Strace Process Activityedit
Strace is a useful diagnostic, instructional, and debugging tool. This rule identifies a privileged context execution of strace which can be used to escape restrictive environments by instantiating a shell in order to elevate privileges or move laterally.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- auditbeat-*
- logs-endpoint.events.*
Severity: low
Risk score: 21
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
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Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Elastic
- Host
- Linux
- Threat Detection
- Privilege Escalation
Version: 8 (version history)
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.6.0
Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 8.3.0
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Potential false positivesedit
Strace is a dual-use tool that can be used for benign or malicious activity. Some normal use of this command may originate from developers or SREs engaged in debugging or system call tracing.
Rule queryedit
event.category:process and event.type:(start or process_started) and process.name:strace
Threat mappingedit
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Privilege Escalation
- ID: TA0004
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0004/
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Technique:
- Name: Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
- ID: T1068
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1068/
Rule version historyedit
- Version 8 (8.3.0 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 7 (7.12.0 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 6 (7.11.2 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 5 (7.10.0 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 4 (7.9.1 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 3 (7.9.0 release)
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Updated query, changed from:
process.name:strace and event.action:executed
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- Version 2 (7.7.0 release)
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Updated query, changed from:
process.name: strace and event.action:executed
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