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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

The following detections in our security content repository use this attack data for testing:

Detection Name Type Source MITRE ATT&CK Analytic Story
Linux Magic SysRq Key Abuse TTP Endpoint T1059.004, T1529, T1489, T1499 Compromised Linux Host

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