Deprecated - Creation of Kernel Module

Last updated 21 days ago on 2025-12-24

Created 2 years ago on 2023-08-23

About

Identifies activity related to loading kernel modules on Linux via creation of new ko files in the LKM directory.

Tags

Domain: EndpointOS: LinuxUse Case: Threat DetectionTactic: PersistenceRule Type: BBRData Source: Elastic DefendData Source: Elastic EndgameLanguage: eql

Severity

low

Risk Score

MITRE ATT&CK™

Persistence (TA0003)(external, opens in a new tab or window)

↳ Boot or Logon Autostart Execution (T1547)(external, opens in a new tab or window)

License

Elastic License v2(external, opens in a new tab or window)

Definition

Rule Type: Event Correlation Rule
Integration Pack: Prebuilt Security Detection Rules
Index Patterns: logs-endpoint.events.*endgame-*
Related Integrations: endpoint(external, opens in a new tab or window)
Query

✄𐘗text code block:
✄𐘗file where host.os.type == "linux" and event.type in ("change", "creation") and file.path : "/lib/modules/*" and
file.extension == "ko" and not process.name : (
  "dpkg", "systemd", "falcon-sensor*", "dnf", "yum", "rpm", "cp"
)

Install detection rules in Elastic Security

Detect Deprecated - Creation of Kernel Module 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(external, opens in a new tab or window).