Sigma rule: Potentially Suspicious Named Pipe Created Via Mkfifo

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-51391a3a0b17, updated 2023-06-16T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Potentially Suspicious Named Pipe Created Via Mkfifo
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-06-16
File
rules/linux/process_creation/proc_creation_lnx_mkfifo_named_pipe_creation_susp_location.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the creation of a new named pipe using the "mkfifo" utility in a potentially suspicious location

Log source

product
linux
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith: '/mkfifo'
    # Note: Add more potentially suspicious locations
    CommandLine|contains: ' /tmp/'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.execution

Related rules

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_mkfifo_named_pipe_creation_susp_location.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Potentially Suspicious Named Pipe Created Via Mkfifo" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/linux/process_creation/proc_creation_lnx_mkfifo_named_pipe_creation_susp_location.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: Potentially Suspicious Named Pipe Created Via Mkfifo",
entity page, dataset version ref-51391a3a0b17, updated 2023-06-16T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/999c3b12-0a8c-40b6-8e13-dd7d62b75c7a (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 999c3b12-0a8c-40b6-8e13-dd7d62b75c7a, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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