process where host.os.type == "linux" and event.type == "start" and event.action == "exec" and process.name in ("chmod", "chown") and
process.args like~ (
"/bin/*", "/usr/bin/*", "/usr/local/bin/*", "/sbin/*", "/usr/sbin/*", "/usr/local/sbin/*",
"/lib/*", "/usr/lib/*", "/lib64/*", "/usr/lib64/*"
) and
process.args in ("4755", "755", "000", "777", "444", "-x", "+x") and not (
process.args in ("/bin/chmod", "/usr/bin/chmod", "/usr/local/bin/chmod") or
process.parent.executable like~ ("/tmp/newroot/*", "/var/lib/dpkg/info/*") or
process.parent.name in ("udevadm", "systemd", "entrypoint", "sudo", "dart") or
process.parent.command_line == "runc init" or
process.parent.args like "/var/tmp/rpm-tmp.*"
)
Install detection rules in Elastic Security
Detect System Binary Path File Permission Modification in the Elastic Security detection engine by installing this rule into your Elastic Stack.
To setup this rule, check out the installation guide for Prebuilt Security Detection Rules(opens in a new tab or window).