Detectionmediumtest
Potentially Suspicious Named Pipe Created Via Mkfifo
Detects the creation of a new named pipe using the "mkfifo" utility in a potentially suspicious location
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Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Created Fri Jun 16999c3b12-0a8c-40b6-8e13-dd7d62b75c7alinux
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 Logic1 selector
detection:
selection:
Image|endswith: '/mkfifo'
# Note: Add more potentially suspicious locations
CommandLine|contains: ' /tmp/'
condition: selectionFalse Positives
Unknown
False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.
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Rule Metadata
Rule ID
999c3b12-0a8c-40b6-8e13-dd7d62b75c7a
Status
test
Level
medium
Type
Detection
Created
Fri Jun 16
Path
rules/linux/process_creation/proc_creation_lnx_mkfifo_named_pipe_creation_susp_location.yml
Raw Tags
attack.execution