Detectionlowtest

Named Pipe Created Via Mkfifo

Detects the creation of a new named pipe using the "mkfifo" utility

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Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Created Fri Jun 169d779ce8-5256-4b13-8b6f-b91c602b43f4linux

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: '/mkfifo'
    condition: selection

False Positives

Unknown

False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.

References

MITRE ATT&CK

Tactics

Rule Metadata

Rule ID

9d779ce8-5256-4b13-8b6f-b91c602b43f4

Status

test

Level

low

Type

Detection

Created

Fri Jun 16

Author

Path

rules/linux/process_creation/proc_creation_lnx_mkfifo_named_pipe_creation.yml

Raw Tags

attack.execution