seccompute 3.0.3

Seccomp profile hardening score engine

seccompute

OCI Seccomp profile hardening score engine. CLI and python module that helps assess and score seccomp profiles for common flaws, bypasses, and general hardiness.

Install

pip install seccompute

Quickstart

seccompute - --grade << 'EOF'
{
  "defaultAction": "SCMP_ACT_ALLOW",
  "syscalls": [
    {
      "names": ["socket", "bind", "listen", "accept", "accept4", "connect",
                "sendto", "sendmsg", "sendmmsg", "recvfrom", "recvmsg", "recvmmsg"],
      "action": "SCMP_ACT_ERRNO",
    }
  ]
}
EOF

Grade A — tight profile with io_uring bypass risk:

Grade F — permissive profile with T1 syscalls exposed:

CLI reference

seccompute [profile] [options]

input / modes:
  profile           Path to seccomp profile (JSON or YAML), or - for stdin
  --arch ARCH       Target architecture (default: SCMP_ARCH_X86_64)
  --min-score N     Exit 2 if score is below N (for CI gates)
  --compare-docker  Compare profile against Docker/Moby default seccomp allowlist
  --rules DIR       Directory with custom rule files; missing files fall back to built-ins
  --caps CAPS       Comma-separated capabilities granted to the container
                    (e.g. CAP_BPF,CAP_SYS_ADMIN). When provided, capability-
                    conditional rules are resolved against this set. Use empty
                    string to specify no capabilities. When omitted, capability
                    conditionals are ignored so Docker and containerd profiles
                    score equivalently.

output:
  --grade           Show letter-grade visualization (ANSI color)
  --format FORMAT   Output format: json (default) or text
  --json            Shorthand for --format json
  --verbose         Per-syscall details to stderr

Examples

CLI:

seccompute examples/example.json                                      # JSON output

seccompute examples/example.json --grade                              # letter-grade visualization

seccompute examples/profile3-network-blocked-iouring-bypass.yaml      # YAML profile

Python API:

from seccompute import score_profile

profile = {
    "defaultAction": "SCMP_ACT_ERRNO",
    "syscalls": [
        {"names": ["read", "write", "exit"], "action": "SCMP_ACT_ALLOW"}
    ]
}

result = score_profile(profile)
print(result.score)   # e.g. 98
print(result.grade)   # e.g. "A"

Multi-Dimensional Scoring and Combo Bypasses

Scoring model

Tier	Examples	Max deduction
T1 — critical	bpf, ptrace, init_module	7+ pts each
T2 — high	io_uring_*, perf_event_open	0.5 pts each
T3 — medium	clone, chroot, mount	0.1–0.2 pts each

A profile exposing any T1 syscall receives a forced F regardless of total score. Combo findings (e.g. io_uring bypass chains) are reported separately and do not affect the numeric score.

Combo Bypass Detection

When a profile allows syscall combinations that bypass seccomp restrictions, seccompute reports attack chain details — the bypass path, bypassed syscalls, and CVE/technique references:

[HIGH] io_uring network bypass: io_uring_setup, io_uring_enter
       bypasses: accept, bind, connect, socket, send, recv, ...
       refs: TECHNIQUE-io-uring-escape, CVE-2023-2598, CVE-2024-0582

More Information

• More details: See DETAILS.md
• Custom Roles: See RULES.md
• Original Spec: See SPEC.md
• Original Prompt(Rebuild it in Rust for all I care): See PROMPT.md