Modification of Dynamic Linker Preload Shared Object

Identifies modification of the dynamic linker preload shared object (ld.so.preload). Adversaries may execute malicious payloads by hijacking the dynamic linker used to load libraries.

Rule type: query

Rule indices:

auditbeat-*
logs-endpoint.events.*
endgame-*

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:

https://www.anomali.com/blog/rocke-evolves-its-arsenal-with-a-new-malware-family-written-in-golang

Tags:

Elastic
Host
Linux
Threat Detection
Privilege Escalation
Elastic Endgame

Version: 102

Rule authors:

Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

Rule query

edit

event.category:file and not event.type:deletion and file.path:/etc/ld.so.preload

Framework: MITRE ATT&CK^TM

Tactic:
- Name: Privilege Escalation
- ID: TA0004
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0004/
Technique:
- Name: Hijack Execution Flow
- ID: T1574
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1574/
Sub-technique:
- Name: Dynamic Linker Hijacking
- ID: T1574.006
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1574/006/

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