Emerging Threathightest

Potential Exploitation of CVE-2024-3094 - Suspicious SSH Child Process

Detects potentially suspicious child process of SSH process (sshd) with a specific execution user. This could be a sign of potential exploitation of CVE-2024-3094.

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Launch
Arnim Rupp, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Thomas PatzkeCreated Mon Apr 01Updated Wed Jul 039aa27839-e8ba-4d7a-ac1a-746c22c3d1e52024
Emerging Threat
Active Threat

Developed to detect an active or emerging threat. Prioritize investigation of any alerts and correlate with threat intelligence.

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:
        ParentImage|endswith: '/sshd'
        CommandLine|startswith:
            - 'bash -c'
            - 'sh -c'
        User: 'root'
    condition: selection
False Positives

Administrative activity directly with root authentication might trigger this rule if it's unnecessarily prefixed with "sh -c" or "bash -c"

MITRE ATT&CK

Other

cve.2024-3094detection.emerging-threats
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
9aa27839-e8ba-4d7a-ac1a-746c22c3d1e5
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Emerging Threat
Created
Mon Apr 01
Modified
Wed Jul 03
Path
rules-emerging-threats/2024/Exploits/CVE-2024-3094/proc_creation_lnx_exploit_cve_2024_3094_sshd_child_process.yml
Raw Tags
attack.executioncve.2024-3094detection.emerging-threats
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