volatility3.framework.layers.lime module

exception LimeFormatException(layer_name, *args)[source]

Bases: LayerException

Thrown when an error occurs with the underlying Lime file format.

add_note(): Exception.add_note(note) – add a note to the exception

args

with_traceback(): Exception.with_traceback(tb) – set self.__traceback__ to tb and return self.

class LimeLayer(context, config_path, name)[source]

Bases: SegmentedLayer

A Lime format TranslationLayer.

Lime is generally used to store physical memory images where there are large holes in the physical layer

Basic initializer that allows configurables to access their own config settings.

MAGIC = 1281969477

VERSION = 1

property address_mask: int: Returns a mask which encapsulates all the active bits of an address for this layer.

build_configuration()

Constructs a HierarchicalDictionary of all the options required to build this component in the current context.

Ensures that if the class has been created, it can be recreated using the configuration built Inheriting classes must override this to ensure any dependent classes update their configurations too

Return type:: HierarchicalDict

property config: HierarchicalDict: The Hierarchical configuration Dictionary for this Configurable object.

property config_path: str: The configuration path on which this configurable lives.

property context: ContextInterface: The context object that this configurable belongs to/configuration is stored in.

property dependencies: List[str]: Returns a list of the lower layers that this layer is dependent upon.

destroy()

Causes a DataLayer to close any open handles, etc.

Systems that make use of Data Layers should call destroy when they are done with them. This will close all handles, and make the object unreadable (exceptions will be thrown using a DataLayer after destruction)

Return type:: None

classmethod get_requirements()

Returns a list of Requirement objects for this type of layer.

Return type:: List[RequirementInterface]

is_valid(offset, length=1)

Returns whether the address offset can be translated to a valid address.

Return type:: bool

classmethod make_subconfig(context, base_config_path, **kwargs)

Convenience function to allow constructing a new randomly generated sub-configuration path, containing each element from kwargs.

Parameters:

context (ContextInterface) – The context in which to store the new configuration
base_config_path (str) – The base configuration path on which to build the new configuration
kwargs – Keyword arguments that are used to populate the new configuration path

Returns:

The newly generated full configuration path

Return type:

str

mapping(offset, length, ignore_errors=False)

Returns a sorted iterable of (offset, length, mapped_offset, mapped_length, layer) mappings.

Return type:: Iterable[Tuple[int, int, int, int, str]]

property maximum_address: int: Returns the maximum valid address of the space.

property metadata: Mapping: Returns a ReadOnly copy of the metadata published by this layer.

property minimum_address: int: Returns the minimum valid address of the space.

property name: str: Returns the layer name.

read(offset, length, pad=False)

Reads an offset for length bytes and returns ‘bytes’ (not ‘str’) of length size.

Return type:: bytes

scan(context, scanner, progress_callback=None, sections=None)

Scans a Translation layer by chunk.

Note: this will skip missing/unmappable chunks of memory

Parameters:

context (ContextInterface) – The context containing the data layer
scanner (ScannerInterface) – The constructed Scanner object to be applied
progress_callback (Optional[Callable[[float, str], None]]) – Method that is called periodically during scanning to update progress
sections (Iterable[Tuple[int, int]]) – A list of (start, size) tuples defining the portions of the layer to scan

Return type:

Iterable[Any]

Returns:

The output iterable from the scanner object having been run against the layer

translate(offset, ignore_errors=False)

Return type:: Tuple[Optional[int], Optional[str]]

classmethod unsatisfied(context, config_path)

Returns a list of the names of all unsatisfied requirements.

Since a satisfied set of requirements will return [], it can be used in tests as follows:

unmet = configurable.unsatisfied(context, config_path)
if unmet:
    raise RuntimeError("Unsatisfied requirements: {}".format(unmet)

Return type:: Dict[str, RequirementInterface]

write(offset, value)

Writes a value at offset, distributing the writing across any underlying mapping.

Return type:: None

class LimeStacker[source]

Bases: StackerLayerInterface

exclusion_list: List[str] = []: The list operating systems/first-level plugin hierarchy that should exclude this stacker

classmethod stack(context, layer_name, progress_callback=None)[source]

Method to determine whether this builder can operate on the named layer. If so, modify the context appropriately.

Returns the name of any new layer stacked on top of this layer or None. The stacking is therefore strictly linear rather than tree driven.

Configuration options provided by the context are ignored, and defaults are to be used by this method to build a space where possible.

Parameters:

context (ContextInterface) – Context in which to construct the higher layer
layer_name (str) – Name of the layer to stack on top of
progress_callback (Optional[Callable[[float, str], None]]) – A callback function to indicate progress through a scan (if one is necessary)

Return type:

Optional[DataLayerInterface]

stack_order = 10: The order in which to attempt stacking, the lower the earlier

classmethod stacker_slow_warning()