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linux:auditd SYSCALL:execve

SYSCALL record for execve

Log source
Linux audit framework (auditd)
Host type
Linux
Tier, host type
Minimum
Techniques
136
Rules depending on it
Splunk 17, Sigma 145

Why this tier

DISA STIG (linux); NSA/ASD web shell guidance

By role

RoleTierBasis
Linux serverMinimumDISA STIG (linux)
Linux web server, internet-facingMinimumDISA STIG (linux); NSA/ASD web shell guidance

Techniques it helps detect

Rules that depend on it

No vendor rule names this event or source directly.

Standards and guidance naming it

RequirementRelationBasis
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654010 (linux): execve key execpriv
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654030 (linux): /usr/bin/umount key privileged-mount
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654035 (linux): /usr/bin/chacl key perm_mod
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654040 (linux): /usr/bin/setfacl key perm_mod
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654045 (linux): /usr/bin/chcon key perm_mod
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654050 (linux): /usr/sbin/semanage key privileged-unix-update
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654055 (linux): /usr/sbin/setfiles key privileged-unix-update
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654060 (linux): /usr/sbin/setsebool key privileged
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654085 (linux): /usr/bin/chage key privileged-chage
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654090 (linux): /usr/bin/chsh key priv_cmd
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654095 (linux): /usr/bin/crontab key privileged-crontab
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654097 (linux): execve (subj_type=crond_t) key cron_exec
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654100 (linux): /usr/bin/gpasswd key identity
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654105 (linux): /usr/bin/kmod key modules
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654110 (linux): /usr/bin/newgrp key priv_cmd
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654115 (linux): /usr/sbin/pam_timestamp_check key privileged-pam_timestamp_check
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654120 (linux): /usr/bin/passwd key identity
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654125 (linux): /usr/sbin/postdrop key privileged-unix-update
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654130 (linux): /usr/sbin/postqueue key privileged-unix-update
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654135 (linux): /usr/bin/ssh-agent key privileged-ssh
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654140 (linux): /usr/libexec/openssh/ssh-keysign key privileged-ssh
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654145 (linux): /usr/bin/su key privileged-priv_change
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654150 (linux): /usr/bin/sudo key priv_cmd
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654155 (linux): /usr/bin/sudoedit key priv_cmd
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654160 (linux): /usr/sbin/unix_chkpwd key privileged-unix-update
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654165 (linux): /usr/sbin/unix_update key privileged-unix-update
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654170 (linux): /usr/sbin/userhelper key privileged-unix-update
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654175 (linux): /usr/sbin/usermod key privileged-usermod
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654176 (linux): /usr/sbin/useradd key privileged-useradd
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654180 (linux): /usr/bin/mount key privileged-mount
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654185 (linux): /usr/sbin/init key privileged-init
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654190 (linux): /usr/sbin/poweroff key privileged-poweroff
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654195 (linux): /usr/sbin/reboot key privileged-reboot
DISA STIG: Audit rules (auditd)Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 V2R10 (2026-10-05)Names this eventRHEL-09-654200 (linux): /usr/sbin/shutdown key privileged-shutdown
NSA and ASD: Web shell detection guidanceDetect and Prevent Web Shell Malware (CSI PP-20-0901, April 2020)Names this eventquoted: auditd (Appendix G)

EDR events that stand in for it

Full: the sensor event carries what this event carries. Partial: the sensor reports a subset, so it does not replace the event.

Dataset version 0.5.3, built 2026-11-08, from public sources only. Vendor rule names, requirement text and ATT&CK content are reproduced as published; the links between them are the authors' analysis. See the references for each source, its version and its license.