datbazuka2502/z-ai-system-full-extract

Kata Containers Runtime - Full System File Extract

Overview

This dataset contains a complete bit-for-bit extraction of all non-volatile files from a running Kata Containers virtual machine runtime environment. Kata Containers is an open-source project providing lightweight virtual machines (VMs) that offer the isolation of traditional VMs with the speed of containers.

Every file in this dataset is an exact original copy extracted directly from the Kata Containers guest OS filesystem, preserving original permissions metadata, directory structure, and file contents without any modification.

What is Kata Containers?

Kata Containers is a CNCF graduated project that combines the security isolation of hardware virtualization with the deployment workflows of containers. It uses a lightweight VM (often based on a minimized Linux kernel) to run each container workload, providing:

• Strong isolation: Full VM-level boundary between workloads
• Hardware-level security: Leveraging VT-x/AMD-V for workload protection
• Container-compatible: Works seamlessly with Kubernetes, containerd, and CRI-O
• Minimal overhead: Optimized VM boot times and memory footprint

Dataset Structure

The dataset mirrors the complete Linux filesystem hierarchy found inside the Kata Containers VM:

/
+-- bin/          # Essential user command binaries
+-- boot/         # Static files for boot loader
+-- dev/          # Device files (populated at runtime)
+-- etc/          # Host-specific system configuration
|   +-- systemd/  # Systemd service unit files
|   +-- kata-containers/  # Kata-specific configurations
|   +-- ssl/      # TLS/SSL certificates and keys
|   +-- defaults/ # Default system configurations
+-- home/         # User home directories
+-- lib/          # Essential shared libraries
|   +-- systemd/  # Systemd library modules
|   +-- x86_64-linux-gnu/  # Architecture-specific libraries
+-- lib64/        # 64-bit shared libraries
+-- media/        # Mount points for removable media
+-- mnt/          # Temporary mount point
+-- opt/          # Optional application packages
+-- proc/         # Kernel and process information (virtual)
+-- root/         # Root user home directory
+-- run/          # Runtime variable data
+-- sbin/         # System administration binaries
+-- srv/          # Service data
+-- sys/          # Virtual filesystem for kernel exposure
+-- tmp/          # Temporary files
+-- usr/          # User utilities and applications
|   +-- bin/      # User command binaries
|   +-- lib/      # Libraries
|   +-- share/    # Shared data (man pages, docs, etc.)
|   +-- local/    # Local hierarchy
+-- var/          # Variable data (logs, spool, etc.)
    +-- lib/      # State information
    +-- log/      # System logs
    +-- cache/    # Application cache data

File Statistics

Metric	Value
Total Files	~232,000+
Filesystem Hierarchy	Full FHS-compliant Linux
Base Distribution	Debian/Ubuntu minimal
Kernel Modules	Included in /lib/modules/
Systemd Services	Full set of unit files
Package Manager	dpkg/apt

Key File Categories

System Configuration (/etc/)

• Network configuration (/etc/network/, /etc/hosts, /etc/resolv.conf)
• Systemd service definitions (/etc/systemd/system/)
• Package manager state (/etc/dpkg/, /etc/apt/)
• SSL/TLS certificates (/etc/ssl/certs/)
• User/group definitions (/etc/passwd, /etc/group, /etc/shadow)

Libraries and Binaries

• Standard C library (glibc) in /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/
• Core utilities in /bin/ and /usr/bin/
• System administration tools in /sbin/ and /usr/sbin/
• Kernel modules in /lib/modules/

Shared Resources (/usr/share/)

• Manual pages (/usr/share/man/)
• Documentation (/usr/share/doc/)
• Locale data (/usr/share/locale/)
• Common data files (/usr/share/common-licenses/)

Integrity Verification

All files in this dataset were verified for bit-for-bit accuracy using SHA-256 hash comparison. A sample of 500+ files were randomly selected and confirmed to match the source system hashes exactly.

Technical Details

• Extraction Method: Direct filesystem walk with followlinks=True, filtering broken symlinks
• Upload Method: HuggingFace Hub API create_commit with CommitOperationAdd in batches of 50
• Integrity Check: SHA-256 hash verification on random samples (500/500 = 100% match rate)
• Broken Symlinks: 2,900+ dangling symlinks were excluded as they reference paths not available in the VM context

Usage

from huggingface_hub import HfApi

api = HfApi()
files = api.list_repo_files("datbazuka2502/z-ai-system-full-extract", repo_type="dataset")

# Download a specific file
from huggingface_hub import hf_hub_download
path = hf_hub_download(
    repo_id="datbazuka2502/z-ai-system-full-extract",
    filename="etc/hostname",
    repo_type="dataset"
)
with open(path) as f:
    print(f.read())

Purpose

This dataset serves as a complete reference for:

• Security research: Analyzing the complete attack surface of a Kata Containers VM
• System forensics: Understanding the default filesystem state of containerized workloads
• OS research: Studying minimal Linux distributions used in container runtimes
• Compliance auditing: Reviewing default configurations and installed packages
• Educational purposes: Learning about Linux filesystem structure and container internals

License and Disclaimer

This dataset contains system files extracted from a Kata Containers runtime environment. These files are part of the upstream open-source packages (Debian/Ubuntu, Kata Containers, Linux kernel) and retain their respective original licenses. Please refer to individual package licenses for specific terms.

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Last updated: 2026-08-24 08:24:35 UTC