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Justin Ibarra 46d5e37b76 min_stack all rules to 8.3 (#2259)
* min_stack all rules to 8.3

* bump date

Co-authored-by: Mika Ayenson <mika.ayenson@elastic.co>
2022-08-24 10:38:49 -06:00

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[metadata]
creation_date = "2020/04/24"
maturity = "production"
min_stack_comments = "New fields added: required_fields, related_integrations, setup"
min_stack_version = "8.3.0"
updated_date = "2022/08/24"
[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
description = """
Kernel modules are pieces of code that can be loaded and unloaded into the kernel upon demand. They extend the
functionality of the kernel without the need to reboot the system. This rule identifies attempts to remove a kernel
module.
"""
false_positives = [
"""
There is usually no reason to remove modules, but some buggy modules require it. These can be exempted by username.
Note that some Linux distributions are not built to support the removal of modules at all.
""",
]
from = "now-9m"
index = ["auditbeat-*", "logs-endpoint.events.*"]
language = "kuery"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Kernel Module Removal"
references = ["http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/modprobe.8.html"]
risk_score = 73
rule_id = "cd66a5af-e34b-4bb0-8931-57d0a043f2ef"
severity = "high"
tags = ["Elastic", "Host", "Linux", "Threat Detection", "Defense Evasion"]
timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
type = "query"
query = '''
event.category:process and event.type:(start or process_started) and
process.args:((rmmod and sudo) or (modprobe and sudo and ("--remove" or "-r")))
'''
[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1562"
name = "Impair Defenses"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1562/"
[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1562.001"
name = "Disable or Modify Tools"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1562/001/"
[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0005"
name = "Defense Evasion"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/"
[[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/"