discovery_kernel_module_enumeration.toml

[metadata]
creation_date = "2020/04/23"
maturity = "production"
updated_date = "2021/03/03"

[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
description = """
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.
"""
false_positives = [
    """
    Security tools and device drivers may run these programs in order to enumerate kernel modules. Use of these programs
    by ordinary users is uncommon. These can be exempted by process name or username.
    """,
]
from = "now-9m"
index = ["auditbeat-*", "logs-endpoint.events.*"]
language = "kuery"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Enumeration of Kernel Modules"
risk_score = 47
rule_id = "2d8043ed-5bda-4caf-801c-c1feb7410504"
severity = "medium"
tags = ["Elastic", "Host", "Linux", "Threat Detection", "Discovery"]
timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
type = "query"

query = '''
event.category:process and event.type:(start or process_started) and
  process.args:(kmod and list and sudo or sudo and (depmod or lsmod or modinfo))
'''


[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1082"
name = "System Information Discovery"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1082/"


[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0007"
name = "Discovery"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0007/"