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leviathan 8de46e212e kernel_range: refresh tables from Debian tracker — 5 MISSING adds + 4 off-by-one harmonisations
First batch of fixes surfaced by tools/refresh-kernel-ranges.py.
Drift drops from 18 actionable findings (5 MISSING + 13 TOO_TIGHT)
to 13 (now only 1 MISSING + 12 TOO_TIGHT). The remaining
TOO_TIGHT findings all involve threshold-version drops of 2+
patch versions; those need per-commit verification against
git.kernel.org/linus before applying (saving for a follow-up).

MISSING adds — branches Debian has fixed that we had no entry for:

  af_unix_gc (CVE-2023-4622):
    + {6, 4, 13}   stable 6.4.x (forky/sid/trixie all at this version)

  dirtydecrypt (CVE-2026-31635):
    + {6, 19, 13}  stable 6.19.x (forky/sid) — our previous table
                   only listed mainline 7.0.0; Debian is shipping
                   the fix on the 6.19 branch ahead of 7.0 release.

  overlayfs_setuid (CVE-2023-0386):
    + {5, 10, 179} stable 5.10.x (bullseye)

  vmwgfx (CVE-2023-2008):
    + {5, 10, 127} stable 5.10.x (bullseye)
    + {5, 18, 14}  stable 5.18.x (bookworm/forky/sid/trixie)

TOO_TIGHT harmonisations — single-patch-version differences,
almost certainly off-by-one curation errors on our side:

  nf_tables (CVE-2024-1086):
    {5, 10, 210} -> {5, 10, 209}    (Debian bullseye)

  nft_payload (CVE-2023-0179):
    {5, 10, 163} -> {5, 10, 162}    (Debian bullseye)

  nft_set_uaf (CVE-2023-32233):
    {5, 10, 180} -> {5, 10, 179}    (Debian bullseye)
    {6,  1,  28} -> {6,  1,  27}    (Debian bookworm)

Larger TOO_TIGHT diffs deferred:
  - cgroup_release_agent (5.16.9 -> 5.16.7, diff 2)
  - cls_route4           (5.18.18 -> 5.18.16, diff 2; 5.10.143 -> 5.10.136, diff 7)
  - dirty_cow            (4.7.10 -> 4.7.8, diff 2)
  - dirty_pipe           (5.10.102 -> 5.10.92, diff 10)
  - netfilter_xtcompat   (5.10.46 -> 5.10.38, diff 8)
  - overlayfs_setuid     (6.1.27 -> 6.1.11, diff 16)
  - ptrace_traceme       (4.19.58 -> 4.19.37, diff 21)
  - sequoia              (5.10.52 -> 5.10.46, diff 6)

These need per-commit confirmation against the upstream-stable
kernel changelog before lowering our threshold. Conservatively
keeping the current (more strict) values until each is verified.

Verification:
- Linux (docker gcc:latest + libglib2.0-dev + sudo): 44/44 tests
  pass, full build clean.
- macOS (local): 31-module build clean.
- tools/refresh-kernel-ranges.py rerun: drift reduced 18 -> 13.
2026-05-23 00:58:04 -04:00
leviathan 2b1e96336e core/host: in_range helper + 13-module migration + 12 more tests (29 total)
Three coordinated changes that build on the host_kernel_at_least
landed in 1571b88:

1. core/host gains skeletonkey_host_kernel_in_range(h, lo..., hi...)
   — a [lo, hi) bounded-interval check for modules that want the
   'vulnerable window' semantics directly. Implemented in terms of
   host_kernel_at_least (so the comparison logic stays in one place).
   No module uses it yet; available for new modules that want it.

2. 13 modules migrated off the manual
        if (v->major < X || (v->major == X && v->minor < Y)) { ... }
   pattern onto
        if (!skeletonkey_host_kernel_at_least(ctx->host, X, Y, 0)) { ... }
   One-line replacements, mechanical, no behavior change.

   Migrated: af_packet2, dirty_pipe, fuse_legacy, netfilter_xtcompat,
   nf_tables, nft_fwd_dup, nft_payload, nft_set_uaf, overlayfs,
   overlayfs_setuid, ptrace_traceme, stackrot, vmwgfx. The repo now
   has zero manual 'v->major < X' patterns — every predates-check
   reads the same way.

3. tests/test_detect.c expanded from 17 to 29 cases. Adds:

   Above-fix coverage on h_kernel_6_12 (10 modules previously
   untested): af_packet, af_packet2, af_unix_gc, netfilter_xtcompat,
   nft_set_uaf, nft_fwd_dup, nft_payload, stackrot, sequoia, vmwgfx.

   Ancient-kernel predates coverage on h_kernel_4_4 (2 more cases):
   nft_set_uaf (introduced 5.1), stackrot (introduced 6.1).

   Detect-path test coverage now spans most of the corpus that
   has a testable host-fingerprint gate. Untested modules from
   here on are either userspace bugs whose detect() doesn't gate
   on host fields (pwnkit, sudo_samedit, sudoedit_editor),
   entrybleed (sysfs-direct, no host gate), or the copy_fail_family
   bridge (no ctx->host integration yet).

Verification: Linux (docker gcc:latest, non-root user): 29/29 pass.
macOS (local): 31-module build clean, suite reports 'skipped —
Linux-only' as designed.
2026-05-22 23:58:38 -04:00
leviathan 36814f272d modules: migrate remaining 22 modules to ctx->host fingerprint
Completes the host-fingerprint refactor that started in c00c3b4. Every
module now consults the shared ctx->host (populated once at startup
by core/host.c) instead of re-doing uname / geteuid / /etc/os-release
parsing / fork+unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER) probes per detect().

Migrations applied per module (mechanical, no exploit logic touched):

1. #include "../../core/host.h" inside each module's #ifdef __linux__.
2. kernel_version_current(&v) -> ctx->host->kernel (with the
   v -> v-> arrow-vs-dot fix for all later usage). Drops ~20 redundant
   uname() calls across the corpus.
3. geteuid() == 0 (the 'already root, nothing to escalate' gate) ->
   bool is_root = ctx->host ? ctx->host->is_root : (geteuid() == 0);
   This is the key change that lets the unit test suite construct
   non-root fingerprints regardless of the test process's actual euid.
4. Per-detect fork+unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER) probe helpers (named
   can_unshare_userns / can_unshare_userns_mount across the corpus)
   are removed wholesale; their call sites now consult
   ctx->host->unprivileged_userns_allowed, which was probed once at
   startup. Removes ~10 per-scan fork()s.

Modules touched by this commit (22):

  Batch A (7): dirty_pipe, dirty_cow, ptrace_traceme, pwnkit,
               cgroup_release_agent, overlayfs_setuid, and entrybleed
               (no migration target — KPTI gate stays as direct sysfs
               read; documented as 'no applicable pattern').

  Batch B (7): nf_tables, cls_route4, netfilter_xtcompat, af_packet,
               af_packet2, af_unix_gc, fuse_legacy.

  Batch C (8): stackrot, nft_set_uaf, nft_fwd_dup, nft_payload,
               sudo_samedit, sequoia, sudoedit_editor, vmwgfx.

Combined with the 4 modules already migrated (dirtydecrypt, fragnesia,
pack2theroot, overlayfs) and the 5-module copy_fail_family bridge,
the entire registered corpus now goes through ctx->host. The 4
'fork+unshare per detect()' helpers that existed across nf_tables,
cls_route4, netfilter_xtcompat, af_packet, af_packet2, fuse_legacy,
nft_set_uaf, nft_fwd_dup, nft_payload, sequoia,
cgroup_release_agent, and overlayfs_setuid are now gone — replaced by
the single startup probe in core/host.c.

Verification:
- Linux (docker gcc:latest + libglib2.0-dev): full clean build links
  31 modules; tests/test_detect.c: 8/8 pass.
- macOS (local): full clean build links 31 modules (Mach-O, 172KB);
  test suite reports skipped as designed on non-Linux.

Subsequent commits can add more EXPECT_DETECT cases in
tests/test_detect.c — the host-fingerprint paths in every module are
now uniformly testable via synthetic struct skeletonkey_host instances.
2026-05-22 23:43:20 -04:00
leviathan cdb8f5e8f9 all modules: wrap Linux-only code in #ifdef __linux__ — full macOS build works
Every kernel-LPE module that uses Linux-only headers (splice, posix_fadvise,
linux/netlink.h, sys/ptrace.h, etc.) now follows the same #ifdef __linux__
pattern the new modules already used: Linux body in the ifdef, stub
detect/exploit/cleanup returning SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL on non-Linux,
platform-neutral rule strings + module struct + register fn left outside.

14 modules wrapped:
  dirty_pipe (already done above), af_packet, af_packet2,
  cgroup_release_agent, cls_route4, dirty_cow, fuse_legacy,
  netfilter_xtcompat, nf_tables, nft_fwd_dup, nft_payload,
  overlayfs, overlayfs_setuid, ptrace_traceme.

Several modules previously had ad-hoc partial stubs (af_packet2 faked
SIOCSIFFLAGS/MAP_LOCKED, netfilter_xtcompat faked sysv-msg syscalls,
the nft_* modules had 3 partial __linux__ islands each, fuse_legacy /
nf_tables had inner-only ifdef blocks) — all replaced with the uniform
outer-wrap shape from dirty_pipe / dirtydecrypt / fragnesia / pack2theroot.

Where a module includes core/kernel_range.h, core/finisher.h, or
core/offsets.h, those are now inside the ifdef block as well — silences
clangd's "unused-includes" LSP warning on macOS while keeping them
present for the real Linux build.

No exploit logic, constant, struct, shellcode byte, or rule string was
modified — only include placement and ifdef markers.

Build verification:
  macOS (local): make clean && make → Mach-O x86_64, 31 modules
                 registered, --scan reports each Linux-only module as
                 "Linux-only module — not applicable here".
  Linux (docker gcc:latest + libglib2.0-dev): make clean && make →
                 ELF 64-bit, 31 modules. Exploit code paths unchanged.
2026-05-22 22:58:16 -04:00
leviathan 9593d90385 rename: IAMROOT → SKELETONKEY across the entire project
release / build (arm64) (push) Waiting to run
release / build (x86_64) (push) Waiting to run
release / release (push) Blocked by required conditions
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.
2026-05-16 22:43:49 -04:00
leviathan 9d88b475c1 v0.3.1: --dump-offsets tool + NOTICE.md per module
release / build (arm64) (push) Waiting to run
release / build (x86_64) (push) Waiting to run
release / release (push) Blocked by required conditions
The README has been claiming "each module credits the original CVE
reporter and PoC author in its NOTICE.md" since v0.1.0, but only
copy_fail_family actually shipped one. Fixed.

  modules/<name>/NOTICE.md (×19 new + 1 existing): per-module
    research credit covering CVE ID, discoverer, original advisory
    URL where public, upstream fix commit, IAMROOT's role.

  iamroot.c: new --dump-offsets subcommand. Resolves kernel offsets
    via the existing core/offsets.c four-source chain (env →
    /proc/kallsyms → /boot/System.map → embedded table), then emits
    a ready-to-paste C struct entry for kernel_table[]. Run once
    as root on a target kernel build; upstream via PR. Eliminates
    fabricating offsets — every shipped entry traces back to a
    `iamroot --dump-offsets` invocation on a real kernel.

  docs/OFFSETS.md: documents the --dump-offsets workflow.
  CVES.md: notes the NOTICE.md convention + offset dump tool.

  iamroot.c: bump IAMROOT_VERSION 0.3.0 → 0.3.1.
2026-05-16 22:33:43 -04:00
leviathan c1d1910a90 modules: wire --full-chain root-pop into all 7 🟡 PRIMITIVE modules
Each module now exposes an opt-in full-chain root-pop via --full-chain:
default --exploit behavior is unchanged (primitive-only, returns
EXPLOIT_FAIL). With --full-chain, after primitive lands, modules call
iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path() via a module-specific arb_write_fn
that re-uses the same trigger + slab groom to write a userspace
payload path into modprobe_path[], then exec a setuid bash dropped
by the kernel-invoked modprobe.

  netfilter_xtcompat (+239): msg_msg m_list_next stride-seed FALLBACK
  af_packet (+316):          sk_buff data-pointer stride-seed FALLBACK
  af_packet2 (+156):         tp_reserve underflow + skb spray, LAST RESORT
  nf_tables (+275):          forged pipapo_elem with kaddr value-ptr
                             (Notselwyn offset 0x10), FALLBACK
  cls_route4 (+251):         msg_msg refill of UAF'd filter, FALLBACK
  fuse_legacy (+291):        m_ts overflow + MSG_COPY sanity gate,
                             FALLBACK (one of two modules with a real
                             post-write sanity check)
  stackrot (+233):           race-driver budget extended 3s → 30s when
                             --full-chain; honest <1% race-win/run

All seven honor verified-vs-claimed: arb_write_fn returns 0 for
"trigger structurally fired"; the shared finisher's setuid-bash
sentinel poll is the empirical arbiter. EXPLOIT_OK only when the
sentinel materializes within 3s of the modprobe_path trigger.

Build clean on Debian 6.12.86 (kctf-mgr); all 7 modules refuse
cleanly on both default and --full-chain paths via the existing
patched-kernel detect gate (short-circuits before the new branch).
2026-05-16 22:04:40 -04:00
leviathan 498bb36404 modules: port 5 detect-only modules to trigger+groom (Option B)
Converts the 5 remaining detect-only network/fs LPE modules to fire
the actual kernel primitive on a vulnerable host, with honest
EXPLOIT_FAIL return values since none ship the per-kernel cred-overwrite
finisher.

  af_packet (CVE-2017-7308):     +444 LoC — TPACKET_V3 int-overflow
                                  + skb spray + best-effort cred race
  af_packet2 (CVE-2020-14386):   +446 LoC — tp_reserve underflow
                                  + sendmmsg skb spray
  cls_route4 (CVE-2022-2588):    +410 LoC — route4 dangling-filter UAF
                                  + msg_msg 1k spray + classify drive
  fuse_legacy (CVE-2022-0185):   +420 LoC — fsconfig 4k OOB write
                                  + msg_msg cross-cache groom
  nf_tables (CVE-2024-1086):     +613 LoC — hand-rolled nfnetlink batch
                                  builder + NFT_GOTO/DROP double-free
                                  + msg_msg groom skeleton

All five share:
  - userns+netns reach (unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER|CLONE_NEWNET))
  - Detect-refuse-on-patched re-call from exploit()
  - geteuid()==0 short-circuit
  - Honest EXPLOIT_FAIL with continuation roadmap comments
  - macOS dev-build stubs via #ifdef __linux__ where needed

Build verified clean on Debian 6.12.86 (kctf-mgr). All five refuse on
the patched kernel.
2026-05-16 21:22:17 -04:00
leviathan a4b7238e4a Phase 7: nf_tables CVE-2024-1086 + active probe for dirty_pipe
dirty_pipe detect: active sentinel probe (Phase 1.5-ish improvement)
- New dirty_pipe_active_probe(): creates a /tmp probe file with known
  sentinel bytes, fires the Dirty Pipe primitive against it, re-reads
  via the page cache, returns true if the poisoning landed.
- detect() gated on ctx->active_probe: --scan does version-only check
  (fast, no side effects); --scan --active fires the empirical probe
  and overrides version inference with the empirical verdict. Catches
  silent distro backports that don't bump uname() version.
- Three verdicts now distinguishable:
  (a) version says patched, no active probe → 'patched (version-only)'
  (b) version says vulnerable, --active fires + probe lands → CONFIRMED
  (c) version says vulnerable, --active fires + probe blocked → 'likely
      patched via distro backport'
- Probe is safe: only /tmp, no /etc/passwd.

nf_tables CVE-2024-1086 (detect-only, new module):
- Famous Notselwyn UAF in nft_verdict_init. Affects 5.14 ≤ K, fixed
  mainline 6.8 with backports landing in 5.4.269 / 5.10.210 / 5.15.149
  / 6.1.74 / 6.6.13 / 6.7.2.
- detect() checks: kernel version range, AND unprivileged user_ns clone
  availability (the exploit's reachability gate — kernel-vulnerable
  but userns-locked-down hosts report PRECOND_FAIL, signalling that
  the kernel still needs patching but unprivileged path is closed).
- Ships auditd + sigma detection rules: unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER) chained
  with setresuid(0,0,0) on a previously-non-root process is the
  exploit's canonical telltale.
- Full Notselwyn-style exploit (cross-cache UAF → arbitrary R/W → cred
  overwrite or modprobe_path hijack) is the next commit.

9 modules total now. CVES.md and ROADMAP.md updated.
2026-05-16 20:19:11 -04:00