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AN0668 Analytic 0668

Linux · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2

<p>Detects disabling or reconfiguration of syslog or rsyslog services. Monitors sudden stops in logging daemons and suspicious execution of kill or service stop commands targeting syslog processes.</p>
Detects
Part of
DET0239 Detection Strategy for Impair Defenses Indicator Blocking

Log sources and channels

Exactly as MITRE states them in x_mitre_log_source_references. Where a channel is vague, it is vague in the source; kevmap does not tidy it.

Log sourceChannelData component
auditd:SYSCALLexecve: service stop syslog, systemctl stop rsyslog, kill -9 syslogDC0064 Command Execution
linux:osqueryunexpected termination of syslog or rsyslog processesDC0033 Process Termination

Mutable elements

Parameters MITRE marks as environment-specific. These are the knobs you are expected to tune; they are why an analytic is not a rule.

FieldDescription
SyslogServiceNameService name for syslog daemon, which can differ across distributions.