Anomalous Linux Compiler Activityedit
Looks for compiler activity by a user context which does not normally run compilers. This can be the result of ad-hoc software changes or unauthorized software deployment. This can also be due to local privilege elevation via locally run exploits or malware activity.
Rule type: machine_learning
Machine learning job: linux_rare_user_compiler
Machine learning anomaly threshold: 50
Severity: low
Risk score: 21
Runs every: 15 minutes
Searches indices from: now-45m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
Tags:
- Elastic
- Host
- Linux
- Threat Detection
- ML
Version: 2 (version history)
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.10.0
Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 7.12.0
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Potential false positivesedit
Uncommon compiler activity can be due to an engineer running a local build on a prod or staging instance in the course of troubleshooting or fixing a software issue.
Rule version historyedit
- Version 2 (7.12.0 release)
-
- Formatting only