rule: /proc/self/mem writes + madvise MADV_DONTNEED
  - Sigma rule: non-root /proc/self/mem open → high
- Makefile: -lpthread added to LDFLAGS for the binary link.
- iamroot.c + core/registry.h wired.
- CVES.md row added with detailed status; legend updated.

Verified end-to-end on kctf-mgr (6.12.86 — patched):
  iamroot --scan       → 'dirty_cow: kernel is patched' (OK)
  iamroot --exploit dirty_cow --i-know
                       → 'detect() says not vulnerable; refusing'
Module count = 12.
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@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@ void iamroot_register_pwnkit(void);
void iamroot_register_nf_tables(void);
void iamroot_register_overlayfs(void);
void iamroot_register_cls_route4(void);
void iamroot_register_dirty_cow(void);
#endif /* IAMROOT_REGISTRY_H */