Performing Privilege Elevation

Performing Privilege Elevation (Unix/Linux)

The following out-of-the-box alert rules are assigned to the (Unix/Linux) Category: : PERFORMING PRIVILEGE ELEVATION.

ALERT RULE

Description

Changing permission to super user

An alert is triggered upon trying to change permissions using SU or SUDO commands to super user permissions to access sensitive information and perform sensitive actions.

Running SU command by non-admin user

An alert is triggered upon running the SU command by a user who is not a member of the unix_admins group. This rule is an example of a Prevent Rule that results in blocking the command. This rule will not trigger any alert until it is activated.

Running SU command to open root shell without root password

An alert is triggered upon running the command SUDO SU in order to open a root shell without being asked for the root password.

Using internal SUDO command suspiciously

An alert is triggered upon running a command from within another unauthorized command executed by SUDO. This rule is an example of an Alert Rule that pops up a Warning Notification to the end user. This rule will not trigger any alert until it is activated.