Possible System Information Enumeration - Auditd (via auditd)

title: Possible System Information Enumeration - Auditd (via auditd)
id: b7621499-1ca5-5395-86d6-fe5d95d2577c
status: stable
description: This rule detects System Information Discovery commands
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1082/
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f296668303c29d3f4c07e42bdd2b28d8dd6625f9/atomics/T1082/T1082.md
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-01-12
tags:
    - attack.discovery
    - attack.t1082
logsource:
    product: linux
    service: auditd
detection:
    selection_1:
        type: PATH
        name:
            - /etc/lsb-release
            - /etc/redhat-release
            - /etc/issue
    selection_2:
        type: EXECVE
        a0:
            - uname
            - uptime
            - lsmod
            - hostname
            - env
    selection_3:
        type: EXECVE
        a0: grep
        a1|contains:
            - vbox
            - vm
            - xen
            - virtio
            - hv
    selection_4:
        type: EXECVE
        a0: kmod
        a1: list
    condition: 1 of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: low