backhand

Library and binaries for the reading, creating, and modification of SquashFS file systems.

Library

Add the following to your Cargo.toml file:

[dependencies]
backhand = "0.10.0"

Reading/Writing/Modifying Firmware

use std::fs::File;
use std::io::Cursor;
use backhand::{FilesystemReader, FilesystemWriter, NodeHeader};

// read
let file = File::open("file.squashfs").unwrap();
let read_filesystem = FilesystemReader::from_reader(file).unwrap();

// convert to writer
let mut write_filesystem = FilesystemWriter::from_fs_reader(&read_filesystem).unwrap();

// add file with data from slice
let d = NodeHeader::default();
let bytes = Cursor::new(b"Fear is the mind-killer.");
write_filesystem.push_file(bytes, "a/d/e/new_file", d);

// add file with data from file
let new_file = File::open("dune").unwrap();
write_filesystem.push_file(new_file, "/root/dune", d);

// modify file
let bytes = Cursor::new(b"The sleeper must awaken.\n");
write_filesystem.replace_file("/a/b/c/d/e/first_file", bytes).unwrap();

// write into a new file
let mut output = File::create("modified.squashfs").unwrap();
write_filesystem.write(&mut output).unwrap();

Binaries

These are currently under development and are missing features, MR's welcome!

To install, run cargo install backhand --locked.

unsquashfs-backhand

tool to uncompress, extract and list squashfs filesystems

Usage: unsquashfs [OPTIONS] <FILESYSTEM>

Arguments:
  <FILESYSTEM>  Squashfs file

Options:
  -o, --offset <BYTES>   Skip BYTES at the start of FILESYSTEM [default: 0]
  -l, --list             List filesystem, do not write to DEST
  -d, --dest <PATHNAME>  Extract to [PATHNAME] [default: squashfs-root]
  -i, --info             Print files as they are extracted
  -f, --force            If file already exists then overwrite
  -s, --stat             Display filesystem superblock information
  -h, --help             Print help information
  -V, --version          Print version information

add-backhand

tool to add files to squashfs filesystems

Usage: add [OPTIONS] <FILESYSTEM> <FILE> <FILE_PATH>

Arguments:
  <FILESYSTEM>  Squashfs input image
  <FILE>        Path of file to read, to write into squashfs
  <FILE_PATH>   Path of file inserted into squashfs

Options:
  -o, --out <OUT>  Squashfs output image [default: added.squashfs]
  -h, --help       Print help
  -V, --version    Print version

replace-backhand

tool to replace files in squashfs filesystems

Usage: replace [OPTIONS] <FILESYSTEM> <FILE> <FILE_PATH>

Arguments:
  <FILESYSTEM>  Squashfs input image
  <FILE>        Path of file to read, to write into squashfs
  <FILE_PATH>   Path of file replaced in image

Options:
  -o, --out <OUT>  Squashfs output image [default: replaced.squashfs]
  -h, --help       Print help
  -V, --version    Print version

Testing

This library is extensively tested with all library features and images from openwrt and extracted from manufacturers devices.

To run basic tests, use cargo test --release. To start fuzzing, run cargo fuzz list then pick one! Then start with cargo fuzz run [NAME].