add: Linux Security Capability Set Via Setfattr Utility #5800
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Summary of the Pull Request
Add a Linux rule to detect the use of Setfattr utility to modify security capabilities of a file.
It is a less known alternative to the Setcap utility (see this PR).
Changelog
new: Linux Security Capability Set Via Setfattr Utility (rules/linux/process_creation/proc_creation_lnx_setfattr_sec_cap.yml)
Example Log Event
Testing command :
setfattr -n security.capability -v "0sAQAAAoAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=" /path/to/binaryHere
0sAQAAAoAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=represents the specific b64 encoding for CAP_SETUID on my el8 system.Example of auditd log :
Fixed Issues
SigmaHQ Rule Creation Conventions