Potential Linux Process Code Injection Via DD Utility
Detects the injection of code by overwriting the memory map of a Linux process using the "dd" Linux command.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- Linux
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- linux
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| github.com/AonCyberLabs/Cexigua/blob/34d338620afae4c6335ba8d8d499e1d7d3d5d7b5/overwrite.sh | Only this detection cites it |
| www.aon.com/cyber-solutions/aon_cyber_labs/linux-based-inter-process-code-injection-without-ptrace2/ | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 4cad6c64-d6df-42d6-8dae-eb78defdc415
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.privilege-escalationattack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1