panic: runtime error: index out of range [1] with length 1

[worklitao]

Source code from https://github.com/BishopFox/sliver.git, version 1.6.0 ,
kali OS:
└─$ cat /etc/os-release
PRETTY_NAME="Kali GNU/Linux Rolling"
NAME="Kali GNU/Linux"
VERSION_ID="2024.2"
VERSION="2024.2"
VERSION_CODENAME=kali-rolling
ID=kali
ID_LIKE=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.kali.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://forums.kali.org/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.kali.org/"
ANSI_COLOR="1;31"
Compile: └─$ make linux-amd64

checking sliver server version, no feedback
└─# . /sliver-server version , no hints
Also check the sliver client version, again no feedback

Run └─# . /sliver-server ，does not work and prompts：
Unpacking assets ...
panic: runtime error: index out of range [1] with length 1

goroutine 52 [running]:
github.com/bishopfox/sliver/server/rpc.(*Server).GetVersion(0xd5e0270?, {0x2a2f2e0?, 0x2a86288?}, 0xf?)
github.com/bishopfox/sliver/server/rpc/rpc.go:90 +0x13d
github.com/bishopfox/sliver/protobuf/rpcpb._SliverRPC_GetVersion_Handler.func1({0xc01bb28?, 0xc0004eb680?}, {0x27b7ea0?, 0xc0004eb1d0?})
github.com/bishopfox/sliver/protobuf/rpcpb/services_grpc.pb.go:3006 +0xce
github.com/bishopfox/sliver/server/transport.initMiddleware.PayloadUnaryServerInterceptor.func16({0xc01bb28, 0xc0004eb680}, {0x27b7ea0, 0xc0004eb1d0}, 0x0?, 0xc003326300)
github.com/grpc-ecosystem/[email protected]/logging/logrus/payload_interceptors.go:29 +0x179
google.golang.org/grpc.getChainUnaryHandler.func1({0xc01bb28, 0xc0004eb680}, {0x27b7ea0, 0xc0004eb1d0})
google.golang.org/[email protected]/server.go:1196 +0xb2
github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware/logging/logrus.UnaryServerInterceptor.func1({0xc01bb28, 0xc0004eb590}, {0x27b7ea0, 0xc0004eb1d0}, 0xc01ddd0220, 0xc00038fcc0)
github.com/grpc-ecosystem/[email protected]/logging/logrus/server_interceptors.go:31 +0xfe
google.golang.org/grpc.getChainUnaryHandler.func1({0xc01bb28, 0xc0004eb590}, {0x27b7ea0, 0xc0004eb1d0})
google.golang.org/[email protected]/server.go:1196 +0xb2
github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware/tags.UnaryServerInterceptor.func1({0xc01bb28?, 0xc0004eb230?}, {0x27b7ea0, 0xc0004eb1d0}, 0xc01ddd0220, 0xc00038fc80)
github.com/grpc-ecosystem/[email protected]/tags/interceptors.go:23 +0x9c
google.golang.org/grpc.getChainUnaryHandler.func1({0xc01bb28, 0xc0004eb230}, {0x27b7ea0, 0xc0004eb1d0})
google.golang.org/[email protected]/server.go:1196 +0xb2
github.com/bishopfox/sliver/server/transport.initMiddleware.auditLogUnaryServerInterceptor.func14({0xc01bb28, 0xc0004eb230}, {0x27b7ea0, 0xc0004eb1d0}, 0xc01ddd0220, 0xc00038fc00)
github.com/bishopfox/sliver/server/transport/middleware.go:317 +0x3e8
google.golang.org/grpc.getChainUnaryHandler.func1({0xc01bb28, 0xc0004eb230}, {0x27b7ea0, 0xc0004eb1d0})
google.golang.org/[email protected]/server.go:1196 +0xb2
github.com/bishopfox/sliver/server/transport.initMiddleware.UnaryServerInterceptor.func13({0xc01bb28?, 0xc0004eb1a0?}, {0x27b7ea0, 0xc0004eb1d0}, 0xc01ddd0220?, 0xc00038fbc0)
github.com/grpc-ecosystem/[email protected]/auth/auth.go:47 +0x91
google.golang.org/grpc.NewServer.chainUnaryServerInterceptors.chainUnaryInterceptors.func1({0xc01bb28, 0xc0004eb1a0}, {0x27b7ea0, 0xc0004eb1d0}, 0xc01ddd0220, 0x80?)
google.golang.org/[email protected]/server.go:1187 +0x85
github.com/bishopfox/sliver/protobuf/rpcpb._SliverRPC_GetVersion_Handler({0x2a2f2e0, 0xd6b7540}, {0xc01bb28, 0xc0004eb1a0}, 0xc00027c200, 0xc0003c6980)
github.com/bishopfox/sliver/protobuf/rpcpb/services_grpc.pb.go:3008 +0x143
google.golang.org/grpc.(*Server).processUnaryRPC(0xc00067fc00, {0xc01bb28, 0xc0004eb110}, {0xc02c660, 0xc000158300}, 0xc0033287e0, 0xc0004533e0, 0xd640d00, 0x0)
google.golang.org/[email protected]/server.go:1379 +0xdf8
google.golang.org/grpc.(*Server).handleStream(0xc00067fc00, {0xc02c660, 0xc000158300}, 0xc0033287e0)
google.golang.org/[email protected]/server.go:1790 +0xe8b
google.golang.org/grpc.(*Server).serveStreams.func2.1()
google.golang.org/[email protected]/server.go:1029 +0x8b
created by google.golang.org/grpc.(*Server).serveStreams.func2 in goroutine 9
google.golang.org/[email protected]/server.go:1040 +0x125

[worklitao]

The runtime version of go is:
kali-$ go version
go version go1.22.3 linux/amd64

[moloch--]

You're maybe missing the .git directory?

[worklitao]

I analyzed it, I downloaded the source zip from the web, version 1.60, and it compiled and run with errors, plus there was no .git directory after the compiled. I also tried a lower version, and it works fine after the same mutation. It should be a problem with the source code.

[fusion4bass]

I have the same problem on 6.3.0-kali1-cloud-amd64.
I tried doing fresh install on pure Debian and on Arch and both work. Only Kali seems to have issue.

[dobin]

You're maybe missing the .git directory?

i have the same issue. What does that mean? in $HOME? does it need to be empty, or not?

Edit: I used the .tar.gz from the releases. Using git with checkout v1.5.42 seems to work

[moloch--]

The .git directory needs to be present in the directory from which you compile the binary, as the build script needs to pull version information from git.