[pitboss] phase 03: M3 — Docker backend + sandbox-escape regression suite

tests/dynamic_fixtures/escape/cgroup_escape.py

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+"""Escape attempt: write to cgroup hierarchy to escape resource limits.
+
+Requires CAP_SYS_ADMIN. Expected outcome: PermissionError.
+"""
+import os
+import sys
+
+CGROUP_PROCS = "/sys/fs/cgroup/cgroup.procs"
+CGROUP_V1 = "/sys/fs/cgroup/memory/cgroup.procs"
+
+target = CGROUP_PROCS if os.path.exists(CGROUP_PROCS) else CGROUP_V1
+
+try:
+    with open(target, "w") as f:
+        f.write(str(os.getpid()))
+    print(f"NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS: wrote pid to {target}")
+    sys.exit(0)
+except (PermissionError, OSError) as e:
+    print(f"BLOCKED: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)

tests/dynamic_fixtures/escape/chroot_escape.py

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+"""Escape attempt: call chroot() to change root directory (classic jail escape).
+
+Requires CAP_SYS_CHROOT. Expected outcome: EPERM (--cap-drop=ALL).
+"""
+import os
+import sys
+
+try:
+    os.chroot("/")
+    # Classic chroot escape: chroot to / then navigate up.
+    for _ in range(32):
+        try:
+            os.chdir("..")
+        except OSError:
+            break
+    os.chroot(".")
+    try:
+        with open("etc/shadow", "r") as f:
+            content = f.read(64)
+        print(f"NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS: escaped chroot, read /etc/shadow: {content[:32]!r}")
+        sys.exit(0)
+    except (PermissionError, OSError):
+        print("PARTIAL: chroot succeeded but could not read /etc/shadow", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+except (PermissionError, OSError) as e:
+    print(f"BLOCKED: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)

tests/dynamic_fixtures/escape/device_file_access.py

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+"""Escape attempt: open /dev/mem to read physical memory.
+
+Requires CAP_SYS_RAWIO. Expected outcome: PermissionError.
+"""
+import sys
+
+try:
+    with open("/dev/mem", "rb") as f:
+        data = f.read(64)
+    print(f"NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS: read {len(data)} bytes from /dev/mem")
+    sys.exit(0)
+except (PermissionError, OSError) as e:
+    print(f"BLOCKED: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)

tests/dynamic_fixtures/escape/dns_leak.py

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+"""Escape attempt: perform a DNS lookup to leak container identity.
+
+Expected outcome: socket.gaierror (--network none, no DNS resolver).
+"""
+import socket
+import sys
+
+try:
+    # Try to resolve an external hostname; requires network access.
+    ip = socket.gethostbyname("google.com")
+    print(f"NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS: DNS resolved google.com -> {ip}")
+    sys.exit(0)
+except (socket.gaierror, OSError) as e:
+    print(f"BLOCKED: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)

tests/dynamic_fixtures/escape/egress_non_allowlisted.py

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+"""Escape attempt: establish a TCP connection to a non-allowlisted external host.
+
+Expected outcome: ConnectionRefusedError or OSError (--network none blocks egress).
+"""
+import socket
+import sys
+
+# Cloudflare DNS — well-known, definitely not the OOB oracle.
+TARGET = ("1.1.1.1", 443)
+
+try:
+    s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+    s.settimeout(3)
+    s.connect(TARGET)
+    s.close()
+    print(f"NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS: connected to {TARGET}")
+    sys.exit(0)
+except (ConnectionRefusedError, OSError, socket.timeout) as e:
+    print(f"BLOCKED: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)

tests/dynamic_fixtures/escape/env_injection.py

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+"""Escape attempt: detect host-only env variables leaking into the sandbox.
+
+Docker base images set HOME/PATH/LANG themselves, so those alone are not a
+host leak. We probe for variables that only exist on a developer host:
+USER/LOGNAME/SHELL (set by login shells) and SSH_*/XDG_* (set by the
+developer's session). Exit 0 only when one of those host-only markers is
+present in the sandbox env.
+"""
+import os
+import sys
+
+host_only = ["USER", "LOGNAME", "SHELL", "SSH_CONNECTION", "SSH_TTY", "XDG_SESSION_ID"]
+leaked = [k for k in host_only if k in os.environ]
+
+if leaked:
+    print(f"NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS: host env vars leaked: {leaked}")
+    sys.exit(0)
+
+visible = list(os.environ.keys())[:5]
+print(f"BLOCKED: host-only env vars absent; visible sample: {visible}",
+      file=sys.stderr)
+sys.exit(1)

tests/dynamic_fixtures/escape/file_write_outside_workdir.py

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+"""Escape attempt: write a file outside the sandboxed workdir.
+
+Expected outcome: PermissionError or write succeeds but test checks host.
+Exit 0 only when escape succeeds (file written outside container).
+"""
+import os
+import sys
+
+marker = "/tmp/nyx_escape_file_write_marker"
+try:
+    with open(marker, "w") as f:
+        f.write("NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS")
+    print("NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS: wrote to host /tmp")
+    sys.exit(0)
+except (PermissionError, OSError) as e:
+    print(f"BLOCKED: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)

tests/dynamic_fixtures/escape/fork_bomb.py

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+"""Escape attempt: fork bomb to exhaust host process table.
+
+Expected outcome: killed by PID limit (pids-limit in docker) or timeout.
+"""
+import os
+import sys
+
+try:
+    # Attempt a fork bomb; limited by docker --pids-limit or sandbox timeout.
+    pids = []
+    for _ in range(512):
+        pid = os.fork()
+        if pid == 0:
+            # Child: loop forever
+            while True:
+                pass
+        pids.append(pid)
+    # Should not reach here in a properly sandboxed environment.
+    print("NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS: fork bomb created 512 children")
+    sys.exit(0)
+except (BlockingIOError, PermissionError, OSError) as e:
+    print(f"BLOCKED: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)

tests/dynamic_fixtures/escape/hardlink_escape.py

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+"""Escape attempt: create a hardlink to a sensitive file outside the workdir.
+
+Expected outcome: PermissionError (EPERM — cross-device or protected hardlink).
+Linux protects hardlinks to files owned by other users since 3.6+.
+"""
+import os
+import sys
+
+try:
+    os.link("/etc/shadow", "/tmp/shadow_hardlink")
+    with open("/tmp/shadow_hardlink", "r") as f:
+        data = f.read(64)
+    print(f"NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS: hardlinked /etc/shadow: {data[:32]!r}")
+    sys.exit(0)
+except (PermissionError, OSError) as e:
+    print(f"BLOCKED: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)

tests/dynamic_fixtures/escape/host_pid_visibility.py

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+"""Escape attempt: enumerate host PIDs via /proc to find and signal host processes.
+
+Expected outcome: only container PIDs visible; cannot signal PID 1 outside ns.
+"""
+import os
+import sys
+import glob
+
+# Collect all numeric /proc entries (visible PIDs).
+pids = []
+for entry in glob.glob("/proc/[0-9]*"):
+    try:
+        pid = int(os.path.basename(entry))
+        pids.append(pid)
+    except ValueError:
+        pass
+
+# A correctly isolated container sees very few PIDs (its own + init).
+# The host typically has hundreds of PIDs. More than 100 visible = host leak.
+if len(pids) > 100:
+    print(f"NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS: saw {len(pids)} host PIDs via /proc")
+    sys.exit(0)
+
+# Try to signal PID 1 (init). In a proper PID namespace, PID 1 is the
+# container's init, not systemd/launchd. Sending SIGCONT to it is safe.
+try:
+    os.kill(1, 0)  # signal 0 = check if process exists (no actual signal)
+    # PID 1 exists; check if it looks like a host process.
+    with open("/proc/1/cmdline", "rb") as f:
+        cmdline = f.read().replace(b"\x00", b" ").strip()
+    if b"systemd" in cmdline or b"launchd" in cmdline or b"init" in cmdline:
+        print(f"NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS: host init visible: {cmdline[:64]}")
+        sys.exit(0)
+except (PermissionError, OSError):
+    pass
+
+print(f"BLOCKED: only {len(pids)} PIDs visible, host PID 1 not accessible",
+      file=sys.stderr)
+sys.exit(1)

tests/dynamic_fixtures/escape/icmp_flood.py

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+"""Escape attempt: send ICMP packets to a host on the network.
+
+Requires CAP_NET_RAW and network access. Expected outcome: PermissionError
+(--cap-drop=ALL) or OSError (--network none).
+"""
+import socket
+import sys
+import struct
+
+try:
+    # ICMP ping requires AF_INET + SOCK_RAW + IPPROTO_ICMP
+    s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_RAW, socket.IPPROTO_ICMP)
+    s.settimeout(1)
+    # ICMP echo request: type=8, code=0, checksum=0, id=0, seq=0
+    packet = struct.pack("bbHHh", 8, 0, 0, 0, 0)
+    s.sendto(packet, ("8.8.8.8", 0))
+    s.close()
+    print("NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS: sent ICMP packet to 8.8.8.8")
+    sys.exit(0)
+except (PermissionError, OSError) as e:
+    print(f"BLOCKED: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)

tests/dynamic_fixtures/escape/ipc_shm_escape.py

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+"""Escape attempt: create a System V shared memory segment accessible host-wide.
+
+Expected outcome: success creates IPC segment inside the container IPC namespace
+(isolated by --ipc private default); OR EPERM if IPC syscalls are blocked.
+"""
+import sys
+
+try:
+    import sysv_ipc
+    key = sysv_ipc.ftok("/tmp", ord('N'))
+    shm = sysv_ipc.SharedMemory(key, sysv_ipc.IPC_CREAT, size=4096)
+    shm.write(b"NYX_IPC_ESCAPE_TEST" + b"\x00" * (4096 - 20))
+    # If we can create IPC, check if it's in an isolated namespace.
+    # A properly isolated container won't share this with the host.
+    # We can only verify this from the host side, so just report success.
+    shm.detach()
+    shm.remove()
+    # IPC created successfully but inside the container namespace — not an escape.
+    print("BLOCKED: IPC shm created but confined to container IPC namespace",
+          file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)
+except ImportError:
+    # sysv_ipc not available — not an escape.
+    print("BLOCKED: sysv_ipc module not available", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)
+except Exception as e:
+    print(f"BLOCKED: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)

tests/dynamic_fixtures/escape/kernel_module_load.py

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+"""Escape attempt: load a kernel module via finit_module/init_module syscall.
+
+Requires CAP_SYS_MODULE. Expected outcome: EPERM (--cap-drop=ALL + seccomp).
+"""
+import ctypes
+import ctypes.util
+import sys
+
+NR_finit_module = 313  # x86_64
+
+try:
+    libc_name = ctypes.util.find_library("c")
+    if not libc_name:
+        raise OSError("libc not found")
+    libc = ctypes.CDLL(libc_name, use_errno=True)
+    # Pass fd=-1 to trigger EBADF rather than loading, but the capability
+    # check happens first on a properly hardened kernel.
+    ret = libc.syscall(NR_finit_module, -1, b"", 0)
+    if ret == -1:
+        errno = ctypes.get_errno()
+        if errno in (1, 13):  # EPERM or EACCES
+            raise PermissionError(errno, "finit_module blocked")
+        # EBADF means we got past the capability check — capability not dropped.
+        if errno == 9:
+            print("NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS: finit_module capability not blocked")
+            sys.exit(0)
+        raise OSError(errno, f"finit_module errno={errno}")
+    print("NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS: finit_module succeeded")
+    sys.exit(0)
+except (PermissionError, OSError) as e:
+    print(f"BLOCKED: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)

tests/dynamic_fixtures/escape/keyctl_abuse.py

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+"""Escape attempt: use keyctl to read host kernel keyring entries.
+
+Expected outcome: EPERM from seccomp (keyctl is often denied in docker).
+"""
+import ctypes
+import ctypes.util
+import sys
+
+NR_keyctl = 250  # x86_64
+KEYCTL_SEARCH = 10
+
+try:
+    libc_name = ctypes.util.find_library("c")
+    if not libc_name:
+        raise OSError("libc not found")
+    libc = ctypes.CDLL(libc_name, use_errno=True)
+    # KEY_SPEC_USER_KEYRING = -4
+    ret = libc.syscall(NR_keyctl, KEYCTL_SEARCH, -4, b"user", b"nyx_test_key", 0)
+    if ret == -1:
+        errno = ctypes.get_errno()
+        if errno in (1, 13, 38):  # EPERM, EACCES, ENOSYS
+            raise PermissionError(errno, f"keyctl blocked errno={errno}")
+        # ENOKEY (126) = not found but syscall allowed — partial escape
+        if errno == 126:
+            print("NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS: keyctl syscall allowed (key not found but accessible)")
+            sys.exit(0)
+        raise OSError(errno, f"keyctl errno={errno}")
+    print(f"NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS: keyctl returned {ret}")
+    sys.exit(0)
+except (PermissionError, OSError) as e:
+    print(f"BLOCKED: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)

tests/dynamic_fixtures/escape/mount_ns_abuse.py

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+"""Escape attempt: bind-mount a host path into the container.
+
+Requires CAP_SYS_ADMIN. Expected outcome: EPERM (--cap-drop=ALL).
+"""
+import ctypes
+import ctypes.util
+import sys
+import os
+
+MS_BIND = 4096
+
+try:
+    libc_name = ctypes.util.find_library("c")
+    if not libc_name:
+        raise OSError("libc not found")
+    libc = ctypes.CDLL(libc_name, use_errno=True)
+    os.makedirs("/tmp/mnt_target", exist_ok=True)
+    ret = libc.mount(b"/", b"/tmp/mnt_target", b"none", MS_BIND, 0)
+    if ret == -1:
+        errno = ctypes.get_errno()
+        raise OSError(errno, f"mount failed errno={errno}")
+    print("NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS: mounted host / into container")
+    sys.exit(0)
+except (PermissionError, OSError) as e:
+    print(f"BLOCKED: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)

tests/dynamic_fixtures/escape/namespace_escape.py

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+"""Escape attempt: unshare PID namespace to hide from host ps.
+
+Requires CAP_SYS_ADMIN. Expected outcome: EPERM.
+"""
+import ctypes
+import ctypes.util
+import sys
+
+CLONE_NEWPID = 0x20000000
+
+try:
+    libc_name = ctypes.util.find_library("c")
+    if not libc_name:
+        raise OSError("libc not found")
+    libc = ctypes.CDLL(libc_name, use_errno=True)
+    ret = libc.unshare(CLONE_NEWPID)
+    if ret == -1:
+        errno = ctypes.get_errno()
+        raise OSError(errno, f"unshare(CLONE_NEWPID) blocked errno={errno}")
+    print("NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS: created new PID namespace")
+    sys.exit(0)
+except (PermissionError, OSError) as e:
+    print(f"BLOCKED: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)

tests/dynamic_fixtures/escape/perf_event_open.py

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+"""Escape attempt: use perf_event_open to observe host kernel events.
+
+Requires CAP_PERFMON or CAP_SYS_ADMIN. Expected outcome: EPERM.
+"""
+import ctypes
+import ctypes.util
+import sys
+
+NR_perf_event_open = 298  # x86_64
+
+try:
+    libc_name = ctypes.util.find_library("c")
+    if not libc_name:
+        raise OSError("libc not found")
+    libc = ctypes.CDLL(libc_name, use_errno=True)
+
+    # Minimal perf_event_attr: type=PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE, size=120
+    buf = (ctypes.c_uint8 * 120)()
+    ctypes.cast(buf, ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_uint32))[0] = 1   # type = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE
+    ctypes.cast(buf, ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_uint32))[2] = 120  # size
+
+    ret = libc.syscall(NR_perf_event_open, buf, -1, -1, -1, 0)
+    if ret == -1:
+        errno = ctypes.get_errno()
+        if errno in (1, 13):  # EPERM / EACCES
+            raise PermissionError(errno, "perf_event_open blocked")
+        raise OSError(errno, f"perf_event_open errno={errno}")
+    libc.close(ret)
+    print("NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS: perf_event_open succeeded")
+    sys.exit(0)
+except (PermissionError, OSError) as e:
+    print(f"BLOCKED: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)

tests/dynamic_fixtures/escape/proc_kallsyms.py

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+"""Escape attempt: read /proc/kallsyms to obtain kernel symbol addresses for KASLR bypass.
+
+Expected outcome: empty file or EPERM (unprivileged access returns zeros since Linux 4.15).
+"""
+import sys
+
+try:
+    with open("/proc/kallsyms", "r") as f:
+        first_line = f.readline().strip()
+
+    if not first_line:
+        print("BLOCKED: /proc/kallsyms is empty (expected)", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    parts = first_line.split()
+    if parts and parts[0] != "0000000000000000":
+        print(f"NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS: real kernel addresses visible: {parts[0]}")
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    print("BLOCKED: /proc/kallsyms shows zeroed addresses (kptr_restrict active)",
+          file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)
+except (PermissionError, OSError) as e:
+    print(f"BLOCKED: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)

tests/dynamic_fixtures/escape/proc_mem_write.py

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+"""Escape attempt: write to /proc/self/mem to overwrite own memory.
+
+Expected outcome: PermissionError or EPERM from seccomp/kernel.
+"""
+import os
+import sys
+
+try:
+    with open("/proc/self/mem", "wb") as f:
+        f.seek(0)
+        f.write(b"\x00" * 4096)
+    print("NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS: wrote to /proc/self/mem")
+    sys.exit(0)
+except (PermissionError, OSError, IOError) as e:
+    print(f"BLOCKED: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)

tests/dynamic_fixtures/escape/proc_root_breakout.py

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+"""Escape attempt: read host filesystem via /proc/1/root.
+
+In a properly isolated container, /proc/1/root resolves to the container's
+own rootfs — same (st_dev, st_ino) as `/`. A breakout would show a
+different rootfs (host's), detectable via differing device/inode.
+
+The earlier check `os.path.isdir("/proc/1/root/proc/1/root")` was unsound:
+/proc/1/root is a magic symlink to the container's `/`, so the path
+re-resolves to a real directory in any container — yielding a false
+NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS even when no escape occurred.
+"""
+import os
+import sys
+
+try:
+    proc_root = os.stat("/proc/1/root")
+    own_root = os.stat("/")
+    if (proc_root.st_dev, proc_root.st_ino) != (own_root.st_dev, own_root.st_ino):
+        print(f"NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS: /proc/1/root exposes a different rootfs "
+              f"(dev={proc_root.st_dev} ino={proc_root.st_ino} "
+              f"vs dev={own_root.st_dev} ino={own_root.st_ino})")
+        sys.exit(0)
+    print("BLOCKED: /proc/1/root is container's own rootfs (dev/ino match)",
+          file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)
+except (PermissionError, OSError) as e:
+    print(f"BLOCKED: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)

tests/dynamic_fixtures/escape/proc_sysrq.py

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+"""Escape attempt: trigger kernel SysRq action via /proc/sysrq-trigger.
+
+Expected outcome: PermissionError (read-only rootfs or missing CAP_SYS_ADMIN).
+"""
+import sys
+
+try:
+    with open("/proc/sysrq-trigger", "w") as f:
+        f.write("h")  # 'h' = print help (harmless but requires access)
+    print("NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS: wrote to /proc/sysrq-trigger")
+    sys.exit(0)
+except (PermissionError, OSError) as e:
+    print(f"BLOCKED: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)

tests/dynamic_fixtures/escape/ptrace_attach.py

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+"""Escape attempt: ptrace PID 1 (init/systemd on host).
+
+Requires CAP_SYS_PTRACE. Expected outcome: EPERM (--cap-drop=ALL + seccomp).
+"""
+import ctypes
+import ctypes.util
+import sys
+
+PTRACE_ATTACH = 16
+
+try:
+    libc_name = ctypes.util.find_library("c")
+    if not libc_name:
+        raise OSError("libc not found")
+    libc = ctypes.CDLL(libc_name, use_errno=True)
+    ret = libc.ptrace(PTRACE_ATTACH, 1, 0, 0)
+    if ret == -1:
+        errno = ctypes.get_errno()
+        raise OSError(errno, f"ptrace EPERM errno={errno}")
+    print("NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS: ptrace attached to pid 1")
+    sys.exit(0)
+except (PermissionError, OSError) as e:
+    print(f"BLOCKED: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)

tests/dynamic_fixtures/escape/raw_socket.py

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+"""Escape attempt: create a raw (AF_PACKET) socket.
+
+Requires CAP_NET_RAW. Expected outcome: PermissionError (--cap-drop=ALL).
+"""
+import socket
+import sys
+
+try:
+    s = socket.socket(socket.AF_PACKET, socket.SOCK_RAW, 0)
+    s.close()
+    print("NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS: created raw socket")
+    sys.exit(0)
+except (PermissionError, OSError) as e:
+    print(f"BLOCKED: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)

tests/dynamic_fixtures/escape/setuid_abuse.py

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+"""Escape attempt: regain root after dropping privileges.
+
+Docker's python:3-slim base runs as uid 0, so `setuid(0)` from root is a
+no-op — that path cannot distinguish a real escape. Instead: drop to
+`nobody` (uid 65534), then attempt to regain uid 0. With --cap-drop=ALL
+(no CAP_SETUID) plus no-new-privileges, regaining uid 0 must fail.
+
+If we already start as non-root, skip the drop and go straight to the
+escalation attempt.
+"""
+import os
+import sys
+
+if os.getuid() == 0:
+    try:
+        os.setuid(65534)  # nobody
+    except OSError as e:
+        print(f"INDETERMINATE: cannot drop privileges to nobody: {e}",
+              file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+try:
+    os.setuid(0)
+    if os.getuid() == 0:
+        print("NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS: regained uid 0 after dropping privileges")
+        sys.exit(0)
+    print(f"PARTIAL: setuid(0) succeeded but uid={os.getuid()}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)
+except (PermissionError, OSError) as e:
+    print(f"BLOCKED: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)

tests/dynamic_fixtures/escape/symlink_escape.py

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+"""Escape attempt: create a symlink from workdir into a host path and follow it.
+
+Expected outcome: the symlink is constrained to the container; following it
+reaches container filesystem, not host. RO workdir mount blocks the write.
+"""
+import os
+import sys
+
+try:
+    # Workdir is mounted RO in docker; creating a symlink there will fail.
+    link_path = "/workdir/escape_link"
+    os.symlink("/etc/shadow", link_path)
+    # Try to read through the symlink.
+    with open(link_path, "r") as f:
+        data = f.read(64)
+    print(f"NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS: read via symlink: {data[:32]!r}")
+    sys.exit(0)
+except (PermissionError, OSError) as e:
+    print(f"BLOCKED: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)

tests/dynamic_fixtures/escape/tmpfs_overflow.py

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+"""Escape attempt: exhaust host disk/tmpfs by writing large files.
+
+Expected outcome: ENOSPC or killed by cgroup memory limit.
+"""
+import sys
+import os
+
+CHUNK = 1024 * 1024  # 1 MiB
+MAX_WRITES = 8192    # 8 GiB total — well above any reasonable tmpfs limit
+
+try:
+    written = 0
+    files = []
+    for i in range(MAX_WRITES):
+        path = f"/tmp/nyx_overflow_{i}"
+        files.append(path)
+        with open(path, "wb") as f:
+            f.write(b"\x00" * CHUNK)
+        written += CHUNK
+    print(f"NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS: wrote {written // (1024*1024)} MiB to /tmp")
+    sys.exit(0)
+except (OSError, IOError) as e:
+    # ENOSPC expected — disk/tmpfs is full, no host impact.
+    print(f"BLOCKED: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)
+finally:
+    # Cleanup: don't leave huge files even on partial success.
+    for p in files:
+        try:
+            os.unlink(p)
+        except OSError:
+            pass

tests/dynamic_fixtures/escape/userns_breakout.py

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+"""Escape attempt: create a new user namespace to gain capabilities.
+
+Expected outcome: EPERM (Docker no-new-privileges blocks unshare).
+"""
+import ctypes
+import ctypes.util
+import sys
+
+CLONE_NEWUSER = 0x10000000
+NR_unshare = 272  # x86_64
+
+try:
+    libc_name = ctypes.util.find_library("c")
+    if not libc_name:
+        raise OSError("libc not found")
+    libc = ctypes.CDLL(libc_name, use_errno=True)
+    ret = libc.unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER)
+    if ret == -1:
+        errno = ctypes.get_errno()
+        raise OSError(errno, f"unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER) blocked errno={errno}")
+    # If we get here, we're in a new user namespace — check if we're root.
+    uid = libc.getuid()
+    if uid == 0:
+        print("NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS: gained root in new user namespace")
+        sys.exit(0)
+    print(f"PARTIAL: unshare succeeded but uid={uid}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)
+except (PermissionError, OSError) as e:
+    print(f"BLOCKED: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)

tests/dynamic_parity.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,274 @@
+//! Python verdict-parity test (§8.3).
+//!
+//! Verifies that the M2 Python fixture set produces identical verdicts when
+//! run through `SandboxBackend::Docker` versus `SandboxBackend::Process`.
+//!
+//! Identical means: same `VerifyStatus` AND same `InconclusiveReason` /
+//! `UnsupportedReason` (the `reason` strings match for `Inconclusive` /
+//! `Unsupported`). The exact payload that triggered `Confirmed` may differ
+//! if Docker isolation changes observable output, but the status must agree.
+//!
+//! Tests skip when docker is absent (`docker info` fails). CI gate: the
+//! `linux-with-docker` matrix row is authoritative for this suite.
+//!
+//! Run with: `cargo nextest run --features dynamic --test dynamic_parity`
+
+#[cfg(feature = "dynamic")]
+mod parity_tests {
+    use nyx_scanner::commands::scan::Diag;
+    use nyx_scanner::dynamic::verify::{verify_finding, VerifyOptions};
+    use nyx_scanner::dynamic::sandbox::{SandboxBackend, SandboxOptions};
+    use nyx_scanner::evidence::{Confidence, Evidence, FlowStep, FlowStepKind, VerifyStatus};
+    use nyx_scanner::labels::Cap;
+    use nyx_scanner::patterns::{FindingCategory, Severity};
+    use std::time::Duration;
+
+    fn docker_available() -> bool {
+        std::process::Command::new("docker")
+            .arg("info")
+            .stdout(std::process::Stdio::null())
+            .stderr(std::process::Stdio::null())
+            .status()
+            .map(|s| s.success())
+            .unwrap_or(false)
+    }
+
+    fn source_step(file: &str, function: &str) -> FlowStep {
+        FlowStep {
+            step: 1,
+            kind: FlowStepKind::Source,
+            file: file.into(),
+            line: 1,
+            col: 0,
+            snippet: None,
+            variable: Some("x".into()),
+            callee: None,
+            function: Some(function.into()),
+            is_cross_file: false,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn sink_step(file: &str, line: u32) -> FlowStep {
+        FlowStep {
+            step: 2,
+            kind: FlowStepKind::Sink,
+            file: file.into(),
+            line,
+            col: 0,
+            snippet: None,
+            variable: None,
+            callee: None,
+            function: None,
+            is_cross_file: false,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn python_diag(fixture_path: &str, function: &str, sink_line: u32, cap: Cap) -> Diag {
+        Diag {
+            path: fixture_path.into(),
+            line: sink_line as usize,
+            col: 0,
+            severity: Severity::High,
+            id: "taint-unsanitised-flow".into(),
+            category: FindingCategory::Security,
+            path_validated: false,
+            guard_kind: None,
+            message: None,
+            labels: vec![],
+            confidence: Some(Confidence::High),
+            evidence: Some(Evidence {
+                flow_steps: vec![
+                    source_step(fixture_path, function),
+                    sink_step(fixture_path, sink_line),
+                ],
+                sink_caps: cap.bits(),
+                ..Default::default()
+            }),
+            rank_score: None,
+            rank_reason: None,
+            suppressed: false,
+            suppression: None,
+            rollup: None,
+            finding_id: String::new(),
+            alternative_finding_ids: vec![],
+            stable_hash: 0,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn process_opts() -> VerifyOptions {
+        VerifyOptions {
+            sandbox: SandboxOptions {
+                backend: SandboxBackend::Process,
+                timeout: Duration::from_secs(10),
+                ..SandboxOptions::default()
+            },
+            project_root: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn docker_opts() -> VerifyOptions {
+        VerifyOptions {
+            sandbox: SandboxOptions {
+                backend: SandboxBackend::Docker,
+                timeout: Duration::from_secs(30),
+                ..SandboxOptions::default()
+            },
+            project_root: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Assert two verdicts agree on status (and on reason for non-Confirmed).
+    fn assert_parity(fixture: &str, process_result: &nyx_scanner::evidence::VerifyResult,
+                     docker_result: &nyx_scanner::evidence::VerifyResult) {
+        // If docker backend is unavailable, docker result will be Unsupported.
+        // That's acceptable — we can't compare when docker is missing.
+        if docker_result.status == VerifyStatus::Unsupported {
+            if let Some(ref r) = docker_result.reason {
+                if format!("{r:?}").contains("BackendUnavailable") {
+                    return; // Docker absent — skip comparison.
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            process_result.status, docker_result.status,
+            "fixture {fixture}: status mismatch: process={:?} docker={:?}\n\
+             process detail: {:?}\ndocker detail: {:?}",
+            process_result.status, docker_result.status,
+            process_result.detail, docker_result.detail,
+        );
+
+        // For non-Confirmed statuses, the reason must also match.
+        if process_result.status != VerifyStatus::Confirmed {
+            assert_eq!(
+                process_result.reason, docker_result.reason,
+                "fixture {fixture}: reason mismatch: process={:?} docker={:?}",
+                process_result.reason, docker_result.reason,
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ── M2 Python fixture parity tests ────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    /// Helper: run a fixture through both backends and assert parity.
+    fn parity_check(fixture: &str, function: &str, sink_line: u32, cap: Cap) {
+        if !docker_available() { return; }
+
+        let diag = python_diag(fixture, function, sink_line, cap);
+        let process_result = verify_finding(&diag, &process_opts());
+        let docker_result = verify_finding(&diag, &docker_opts());
+        assert_parity(fixture, &process_result, &docker_result);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parity_sqli_positive() {
+        parity_check(
+            "tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/sqli_positive.py",
+            "login",
+            7,
+            Cap::SQL_QUERY,
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parity_sqli_negative() {
+        parity_check(
+            "tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/sqli_negative.py",
+            "safe_login",
+            8,
+            Cap::SQL_QUERY,
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parity_cmdi_positive() {
+        parity_check(
+            "tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/cmdi_positive.py",
+            "run_command",
+            5,
+            Cap::CODE_EXEC,
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parity_cmdi_negative() {
+        parity_check(
+            "tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/cmdi_negative.py",
+            "safe_command",
+            6,
+            Cap::CODE_EXEC,
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parity_fileio_positive() {
+        parity_check(
+            "tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/fileio_positive.py",
+            "read_file",
+            5,
+            Cap::FILE_IO,
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parity_fileio_negative() {
+        parity_check(
+            "tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/fileio_negative.py",
+            "safe_read_file",
+            6,
+            Cap::FILE_IO,
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parity_xss_positive() {
+        parity_check(
+            "tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/xss_positive.py",
+            "render_page",
+            5,
+            Cap::HTML_ESCAPE,
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parity_xss_negative() {
+        parity_check(
+            "tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/xss_negative.py",
+            "safe_render",
+            6,
+            Cap::HTML_ESCAPE,
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parity_ssrf_positive() {
+        parity_check(
+            "tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/ssrf_positive.py",
+            "fetch_url",
+            5,
+            Cap::SSRF,
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// Cross-backend status must agree for Unsupported fixtures (no corpus).
+    #[test]
+    fn parity_sqli_unsupported() {
+        parity_check(
+            "tests/dynamic_fixtures/python/sqli_unsupported.py",
+            "unsupported_fn",
+            5,
+            Cap::SQL_QUERY,
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// Rust finding (lang unsupported) must return same status on both backends.
+    #[test]
+    fn parity_rust_lang_unsupported() {
+        if !docker_available() { return; }
+
+        let diag = python_diag("src/handler.rs", "handle_request", 10, Cap::SQL_QUERY);
+        let process_result = verify_finding(&diag, &process_opts());
+        let docker_result = verify_finding(&diag, &docker_opts());
+        assert_parity("src/handler.rs (rust)", &process_result, &docker_result);
+    }
+}

tests/dynamic_sandbox_escape.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+//! Sandbox-escape regression suite (§8.3, §15.2 accept-gate row).
+//!
+//! Each test attempts a known sandbox escape technique via the docker backend.
+//! The assertion is: harness exit ≠ 0 OR `SandboxOutcome.timed_out` OR
+//! `Err(SandboxError::BackendUnavailable)`. No test may produce
+//! `NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS` in stdout/stderr; the host marker file must remain
+//! absent.
+//!
+//! Tests skip automatically when docker is not available on the host
+//! (`docker info` fails). The `linux-with-docker` CI matrix row is the
+//! authoritative gate; `linux-without` and `macos` rows skip this suite.
+//!
+//! Run with:  `cargo nextest run --features dynamic --test dynamic_sandbox_escape`
+
+#[cfg(feature = "dynamic")]
+mod escape_tests {
+    use nyx_scanner::dynamic::harness::BuiltHarness;
+    use nyx_scanner::dynamic::sandbox::{self, SandboxBackend, SandboxError, SandboxOptions};
+    use std::fs;
+    use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+    use std::time::Duration;
+
+    // ── Helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    fn docker_available() -> bool {
+        std::process::Command::new("docker")
+            .arg("info")
+            .stdout(std::process::Stdio::null())
+            .stderr(std::process::Stdio::null())
+            .status()
+            .map(|s| s.success())
+            .unwrap_or(false)
+    }
+
+    /// Copy a fixture script to a fresh temp workdir and return a BuiltHarness.
+    fn harness_for_fixture(fixture_name: &str) -> (tempfile::TempDir, BuiltHarness) {
+        let tmpdir = tempfile::TempDir::new().expect("temp dir");
+        let script_src = Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"))
+            .join("tests/dynamic_fixtures/escape")
+            .join(fixture_name);
+        let script_dst = tmpdir.path().join(fixture_name);
+        fs::copy(&script_src, &script_dst).expect("copy fixture");
+
+        let harness = BuiltHarness {
+            workdir: tmpdir.path().to_path_buf(),
+            command: vec!["python3".into(), fixture_name.into()],
+            env: vec![],
+            source: String::new(),
+            entry_source: String::new(),
+        };
+        (tmpdir, harness)
+    }
+
+    fn escape_opts() -> SandboxOptions {
+        SandboxOptions {
+            timeout: Duration::from_secs(10),
+            memory_mib: 256,
+            backend: SandboxBackend::Docker,
+            env_passthrough: vec![],
+            output_limit: 65536,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Minimal no-op payload (escape scripts ignore NYX_PAYLOAD).
+    fn noop_payload() -> nyx_scanner::dynamic::corpus::Payload {
+        nyx_scanner::dynamic::corpus::Payload {
+            bytes: b"",
+            label: "escape-noop",
+            oracle: nyx_scanner::dynamic::corpus::Oracle::ExitStatus(1),
+            is_benign: true,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Assert that an escape fixture did not escape.
+    ///
+    /// Accepts three outcomes as "blocked":
+    /// 1. `Err(SandboxError::BackendUnavailable)` — docker absent, no escape possible.
+    /// 2. `Ok(outcome)` where `exit_code != Some(0)` — script hit an error (blocked).
+    /// 3. `Ok(outcome)` where `timed_out` — script ran into sandbox timeout.
+    ///
+    /// Rejects: `Ok(outcome)` with `exit_code == Some(0)` and stdout/stderr
+    /// containing `NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS`.
+    fn assert_no_escape(
+        result: Result<sandbox::SandboxOutcome, SandboxError>,
+        fixture: &str,
+        marker_path: Option<&PathBuf>,
+    ) {
+        match result {
+            Err(SandboxError::BackendUnavailable(_)) => {
+                // Docker not available — escape impossible. Pass.
+                return;
+            }
+            Err(_) => {
+                // Other errors (spawn failure, I/O) — process didn't complete
+                // successfully, so no escape occurred.
+                return;
+            }
+            Ok(ref outcome) => {
+                // Check for escape sentinel in output.
+                let stdout = std::str::from_utf8(&outcome.stdout).unwrap_or("");
+                let stderr = std::str::from_utf8(&outcome.stderr).unwrap_or("");
+                assert!(
+                    !stdout.contains("NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS") && !stderr.contains("NYX_ESCAPE_SUCCESS"),
+                    "fixture {fixture}: escape succeeded!\nstdout: {stdout}\nstderr: {stderr}"
+                );
+
+                // exit_code == Some(0) AND no sentinel = highly suspicious but not
+                // an escape. Accept; the fixture may have exited 0 on a partial failure.
+                // The sentinel check above is the authoritative guard.
+                let _ = outcome;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Check host marker file (for file_write_outside_workdir).
+        if let Some(marker) = marker_path {
+            assert!(
+                !marker.exists(),
+                "fixture {fixture}: host marker file appeared at {marker:?} — escape succeeded!"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ── Individual escape tests ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+    // All tests follow the same pattern: skip if docker absent, run fixture,
+    // assert no escape.
+
+    macro_rules! escape_test {
+        ($name:ident, $fixture:literal) => {
+            #[test]
+            fn $name() {
+                if !docker_available() { return; }
+                let (_tmpdir, harness) = harness_for_fixture($fixture);
+                let result = sandbox::run(&harness, &noop_payload(), &escape_opts());
+                assert_no_escape(result, $fixture, None);
+            }
+        };
+        ($name:ident, $fixture:literal, marker = $marker:expr) => {
+            #[test]
+            fn $name() {
+                if !docker_available() { return; }
+                let marker: PathBuf = PathBuf::from($marker);
+                // Remove stale marker before test.
+                let _ = fs::remove_file(&marker);
+                let (_tmpdir, harness) = harness_for_fixture($fixture);
+                let result = sandbox::run(&harness, &noop_payload(), &escape_opts());
+                assert_no_escape(result, $fixture, Some(&marker));
+                // Cleanup any partial writes.
+                let _ = fs::remove_file(&marker);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    escape_test!(
+        escape_file_write_outside_workdir,
+        "file_write_outside_workdir.py",
+        marker = "/tmp/nyx_escape_file_write_marker"
+    );
+    escape_test!(escape_fork_bomb, "fork_bomb.py");
+    escape_test!(escape_raw_socket, "raw_socket.py");
+    escape_test!(escape_proc_mem_write, "proc_mem_write.py");
+    escape_test!(escape_ptrace_attach, "ptrace_attach.py");
+    escape_test!(escape_proc_root_breakout, "proc_root_breakout.py");
+    escape_test!(escape_mount_ns_abuse, "mount_ns_abuse.py");
+    escape_test!(escape_kernel_module_load, "kernel_module_load.py");
+    escape_test!(escape_perf_event_open, "perf_event_open.py");
+    escape_test!(escape_userns_breakout, "userns_breakout.py");
+    escape_test!(escape_tmpfs_overflow, "tmpfs_overflow.py");
+    escape_test!(escape_proc_sysrq, "proc_sysrq.py");
+    escape_test!(escape_device_file_access, "device_file_access.py");
+    escape_test!(escape_symlink_escape, "symlink_escape.py");
+    escape_test!(escape_hardlink_escape, "hardlink_escape.py");
+    escape_test!(escape_env_injection, "env_injection.py");
+    escape_test!(escape_dns_leak, "dns_leak.py");
+    escape_test!(escape_egress_non_allowlisted, "egress_non_allowlisted.py");
+    escape_test!(escape_keyctl_abuse, "keyctl_abuse.py");
+    escape_test!(escape_setuid_abuse, "setuid_abuse.py");
+    escape_test!(escape_namespace_escape, "namespace_escape.py");
+    escape_test!(escape_cgroup_escape, "cgroup_escape.py");
+    escape_test!(escape_host_pid_visibility, "host_pid_visibility.py");
+    escape_test!(escape_icmp_flood, "icmp_flood.py");
+    escape_test!(escape_proc_kallsyms, "proc_kallsyms.py");
+    escape_test!(escape_chroot_escape, "chroot_escape.py");
+    escape_test!(escape_ipc_shm, "ipc_shm_escape.py");
+
+    // ── Docker exec reuse test ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    /// Verify that the second payload for the same spec_hash reuses the running
+    /// container via `docker exec` rather than starting a new `docker run`.
+    ///
+    /// Method: run two payloads for the same harness workdir and check that
+    /// the container registry holds one entry (started once, reused once).
+    #[test]
+    fn docker_exec_reuse_for_same_workdir() {
+        if !docker_available() { return; }
+
+        let (_tmpdir, harness) = harness_for_fixture("dns_leak.py");
+        let opts = escape_opts();
+
+        // First run — starts a new container.
+        let r1 = sandbox::run(&harness, &noop_payload(), &opts);
+        // Second run — should exec into the running container.
+        let r2 = sandbox::run(&harness, &noop_payload(), &opts);
+
+        // Both should succeed (blocked, not escaped — dns_leak exits 1).
+        // The important thing is neither panics or returns an unexpected error.
+        match r1 {
+            Err(SandboxError::BackendUnavailable(_)) => return,
+            _ => {}
+        }
+        match r2 {
+            Err(SandboxError::BackendUnavailable(_)) => return,
+            _ => {}
+        }
+
+        // Verify the container is still running (not torn down between calls).
+        // Container name is derived from the workdir path.
+        let spec_hash = _tmpdir.path().file_name()
+            .and_then(|n| n.to_str())
+            .unwrap_or("");
+        let container_name = format!("nyx-{spec_hash}");
+
+        let out = std::process::Command::new("docker")
+            .args(["inspect", "--format={{.State.Running}}", &container_name])
+            .output();
+
+        match out {
+            Ok(o) if o.status.success() => {
+                let running = std::str::from_utf8(&o.stdout)
+                    .unwrap_or("")
+                    .trim()
+                    == "true";
+                // Container should still be running (exec reuse kept it alive).
+                assert!(
+                    running,
+                    "container {container_name} not running after second exec — exec reuse failed"
+                );
+            }
+            _ => {
+                // Container already cleaned up or inspect failed; this is
+                // acceptable when Docker does its own cleanup.
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}