
Summary
The rule titled "Potential Defense Evasion via PRoot" is designed to identify the execution of the PRoot utility, a user-space tool that emulates the chroot environment, enabling attackers to bypass typical defenses. This utility can facilitate operations across various Linux distributions (e.g., Ubuntu, Fedora, Alpine) by providing a uniform environment for executing malicious payloads. The detection rule focuses on capturing instances where processes initiated by PRoot are executed. Adversaries might exploit PRoot to perform actions such as privilege escalation, executing cross-architecture malware, or launching additional attacks via bring-your-own-filesystem (BYOF) methodologies. Therefore, monitoring PRoot activity is crucial for identifying potential defense evasion tactics that align with the MITRE ATT&CK framework, specifically under the tactic of Defense Evasion and technique of Exploitation for Defense Evasion. The rule is structured to analyze process creation events, focusing on specific event characteristics that signal a PRoot execution, thus enhancing security visibility within Linux environments.
Categories
- Linux
- Endpoint
- Cloud
Data Sources
- Process
- Application Log
- Network Traffic
ATT&CK Techniques
- T1211
Created: 2023-03-07