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[metadata]
creation_date = "2024/12/17"
integration = ["endpoint"]
maturity = "production"
updated_date = "2024/12/17"
[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
description = """
This rule detects the creation of Loadable Kernel Module (LKM) configuration files. Attackers may create or modify these
files to allow their LKMs to be loaded upon reboot, ensuring persistence on a compromised system.
"""
from = "now-9m"
index = ["logs-endpoint.events.file*"]
language = "eql"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Loadable Kernel Module Configuration File Creation"
risk_score = 21
rule_id = "6e2355cc-c60a-4d92-a80c-e54a45ad2400"
severity = "low"
tags = [
"Domain: Endpoint",
"OS: Linux",
"Use Case: Threat Detection",
"Tactic: Persistence",
"Tactic: Defense Evasion",
"Data Source: Elastic Defend",
]
timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
type = "eql"
query = '''
file where host.os.type == "linux" and event.action in ("rename", "creation") and process.executable != null and
file.path like~ (
"/etc/modules", "/etc/modprobe.d/*", "/usr/lib/modprobe.d/*", "/etc/modules-load.d/*",
"/run/modules-load.d/*", "/usr/local/lib/modules-load.d/*", "/usr/lib/modules-load.d/*"
) and not (
process.executable in (
"/bin/dpkg", "/usr/bin/dpkg", "/bin/dockerd", "/usr/bin/dockerd", "/usr/sbin/dockerd", "/bin/microdnf",
"/usr/bin/microdnf", "/bin/rpm", "/usr/bin/rpm", "/bin/snapd", "/usr/bin/snapd", "/bin/yum", "/usr/bin/yum",
"/bin/dnf", "/usr/bin/dnf", "/bin/podman", "/usr/bin/podman", "/bin/dnf-automatic", "/usr/bin/dnf-automatic",
"/bin/pacman", "/usr/bin/pacman", "/usr/bin/dpkg-divert", "/bin/dpkg-divert", "/sbin/apk", "/usr/sbin/apk",
"/usr/local/sbin/apk", "/usr/bin/apt", "/usr/sbin/pacman", "/bin/podman", "/usr/bin/podman", "/usr/bin/puppet",
"/bin/puppet", "/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/bin/puppet", "/usr/bin/chef-client", "/bin/chef-client",
"/bin/autossl_check", "/usr/bin/autossl_check", "/proc/self/exe", "/dev/fd/*", "/usr/bin/pamac-daemon",
"/bin/pamac-daemon", "/usr/local/bin/dockerd", "/opt/elasticbeanstalk/bin/platform-engine",
"/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/bin/ruby", "/usr/libexec/platform-python", "/opt/imunify360/venv/bin/python3",
"/opt/eset/efs/lib/utild", "/usr/sbin/anacron", "/usr/bin/podman", "/kaniko/kaniko-executor", "/usr/bin/prime-select"
) or
file.extension in ("swp", "swpx", "swx", "dpkg-remove") or
file.Ext.original.extension == "dpkg-new" or
process.executable like (
"/nix/store/*", "/var/lib/dpkg/info/kmod.postinst", "/tmp/vmis.*", "/snap/*", "/dev/fd/*",
"/usr/libexec/platform-python*"
) or
process.executable == null or
process.name in (
"crond", "executor", "puppet", "droplet-agent.postinst", "cf-agent", "schedd", "imunify-notifier", "perl",
"jumpcloud-agent", "crio", "dnf_install", "utild"
) or
(process.name == "sed" and file.name : "sed*") or
(process.name == "perl" and file.name : "e2scrub_all.tmp*")
)
'''
[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1547"
name = "Boot or Logon Autostart Execution"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1547/"
[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1547.006"
name = "Kernel Modules and Extensions"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1547/006/"
[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0003"
name = "Persistence"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/"
[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1014"
name = "Rootkit"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1014/"
[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0005"
name = "Defense Evasion"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/"