Backdoored library loaded into SSHD (CVE-2024-3094)


Description

This rule detects possible CVE-2024-3094 exploitation when the SSH daemon process loads a vulnerable version of the liblzma library. An attacker could exploit this to interfere with authentication in sshd via systemd, potentially compromising sensitive data or escalating their privileges.

Query · falco

open_read and proc.name=sshd and (fd.name contains "liblzma.so.5.6.0" or fd.name contains "liblzma.so.5.6.1")

Rule dependencies

Depends on

  • composes · Falco macro open_read
    A shared condition, not a detection — not indexed on this site.

Analyst notes

SSHD loaded a backdoored version of liblzma library %fd.name with parent %proc.pname and cmdline %proc.cmdline | process=%proc.name parent=%proc.pname file=%fd.name evt_type=%evt.type user=%user.name user_uid=%user.uid user_loginuid=%user.loginuid proc_exepath=%proc.exepath command=%proc.cmdline terminal=%proc.tty exe_flags=%evt.arg.flags

Raw source Backdoored library loaded into SSHD (CVE-2024-3094) · Falco YAML
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rule: Backdoored library loaded into SSHD (CVE-2024-3094)
desc: This rule detects possible CVE-2024-3094 exploitation when the SSH daemon process
  loads a vulnerable version of the liblzma library. An attacker could exploit this
  to interfere with authentication in sshd via systemd, potentially compromising sensitive
  data or escalating their privileges.
condition: 'open_read and proc.name=sshd and (fd.name contains "liblzma.so.5.6.0"
  or fd.name contains "liblzma.so.5.6.1")

  '
output: SSHD loaded a backdoored version of liblzma library %fd.name with parent %proc.pname
  and cmdline %proc.cmdline | process=%proc.name parent=%proc.pname file=%fd.name
  evt_type=%evt.type user=%user.name user_uid=%user.uid user_loginuid=%user.loginuid
  proc_exepath=%proc.exepath command=%proc.cmdline terminal=%proc.tty exe_flags=%evt.arg.flags
priority: WARNING
tags:
- maturity_incubating
- host
- container
- mitre_initial_access
- T1556

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