Elastic Security Detection Rules

Process Started with Executable Stack

Last updated 9 days ago on 2025-01-22
Created 24 days ago on 2025-01-07

About

This rule monitors the syslog log file for messages related to instances of processes that are started with an executable stack. This can be an indicator of a process that is attempting to execute code from the stack, which can be a security risk.
Tags
Domain: EndpointOS: LinuxUse Case: Threat DetectionTactic: ExecutionData Source: SystemLanguage: kuery
Severity
low
Risk Score
21
MITRE ATT&CK™

Execution (TA0002)(opens in a new tab or window)

↳ Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059)(opens in a new tab or window)

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

Definition

Rule Type
Query (Kibana Query Language)
Integration Pack
Prebuilt Security Detection Rules
Index Patterns
logs-system.syslog-*
Related Integrations

system(opens in a new tab or window)

Query
host.os.type:"linux" and event.dataset:"system.syslog" and process.name:"kernel" and
message:"started with executable stack"

Install detection rules in Elastic Security

Detect Process Started with Executable Stack 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).