Sigma rule: Logging Configuration Changes on Linux Host

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-93fa8dc45403, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Logging 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_logging_config_change.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detect changes of syslog daemons configuration files

Log source

product
linux
service
auditd

Detection

selection:
    type: 'PATH'
    name:
        - /etc/syslog.conf
        - /etc/rsyslog.conf
        - /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate administrative activity

Tags

  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1685

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

  • 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_logging_config_change.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Logging 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_logging_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: Logging Configuration Changes on Linux Host",
entity page, dataset version ref-93fa8dc45403, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/c830f15d-6f6e-430f-8074-6f73d6807841 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule c830f15d-6f6e-430f-8074-6f73d6807841, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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