Sigma rule: Potential Linux Process Code Injection Via DD Utility

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-0c6047dfbfa6, updated 2023-12-01T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Potential Linux Process Code Injection Via DD Utility
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Joseph Kamau
Date
2023-12-01
File
rules/linux/process_creation/proc_creation_lnx_dd_process_injection.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the injection of code by overwriting the memory map of a Linux process using the "dd" Linux command.

Log source

product
linux
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith: '/dd'
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - 'of='
        - '/proc/'
        - '/mem'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1055.009

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/linux/process_creation/proc_creation_lnx_dd_process_injection.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Potential Linux Process Code Injection Via DD Utility" by Joseph Kamau (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/linux/process_creation/proc_creation_lnx_dd_process_injection.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Potential Linux Process Code Injection Via DD Utility",
entity page, dataset version ref-0c6047dfbfa6, updated 2023-12-01T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/4cad6c64-d6df-42d6-8dae-eb78defdc415 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 4cad6c64-d6df-42d6-8dae-eb78defdc415, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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