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Triple Cross eBPF Rootkit Execve Hijack

Detects execution of a the file "execve_hijack" which is used by the Triple Cross rootkit as a way to elevate privileges

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Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Created Tue Jul 050326c3c8-7803-4a0f-8c5c-368f747f7c3elinux

Log Source

LinuxProcess Creation

ProductLinux← raw: linux

CategoryProcess Creation← raw: process_creation

Events generated when a new process is spawned on the system. Covers command-line arguments, parent/child relationships, and process metadata.

Detection Logic

detection:
    selection:
        Image|endswith: '/sudo'
        CommandLine|contains: 'execve_hijack'
    condition: selection

False Positives

Unlikely

False positives are unlikely for most environments. High confidence detection.

References

MITRE ATT&CK

Tactics

Rule Metadata

Rule ID

0326c3c8-7803-4a0f-8c5c-368f747f7c3e

Status

test

Level

high

Type

Detection

Created

Tue Jul 05

Author

Path

rules/linux/process_creation/proc_creation_lnx_triple_cross_rootkit_execve_hijack.yml

Raw Tags

attack.defense-evasionattack.privilege-escalation