Suspicious Write Attempt to AppArmor Policy Management Files
Detects processes attempting to write to AppArmor policy management pseudo-files located under "/sys/kernel/security/apparmor/". These special kernel interfaces are used to load, replace, or remove AppArmor profiles…
Description
Detects processes attempting to write to AppArmor policy management pseudo-files located under "/sys/kernel/security/apparmor/". These special kernel interfaces are used to load, replace, or remove AppArmor profiles (".load", ".replace", ".remove"). In normal environments, AppArmor policy management is typically performed by administrative tools such as "apparmor_parser" during system initialization or package installation. Direct interaction with these pseudo-files from shell utilities, interpreters, or scripting environments is uncommon and may indicate attempts to modify security policy at runtime. Adversaries may abuse these interfaces to weaken or disable AppArmor protections, introduce malicious profiles, or exploit vulnerabilities in the AppArmor policy parser as part of local privilege escalation chains.
Detection logic
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Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersESXiIaaSIdentity ProviderLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesOffice SuiteWindows
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- Log source category
- event_index
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
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References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-threat-research/2026/03/12/crackarmor-critical-apparmor-flaws-enable-local-privilege-escalation-to-root | 4 |
| cdn2.qualys.com/advisory/2026/03/10/crack-armor.txt | 4 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 8293bf1f-8dd0-434e-b52a-1aa6ec101777
- Tagged by the source as
- Data Source: CrowdstrikeData Source: Elastic DefendData Source: Elastic EndgameData Source: SentinelOneDomain: EndpointNoise: LowOS: LinuxPerformance: NormalPlatform: LinuxResources: Investigation GuideRule Type: Event Correlation (EQL)Tactic: Defense EvasionUse Case: Threat Detection
Licence
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- Elastic License 2.0Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Sep 20, 2026
- Version
- 3