IMPORTANT: No additional bug fixes or documentation updates
will be released for this version. For the latest information, see the
current release documentation.
Enumeration of Kernel Modulesedit
Loadable Kernel Modules (or LKMs) 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 identifies attempts to enumerate information about a kernel module.
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- logs-endpoint.events.*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References: None
Tags:
- Domain: Endpoint
- OS: Linux
- Use Case: Threat Detection
- Tactic: Discovery
Version: 104
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule queryedit
process where host.os.type == "linux" and event.type == "start" and
((process.name == "kmod" and process.args == "list") or (process.name == "modinfo" and process.parent.user.id != "0") or
(process.name == "depmod" and process.args in ("--all", "-a") and process.parent.user.id != "0")
or process.name == "lsmod") and not process.parent.name : ("vboxmanage", "virtualbox", "prime-offload", "vboxdrv.sh") and not
process.group_leader.name : "qualys-cloud-agent"
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Discovery
- ID: TA0007
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0007/
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Technique:
- Name: System Information Discovery
- ID: T1082
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1082/