Detection rules › Elastic
Unusual Execution from /dev Parent
This rule detects suspicious executions from /dev parent directories. Attackers may execute binaries from /dev parent directories to evade detection and execute malicious payloads.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Execution |
Rule body
[rule]
description = """
This rule detects suspicious executions from /dev parent directories. Attackers may execute binaries from /dev parent
directories to evade detection and execute malicious payloads.
"""
id = "eb575588-dce7-4934-966c-c0e9ebc456c5"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Unusual Execution from /dev Parent"
os_list = ["linux"]
version = "1.0.6"
query = '''
process where event.type == "start" and event.action == "exec" and process.parent.executable like "/dev/*" and
process.executable like ("/tmp/*", "/var/tmp/*", "/var/www/*", "/bin/*", "/usr/bin/*", "/usr/local/bin/*") and
not (
process.args like "/dev/shm/*" or
process.parent.executable like ("/dev/fd/*", "/dev/null/*", "/dev/shm/*") or
process.parent.command_line == "runc init" or
process.name in ("buildkitd", "uname") or
process.executable == "/usr/bin/fusermount"
)
'''
min_endpoint_version = "7.15.0"
optional_actions = []
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.entity_id"
state = 0
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.parent.entity_id"
state = 0
[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1059"
name = "Command and Scripting Interpreter"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/"
[[threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1059.004"
name = "Unix Shell"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/004/"
[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0002"
name = "Execution"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/"
[internal]
min_endpoint_version = "7.15.0"
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: process
process where event.type == "start" and event.action == "exec" and process.parent.executable like "/dev/*" and
process.executable like ("/tmp/*", "/var/tmp/*", "/var/www/*", "/bin/*", "/usr/bin/*", "/usr/local/bin/*") and
not (
process.args like "/dev/shm/*" or
process.parent.executable like ("/dev/fd/*", "/dev/null/*", "/dev/shm/*") or
process.parent.command_line == "runc init" or
process.name in ("buildkitd", "uname") or
process.executable == "/usr/bin/fusermount"
)
Exclusions
The rule actively suppresses these predicates.
| Field | Kind | Excluded values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
process.args | starts_with | /dev/shm/ | excludes:process.args field:"process.args" value:"/dev/shm/" |
process.executable | eq | /usr/bin/fusermount | excludes:process.executable field:"process.executable" value:"/usr/bin/fusermount" |
process.name | in | buildkitd, uname | excludes:process.name field:"process.name" value:"buildkitd" field:"process.name" value:"uname" |
process.parent.command_line | eq | runc init | excludes:process.parent.command_line field:"process.parent.command_line" value:"runc init" |
process.parent.executable | starts_with | /dev/fd/, /dev/null/, /dev/shm/ | excludes:process.parent.executable field:"process.parent.executable" value:"/dev/fd/" field:"process.parent.executable" value:"/dev/null/" field:"process.parent.executable" value:"/dev/shm/" |
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
event.action | eq |
| field:"EventType" kind:eq value:"exec" |
event.type | eq |
| field:"event.type" kind:eq value:"start" |
process.executable | wildcard |
| field:"Image" kind:wildcard |
process.parent.executable | wildcard |
| field:"ParentImage" kind:wildcard value:"/dev/*" |