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ATT&CK technique

T1547.006

Kernel Modules and Extensions

PersistencePrivilege Escalation 29 detections found
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Detection rules

Source Rule Status Updated
elastic Kernel Module Removal production 2026-10-09
elastic Kernel Object File Creation production 2026-10-05
splunk Windows Snake Malware Service Create production 2026-10-02
splunk Windows Snake Malware Kernel Driver Comadmin production 2026-10-02
splunk Linux Insert Kernel Module Using Insmod Utility production 2026-10-02
splunk Linux Auditd Insert Kernel Module Using Insmod Utility production 2026-10-02
elastic Kernel Driver Load by non-root User production 2026-09-18
elastic Kernel Driver Load production 2026-09-18
elastic Kernel Module Load from Unusual Location production 2026-09-18
elastic Loadable Kernel Module Configuration File Creation production 2026-09-18
elastic Tainted Kernel Module Load production 2026-09-18
elastic Kernel Module Loaded with Tainting Flags production 2026-09-18
elastic Tainted Out-Of-Tree Kernel Module Load production 2026-09-18
elastic Kernel Load or Unload via Kexec Detected production 2026-09-18
elastic Attempt to Unload Elastic Endpoint Security Kernel Extension production 2026-09-18
elastic First Time Seen Driver Loaded production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential Persistence via File Modification production 2026-09-18
elastic Suspicious Usage of bpf_probe_write_user Helper production 2026-09-18
elastic BPF Program or Map Load via bpftool production 2026-09-18
elastic Kernel Module Load via Built-in Utility production 2026-09-18
splunk Linux File Created In Kernel Driver Directory production 2026-05-13
splunk Linux Install Kernel Module Using Modprobe Utility production 2026-05-13
splunk Linux Auditd Unload Module Via Modprobe production 2026-05-13
splunk Linux Auditd Kernel Module Using Rmmod Utility production 2026-05-13
splunk Linux Auditd Install Kernel Module Using Modprobe Utility production 2026-05-13
sigma Authencesn Crypto Module Load via Modprobe - Copy-Fail Indicator experimental 2026-05-09
elastic Deprecated - Creation of Kernel Module deprecated 2026-02-04
sigma Loading of Kernel Module via Insmod test 2022-12-25
elastic Persistence via Kernel Module Modification deprecated 2021-04-15