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Linux Sysrq Abuse

Date: 2025-09-03 ID: 7d1fc9be-c410-41d7-a69a-5c1f4bd80632 Author: Milad Cheraghi Environment: custom Directory: linux_sysrq_abuse

Description

Sample of Linux auditd events showing potential abuse of the Magic SysRq key to manipulate or destabilize the system.

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

ID Technique Tactic
T1529 System Shutdown/Reboot Impact

Environment Details

Field Value
Environment custom
Directory linux_sysrq_abuse
Test Date 2025-09-03

Datasets

The following datasets were collected during this attack simulation:

Linux-Auditd

  • Path: /datasets/attack_techniques/T1529/linux_sysrq_abuse/linux_sysrq_abuse.log
  • Sourcetype: auditd
  • Source: auditd

No specific detections currently use this attack data for testing. However, you can find related detections and analytics in our security content repository.

Usage Instructions

Replay with Splunk Attack Data

Replay attack data with replay.py from Splunk Attack Data.

1python replay.py --dataset /datasets/attack_techniques/T1529/linux_sysrq_abuse/linux_sysrq_abuse.log --index attack_data

Manual Import

  1. Download the dataset files from the paths listed above
  2. Configure your Splunk instance with the appropriate sourcetypes
  3. Import the logs using the Splunk Add Data wizard

Related Content

Find more detections and analytics for this attack technique in our security content repository.

Source: GitHub | Version: 1.0