Expand rootkit monitoring and Claude docs

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Luna 2026-06-12 04:57:11 -07:00
parent a7129e5666
commit 3e5f8fc3f7
16 changed files with 524 additions and 32 deletions

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@ -28,9 +28,41 @@ SID_HIDDEN_PROC = 100022
SID_HIDDEN_MODULE = 100023
SID_HIDDEN_PORT = 100024
SID_PROMISC = 100025
SID_KNOWN_ROOTKIT_MODULE = 100028
SID_TAINTED_MODULE = 100029
SID_KERNEL_TAINTED = 100030
SID_HIDDEN_UDP_PORT = 100031
IFF_PROMISC = 0x100
KNOWN_ROOTKIT_MODULES = frozenset({
"adore", "adore-ng", "azazel", "diamorphine", "ipsecs_kbeast",
"kbeast", "knark", "reptile", "suterusu", "syslogk",
})
TAINT_FLAGS = {
0: "proprietary-module",
1: "forced-module-load",
2: "unsafe-smp",
3: "forced-module-unload",
4: "machine-check",
5: "bad-page",
6: "user-tainted",
7: "kernel-died-recently",
8: "acpi-override",
9: "kernel-warning",
10: "staging-driver",
11: "firmware-workaround",
12: "out-of-tree-module",
13: "unsigned-module",
14: "soft-lockup",
15: "live-patched",
16: "auxiliary-taint",
17: "randstruct-plugin",
}
HIGH_RISK_TAINT_BITS = frozenset({1, 3, 7, 12, 13})
# --- pure diff cores (unit-tested without a live system) ------------------
@ -49,6 +81,30 @@ def find_hidden_ports(procnet_ports: set[int], ss_ports: set[int]) -> set[int]:
return procnet_ports - ss_ports
def find_hidden_udp_ports(procnet_ports: set[int], ss_ports: set[int]) -> set[int]:
"""UDP ports in /proc/net/udp that ss does not report."""
return procnet_ports - ss_ports
def _norm_module(name: str) -> str:
return name.lower().replace("-", "_")
def find_known_rootkit_modules(modules: set[str]) -> set[str]:
known = {_norm_module(m) for m in KNOWN_ROOTKIT_MODULES}
return {m for m in modules if _norm_module(m) in known}
def decode_kernel_taint(value: int) -> list[str]:
return [label for bit, label in sorted(TAINT_FLAGS.items())
if value & (1 << bit)]
def taint_severity(value: int) -> Severity:
risky = any(value & (1 << bit) for bit in HIGH_RISK_TAINT_BITS)
return Severity.HIGH if risky else Severity.MEDIUM
# --- system views ---------------------------------------------------------
def proc_pids() -> set[int]:
@ -110,6 +166,36 @@ def sys_live_modules() -> set[str]:
return out
def module_taints() -> dict[str, str]:
"""Read per-module taint markers from /sys/module/*/taint.
Values are kernel-provided letters such as P/O/E for proprietary,
out-of-tree, or unsigned modules. Built-ins often do not expose this file.
"""
out: dict[str, str] = {}
base = "/sys/module"
try:
for m in os.listdir(base):
try:
with open(os.path.join(base, m, "taint")) as fh:
taint = fh.read().strip()
except OSError:
continue
if taint and taint != "0":
out[m] = taint
except OSError:
pass
return out
def kernel_taint() -> int:
try:
with open("/proc/sys/kernel/tainted") as fh:
return int(fh.read().strip())
except (OSError, ValueError):
return 0
def _procnet_listen_ports(path: str) -> set[int]:
ports: set[int] = set()
try:
@ -130,6 +216,28 @@ def procnet_listen_ports() -> set[int]:
return _procnet_listen_ports("/proc/net/tcp") | _procnet_listen_ports("/proc/net/tcp6")
def _procnet_udp_ports(path: str) -> set[int]:
ports: set[int] = set()
try:
with open(path) as fh:
next(fh, None) # header
for line in fh:
parts = line.split()
if len(parts) < 2:
continue
local = parts[1] # HEX_ADDR:HEX_PORT
port = int(local.rsplit(":", 1)[1], 16)
if port:
ports.add(port)
except (OSError, ValueError):
pass
return ports
def procnet_udp_ports() -> set[int]:
return _procnet_udp_ports("/proc/net/udp") | _procnet_udp_ports("/proc/net/udp6")
def ss_listen_ports(state: SystemState) -> set[int]:
ports: set[int] = set()
for s in state.listening_sockets():
@ -139,6 +247,17 @@ def ss_listen_ports(state: SystemState) -> set[int]:
return ports
def ss_udp_ports(state: SystemState) -> set[int]:
ports: set[int] = set()
for s in state.sockets:
if s.state not in {"UNCONN", "ESTAB"}:
continue
tail = s.local.rsplit(":", 1)
if len(tail) == 2 and tail[1].isdigit():
ports.add(int(tail[1]))
return ports
def promiscuous_interfaces() -> list[str]:
out: list[str] = []
base = "/sys/class/net"
@ -184,7 +303,9 @@ def run(cfg: Config, state: SystemState | None = None) -> Iterator[Alert]:
pids=tuple(sorted(confirmed)[:20]),
sid=SID_HIDDEN_PROC, classtype="rootkit-hidden-process")
hidden_mods = find_hidden_modules(proc_modules(), sys_live_modules())
proc_mods = proc_modules()
sys_mods = sys_live_modules()
hidden_mods = find_hidden_modules(proc_mods, sys_mods)
for m in sorted(hidden_mods):
yield Alert(
severity=Severity.CRITICAL, signature="rootkit_hidden_module",
@ -192,6 +313,36 @@ def run(cfg: Config, state: SystemState | None = None) -> Iterator[Alert]:
detail=f"kernel module live in /sys/module but hidden from /proc/modules: {m}",
sid=SID_HIDDEN_MODULE, classtype="rootkit-hidden-module")
all_modules = proc_mods | sys_mods
known = find_known_rootkit_modules(all_modules)
for m in sorted(known):
yield Alert(
severity=Severity.CRITICAL, signature="rootkit_known_module",
key=f"rk:knownmod:{m}",
detail=f"known LKM rootkit module name loaded or visible: {m}",
sid=SID_KNOWN_ROOTKIT_MODULE, classtype="rootkit-known-module")
allowed = {_norm_module(m) for m in getattr(cfg, "rootcheck_module_allow", ())}
for m, taint in sorted(module_taints().items()):
if _norm_module(m) in allowed or m in known:
continue
yield Alert(
severity=Severity.HIGH, signature="rootkit_tainted_module",
key=f"rk:taintmod:{m}",
detail=(f"kernel module has taint marker '{taint}' "
f"(out-of-tree/proprietary/unsigned module): {m}"),
sid=SID_TAINTED_MODULE, classtype="rootkit-tainted-module")
kt = kernel_taint()
if kt:
flags = decode_kernel_taint(kt)
yield Alert(
severity=taint_severity(kt), signature="kernel_tainted",
key=f"rk:ktaint:{kt}",
detail=(f"kernel taint value {kt} ({', '.join(flags) or 'unknown'}) — "
"may indicate unsigned/out-of-tree modules, forced loads, or kernel faults"),
sid=SID_KERNEL_TAINTED, classtype="kernel-integrity")
hidden_ports = find_hidden_ports(procnet_listen_ports(), ss_listen_ports(state))
if hidden_ports:
yield Alert(
@ -201,6 +352,15 @@ def run(cfg: Config, state: SystemState | None = None) -> Iterator[Alert]:
"(tool may be hooked): " + ", ".join(map(str, sorted(hidden_ports)))),
sid=SID_HIDDEN_PORT, classtype="rootkit-hidden-port")
hidden_udp = find_hidden_udp_ports(procnet_udp_ports(), ss_udp_ports(state))
if hidden_udp:
yield Alert(
severity=Severity.HIGH, signature="rootkit_hidden_udp_port",
key=f"rk:hidudp:{min(hidden_udp)}",
detail=("UDP port(s) in /proc/net/udp not reported by ss "
"(tool may be hooked): " + ", ".join(map(str, sorted(hidden_udp)))),
sid=SID_HIDDEN_UDP_PORT, classtype="rootkit-hidden-port")
for iface in promiscuous_interfaces():
yield Alert(
severity=Severity.MEDIUM, signature="promiscuous_interface",