Sigma rule: Auditing Configuration Changes on Linux Host

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-0b3b8caaa87a, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title: Auditing Configuration Changes on Linux Host
Status: test
Level: high
Author: Mikhail Larin, oscd.community
Date: 2019-10-25
Modified: 2021-11-27
File: rules/linux/auditd/path/lnx_auditd_auditing_config_change.yml
Commit: ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detect changes in auditd configuration files

Log source

product: linux
service: auditd

Detection

selection:
    type: PATH
    name:
        - /etc/audit/*
        - /etc/libaudit.conf
        - /etc/audisp/*
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

Legitimate administrative activity

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

T1685

References

https://github.com/Neo23x0/auditd/blob/master/audit.rules
Self Experience

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/auditd/path/lnx_auditd_auditing_config_change.yml

Sources and licences

SigmaHQ
"Auditing Configuration Changes on Linux Host" by Mikhail Larin, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/linux/auditd/path/lnx_auditd_auditing_config_change.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: Auditing Configuration Changes on Linux Host",
entity page, dataset version ref-0b3b8caaa87a, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/977ef627-4539-4875-adf4-ed8f780c4922 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 977ef627-4539-4875-adf4-ed8f780c4922, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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