Add plugin to detect perf events based malwawre

2026-09-26 19:44:50 +02:00 · 2024-10-24 15:15:22 -05:00
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+# This file is Copyright 2024 Volatility Foundation and licensed under the Volatility Software License 1.0
+# which is available at https://www.volatilityfoundation.org/license/vsl-v1.0
+#
+import logging
+from typing import List, Callable, Tuple, Iterable
+
+from volatility3.framework import renderers, interfaces, constants, exceptions
+from volatility3.framework.renderers import format_hints
+from volatility3.framework.configuration import requirements
+from volatility3.framework.interfaces import plugins
+from volatility3.framework.objects import utility
+from volatility3.plugins.linux import pslist
+
+vollog = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class PerfEvents(plugins.PluginInterface):
+    """Lists performance events for each process."""
+
+    _required_framework_version = (2, 0, 0)
+    _version = (1, 0, 0)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_requirements(cls) -> List[interfaces.configuration.RequirementInterface]:
+        return [
+            requirements.ModuleRequirement(
+                name="kernel",
+                description="Linux kernel",
+                architectures=["Intel32", "Intel64"],
+            ),
+            requirements.PluginRequirement(
+                name="pslist", plugin=pslist.PsList, version=(2, 0, 0)
+            ),
+            requirements.ListRequirement(
+                name="pid",
+                description="Filter on specific process IDs",
+                element_type=int,
+                optional=True,
+            ),
+        ]
+
+    def _generator(self):
+        """
+        Walks the `perf_event_list` of each `task_struct` and reports valid event structures found
+        This plugin is one of several to detect eBPF based malware
+        """
+        vmlinux_module_name = self.config["kernel"]
+        vmlinux = self.context.modules[vmlinux_module_name]
+
+        if not vmlinux.has_type("perf_event") or not vmlinux.get_type(
+            "perf_event"
+        ).has_member("owner_entry"):
+            vollog.warning(
+                "This kernel does not have performance events enabled (CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS). Cannot proceed."
+            )
+            return
+
+        for task in pslist.PsList.list_tasks(
+            self.context, vmlinux_module_name, include_threads=True
+        ):
+            task_name = utility.array_to_string(task.comm)
+
+            # walk the list of perf_event entries for this process
+            for event in task.perf_event_list.to_list(
+                vmlinux.symbol_table_name + constants.BANG + "perf_event", "owner_entry"
+            ):
+                # if the names are smeared then bail
+                try:
+                    event_name = utility.pointer_to_string(event.pmu.name, count=64)
+                    program_name = utility.array_to_string(event.prog.aux.name)
+                except exceptions.InvalidAddressException:
+                    continue
+
+                # if the kernel has the prog member then ensure it is not 0
+                if hasattr(event, "prog"):
+                    program_address = event.prog
+                    if program_address == 0:
+                        continue
+
+                    program_address = format_hints.Hex(program_address)
+
+                else:
+                    program_address = renderers.NotAvailableValue()
+
+                yield (
+                    0,
+                    (task.pid, task_name, event_name, program_name, program_address),
+                )
+
+    def run(self) -> renderers.TreeGrid:
+        return renderers.TreeGrid(
+            [
+                ("PID", int),
+                ("Process", str),
+                ("Event Name", str),
+                ("Program Name", str),
+                ("Address", format_hints.Hex),
+            ],
+            self._generator(),
+        )