Sigma rule: Potential Exploitation of CVE-2024-3094 - Suspicious SSH Child Process

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-446f20c340fa, updated 2024-07-03T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Potential Exploitation of CVE-2024-3094 - Suspicious SSH Child Process
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Arnim Rupp, Nasreddine Bencherchali, Thomas Patzke
Date
2024-04-01
Modified
2024-07-03
File
rules-emerging-threats/2024/Exploits/CVE-2024-3094/proc_creation_lnx_exploit_cve_2024_3094_sshd_child_process.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects potentially suspicious child process of SSH process (sshd) with a specific execution user. This could be a sign of potential exploitation of CVE-2024-3094.

Log source

product
linux
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    ParentImage|endswith: '/sshd'
    CommandLine|startswith:
        - 'bash -c'
        - 'sh -c'
    User: 'root'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Administrative activity directly with root authentication might trigger this rule if it's unnecessarily prefixed with "sh -c" or "bash -c"

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • cve.2024-3094
  • detection.emerging-threats

CVEs 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-emerging-threats/2024/Exploits/CVE-2024-3094/proc_creation_lnx_exploit_cve_2024_3094_sshd_child_process.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Potential Exploitation of CVE-2024-3094 - Suspicious SSH Child Process" by Arnim Rupp, Nasreddine Bencherchali, Thomas Patzke (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2024/Exploits/CVE-2024-3094/proc_creation_lnx_exploit_cve_2024_3094_sshd_child_process.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 Exploitation of CVE-2024-3094 - Suspicious SSH Child Process",
entity page, dataset version ref-446f20c340fa, updated 2024-07-03T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/9aa27839-e8ba-4d7a-ac1a-746c22c3d1e5 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 9aa27839-e8ba-4d7a-ac1a-746c22c3d1e5, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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