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Strace Process Activityedit
Strace runs in a privileged context and can be used to escape restrictive environments by instantiating a shell in order to elevate privileges or move laterally.
Rule indices:
- auditbeat-*
Severity: low
Risk score: 21
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-6m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum signals per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Elastic
- Linux
Rule version: 1
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.6.0
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
process.name: strace and event.action:executed