-- Unexpected long-running processes running as root -- -- false positives: -- * new software requiring escalated privileges -- -- references: -- * https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1543/ -- -- tags: persistent process state -- platform: linux SELECT CONCAT ( p0.name, ',', REPLACE( p0.path, COALESCE( REGEX_MATCH (p0.path, "/nix/store/(.*?)/.*", 1), REGEX_MATCH (p0.path, "(\d[\.\d]+)/.*", 1), "3.11" ), "__VERSION__" ), ',', -- This is intentionally not euid, as everything is euid 0 p0.uid, ',', CONCAT ( SPLIT (p0.cgroup_path, "/", 0), ",", SPLIT (p0.cgroup_path, "/", 1) ), ',', f.mode ) AS exception_key, DATETIME(f.ctime, 'unixepoch') AS p0_changed, DATETIME(f.mtime, 'unixepoch') AS p0_modified, (strftime('%s', 'now') - p0.start_time) AS p0_runtime_s, -- Child p0.pid AS p0_pid, p0.path AS p0_path, p0.name AS p0_name, p0.cmdline AS p0_cmd, p0.cwd AS p0_cwd, p0.cgroup_path AS p0_cgroup, p0.euid AS p0_euid, p0_hash.sha256 AS p0_sha256, -- Parent p0.parent AS p1_pid, p1.path AS p1_path, p1.name AS p1_name, p1_f.mode AS p1_mode, p1.euid AS p1_euid, p1.cmdline AS p1_cmd, p1_hash.sha256 AS p1_sha256, -- Grandparent p1.parent AS p2_pid, p2.name AS p2_name, p2.path AS p2_path, p2.cmdline AS p2_cmd, p2_hash.sha256 AS p2_sha256 FROM processes p0 LEFT JOIN file f ON p0.path = f.path LEFT JOIN hash p0_hash ON p0.path = p0_hash.path LEFT JOIN processes p1 ON p0.parent = p1.pid LEFT JOIN file p1_f ON p1.path = p1_f.path LEFT JOIN hash p1_hash ON p1.path = p1_hash.path LEFT JOIN processes p2 ON p1.parent = p2.pid LEFT JOIN hash p2_hash ON p2.path = p2_hash.path WHERE p0.euid = 0 AND p0.parent > 0 AND p0.path != "" AND p0.start_time < (strftime('%s', 'now') - 1200) AND exception_key NOT IN ( 'abrt-dump-journ,/usr/bin/abrt-dump-journal-core,0,system.slice,abrt-journal-core.service,0755', 'abrt-dump-journ,/usr/bin/abrt-dump-journal-oops,0,system.slice,abrt-oops.service,0755', 'abrt-dump-journ,/usr/bin/abrt-dump-journal-xorg,0,system.slice,abrt-xorg.service,0755', 'abrtd,/usr/sbin/abrtd,0,system.slice,abrtd.service,0755', 'accounts-daemon,/nix/store/__VERSION__/libexec/accounts-daemon,0,system.slice,accounts-daemon.service,0555', 'accounts-daemon,/usr/lib/accounts-daemon,0,system.slice,accounts-daemon.service,0755', 'accounts-daemon,/usr/libexec/accounts-daemon,0,system.slice,accounts-daemon.service,0755', 'acpid,/usr/sbin/acpid,0,system.slice,acpid.service,0755', 'agetty,/nix/store/__VERSION__/bin/agetty,0,system.slice,system-getty.slice,0555', 'agetty,/usr/bin/agetty,0,system.slice,system-getty.slice,0755', 'agetty,/usr/sbin/agetty,0,system.slice,system-getty.slice,0755', 'agetty,/usr/sbin/agetty,0,system.slice,system-serial\x2dgetty.slice,0755', 'alsactl,/usr/sbin/alsactl,0,system.slice,alsa-state.service,0755', 'anacron,/usr/bin/anacron,0,system.slice,cronie.service,0755', 'anacron,/usr/sbin/anacron,0,system.slice,crond.service,0755', 'apcupsd,/usr/bin/apcupsd,0,system.slice,apcupsd.service,0755', 'atd,/usr/sbin/atd,0,system.slice,atd.service,0755', 'auditd,/usr/bin/auditd,0,system.slice,auditd.service,0755', 'auditd,/usr/sbin/auditd,0,system.slice,auditd.service,0755', 'blueman-mechanism.service,Bluetooth management mechanism,,200', 'blueman-mechani,/usr/bin/python3.10,0,system.slice,blueman-mechanism.service,0755', 'bluetoothd,/usr/lib/bluetooth/bluetoothd,0,system.slice,bluetooth.service,0755', 'bluetoothd,/usr/libexec/bluetooth/bluetoothd,0,system.slice,bluetooth.service,0755', 'boltd,/usr/lib/boltd,0,system.slice,bolt.service,0755', 'boltd,/usr/libexec/boltd,0,system.slice,bolt.service,0755', 'bpfilter_umh,/bpfilter_umh,0,,,', 'chainctl,/usr/local/bin/chainctl,0,user.slice,user-1000.slice,0755', 'containerd,/nix/store/__VERSION__/bin/containerd,0,system.slice,docker.service,0555', 'containerd-shim,/usr/bin/containerd-shim-runc-v2,0,system.slice,containerd.service,0755', 'containerd-shim,/usr/bin/containerd-shim-runc-v2,0,system.slice,docker.service,0755', 'containerd,/usr/bin/containerd,0,system.slice,containerd.service,0755', 'containerd,/usr/bin/containerd,0,system.slice,docker.service,0755', 'crond,/usr/bin/crond,0,system.slice,cronie.service,0755', 'crond,/usr/sbin/crond,0,system.slice,crond.service,0755', 'cron,/usr/sbin/cron,0,system.slice,cron.service,0755', 'cups-browsed,/usr/sbin/cups-browsed,0,system.slice,cups-browsed.service,0755', 'cupsd,/usr/bin/cupsd,0,system.slice,cups.service,0700', 'cupsd,/usr/sbin/cupsd,0,system.slice,cups.service,0755', 'dbus-daemon,/usr/bin/dbus-daemon,0,user.slice,user-1000.slice,0755', 'dbus-launch,/usr/bin/dbus-launch,0,user.slice,user-1000.slice,0755', 'dhclient,/usr/sbin/dhclient,0,system.slice,networking.service,0755', 'dhcpcd,/nix/store/__VERSION__/bin/dhcpcd,0,system.slice,dhcpcd.service,0555', 'dirmngr,/usr/bin/dirmngr,0,system.slice,archlinux-keyring-wkd-sync.service,0755', 'dnf,/usr/bin/python__VERSION__,0,user.slice,user-1000.slice,0755', 'dnsmasq,/usr/bin/dnsmasq,0,system.slice,libvirtd.service,0755', 'dnsmasq,/usr/sbin/dnsmasq,0,system.slice,libvirtd.service,0755', 'doas,/usr/bin/doas,1000,user.slice,user-1000.slice,4755', 'dockerd,/nix/store/__VERSION__/libexec/docker/dockerd,0,system.slice,docker.service,0555', 'dockerd,/usr/bin/dockerd,0,system.slice,docker.service,0755', 'docker-proxy,/usr/bin/docker-proxy,0,system.slice,docker.service,0755', 'docker-proxy,/usr/libexec/docker/docker-proxy,0,system.slice,docker.service,0755', 'docker,/usr/bin/docker,0,user.slice,user-1000.slice,0755', 'firewalld,/usr/bin/python3.10,0,system.slice,firewalld.service,0755', 'firewalld,/usr/bin/python__VERSION__,0,system.slice,firewalld.service,0755', 'fish,/usr/bin/fish,0,user.slice,user-1000.slice,0755', 'flatpak-system-,/usr/libexec/flatpak-system-helper,0,system.slice,flatpak-system-helper.service,0755', 'flatpak-system-,/usr/lib/flatpak-system-helper,0,system.slice,flatpak-system-helper.service,0755', 'fprintd,/usr/libexec/fprintd,0,system.slice,fprintd.service,0755', 'fstrim,/usr/sbin/fstrim,0,system.slice,fstrim.service,0755', 'fusermount,/usr/bin/fusermount,1000,user.slice,user-1000.slice,4755', 'fwupd,/usr/libexec/fwupd/fwupd,0,system.slice,fwupd.service,0755', 'fwupd,/usr/lib/fwupd/fwupd,0,system.slice,fwupd.service,0755', 'gdm3,/usr/sbin/gdm3,0,system.slice,gdm.service,0755', 'gdm-session-wor,/usr/libexec/gdm-session-worker,0,user.slice,user-1000.slice,0755', 'gdm-session-wor,/usr/libexec/gdm-session-worker,0,user.slice,user-42.slice,0755', 'gdm-session-wor,/usr/lib/gdm-session-worker,0,user.slice,user-1000.slice,0755', 'gdm-session-wor,/usr/lib/gdm-session-worker,0,user.slice,user-120.slice,0755', 'gdm,/usr/bin/gdm,0,system.slice,gdm.service,0755', 'gdm,/usr/sbin/gdm,0,system.slice,gdm.service,0755', 'geoclue.service,Location Lookup Service,geoclue,500', 'gnome-keyring-d,/usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon,0,user.slice,user-1000.slice,0755', 'gpg-agent,/usr/bin/gpg-agent,0,system.slice,packagekit.service,0755', 'gpg-agent,/usr/bin/gpg-agent,0,user.slice,user-1000.slice,0755', 'gssproxy,/usr/sbin/gssproxy,0,system.slice,gssproxy.service,0755', 'gvfsd-fuse,/usr/libexec/gvfsd-fuse,0,user.slice,user-1000.slice,0755', 'gvfsd,/usr/libexec/gvfsd,0,user.slice,user-1000.slice,0755', 'haproxy,/usr/sbin/haproxy,0,system.slice,haproxy.service,0755', 'iio-sensor-prox,/usr/libexec/iio-sensor-proxy,0,system.slice,iio-sensor-proxy.service,0755', 'iio-sensor-prox,/usr/lib/iio-sensor-proxy,0,system.slice,iio-sensor-proxy.service,0755', 'irqbalance,/usr/sbin/irqbalance,0,system.slice,irqbalance.service,0755', 'iwd,/usr/lib/iwd/iwd,0,system.slice,iwd.service,0755', 'launcher,/nix/store/__VERSION__/bin/launcher,0,system.slice,kolide-launcher.service,0555', 'launcher,/usr/local/kolide-k2/bin/launcher-updates/__VERSION__/launcher,0,system.slice,launcher.kolide-k2.service,0755', 'libvirtd,/usr/bin/libvirtd,0,system.slice,libvirtd.service,0755', 'lightdm,/nix/store/__VERSION__/bin/lightdm,0,system.slice,display-manager.service,0555', 'lightdm,/nix/store/__VERSION__/bin/lightdm,0,user.slice,user-1000.slice,0555', 'lightdm,/usr/bin/lightdm,0,system.slice,lightdm.service,0755', 'lightdm,/usr/bin/lightdm,0,user.slice,user-1000.slice,0755', 'lightdm,/usr/bin/lightdm,0,user.slice,user-974.slice,0755', 'lima-guestagent,/usr/local/bin/lima-guestagent,0,system.slice,lima-guestagent.service,0755', 'low-memory-moni,/usr/libexec/low-memory-monitor,0,system.slice,low-memory-monitor.service,0755', 'mcelog,/usr/sbin/mcelog,0,system.slice,mcelog.service,0755', 'ModemManager,/usr/sbin/ModemManager,0,system.slice,ModemManager.service,0755', 'multipathd,/usr/sbin/multipathd,0,system.slice,multipathd.service,0755', 'nessusd,/opt/nessus/sbin/nessusd,0,system.slice,nessusd.service,0755', 'nessus-service,/opt/nessus/sbin/nessus-service,0,system.slice,nessusd.service,0755', 'networkd-dispat,/usr/bin/python3.10,0,system.slice,networkd-dispatcher.service,0755', 'NetworkManager,/usr/bin/NetworkManager,0,system.slice,NetworkManager.service,0755', 'NetworkManager,/usr/sbin/NetworkManager,0,system.slice,NetworkManager.service,0755', 'nix-daemon,/nix/store/__VERSION__/bin/nix,0,system.slice,nix-daemon.service,0555', 'nm-dispatcher,/usr/lib/nm-dispatcher,0,system.slice,NetworkManager-dispatcher.service,0755', 'nm-openvpn-serv,/usr/libexec/nm-openvpn-service,0,system.slice,NetworkManager.service,0755', 'nvidia-powerd,/usr/bin/nvidia-powerd,0,system.slice,nvidia-powerd.service,0755', 'orbit,/opt/orbit/bin/orbit/linux/stable/orbit,0,system.slice,orbit.service,0755', 'osqueryd,/nix/store/__VERSION__/bin/osqueryd,0,system.slice,kolide-launcher.service,0555', 'osqueryd,/opt/orbit/bin/osqueryd/linux/stable/osqueryd,0,system.slice,orbit.service,0755', 'osqueryd,/usr/local/kolide-k2/bin/osqueryd,0,system.slice,launcher.kolide-k2.service,0755', 'osqueryd,/usr/local/kolide-k2/bin/osqueryd-updates/__VERSION__/osqueryd,0,system.slice,launcher.kolide-k2.service,0755', 'osquery-extensi,/nix/store/__VERSION__/bin/osquery-extension.ext,0,system.slice,kolide-launcher.service,0555', 'osqueryi,/usr/bin/osqueryd,0,user.slice,user-1000.slice,0755', 'packagekitd,/usr/libexec/packagekitd,0,system.slice,packagekit.service,0755', 'pacman,/usr/bin/pacman,0,user.slice,user-1000.slice,0755', 'pcscd,/snap/yubioath-desktop/__VERSION__/usr/sbin/pcscd,0,system.slice,snap.yubioath-desktop.pcscd.service,0755', 'pcscd,/usr/sbin/pcscd,0,system.slice,pcscd.service,0755', 'perl,/nix/store/__VERSION__/bin/perl,0,system.slice,znapzend.service,0555', 'polkitd,/usr/libexec/polkitd,0,system.slice,polkit.service,0755', 'power-profiles-,/usr/libexec/power-profiles-daemon,0,system.slice,power-profiles-daemon.service,0755', 'power-profiles-,/usr/lib/power-profiles-daemon,0,system.slice,power-profiles-daemon.service,0755', 'pwrstatd,/usr/sbin/pwrstatd,0,system.slice,pwrstatd.service,0700', 'qualys-cloud-ag,/usr/local/qualys/cloud-agent/bin/qualys-cloud-agent,0,system.slice,qualys-cloud-agent.service,0700', 'rsyslogd,/usr/sbin/rsyslogd,0,system.slice,rsyslog.service,0755', 'runc,/usr/bin/runc,0,system.slice,docker.service,0755', 'scdaemon,/usr/libexec/scdaemon,0,system.slice,packagekit.service,0755', 'scdaemon,/usr/libexec/scdaemon,0,user.slice,user-1000.slice,0755', 'sddm-helper,/usr/lib/sddm/sddm-helper,0,user.slice,user-1000.slice,0755', 'sddm,/usr/bin/sddm,0,system.slice,sddm.service,0755', '(sd-pam),/usr/lib/systemd/systemd,0,user.slice,user-0.slice,0755', 'sedispatch,/usr/sbin/sedispatch,0,system.slice,auditd.service,0755', 'sh,/nix/store/__VERSION__/bin/bash,0,system.slice,znapzend.service,0555', 'smartd,/usr/sbin/smartd,0,system.slice,smartd.service,0755', 'snapd,/snap/snapd/__VERSION__/usr/lib/snapd/snapd,0,system.slice,snapd.service,0755', 'snapd,/usr/libexec/snapd/snapd,0,system.slice,snapd.service,0755', 'snapd,/usr/lib/snapd/snapd,0,system.slice,snapd.service,0755', 'sshd,/nix/store/__VERSION__/bin/sshd,0,system.slice,sshd.service,0555', 'sshd,/nix/store/__VERSION__/bin/sshd,0,user.slice,user-1000.slice,0555', 'sshd,/usr/bin/sshd,0,system.slice,sshd.service,0755', 'sshd,/usr/bin/sshd,0,user.slice,user-1000.slice,0755', 'sshd,/usr/sbin/sshd,0,system.slice,sshd.service,0755', 'sshd,/usr/sbin/sshd,0,system.slice,ssh.service,0755', 'sshd,/usr/sbin/sshd,0,user.slice,user-1000.slice,0755', 'ssh,/nix/store/__VERSION__/bin/ssh,0,system.slice,znapzend.service,0555', 'sssd_kcm,/usr/libexec/sssd/sssd_kcm,0,system.slice,sssd-kcm.service,0755', 'sudo,/usr/bin/sudo,1000,user.slice,user-1000.slice,4111', 'sudo,/usr/bin/sudo,1000,user.slice,user-1000.slice,4755', 'supergfxd,/usr/bin/supergfxd,0,system.slice,supergfxd.service,0755', 'su,/usr/bin/su,0,user.slice,user-1000.slice,4755', 'switcheroo-cont,/usr/libexec/switcheroo-control,0,system.slice,switcheroo-control.service,0755', 'systemd-coredum,/nix/store/__VERSION__/lib/systemd/systemd-coredump,0,,,0555', 'systemd-homed,/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-homed,0,system.slice,systemd-homed.service,0755', 'systemd-hostnam,/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-hostnamed,0,system.slice,systemd-hostnamed.service,0755', 'systemd-journal,/nix/store/__VERSION__/lib/systemd/systemd-journald,0,system.slice,systemd-journald.service,0555', 'systemd-journal,/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-journald,0,system.slice,systemd-journald.service,0755', 'systemd-localed,/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-localed,0,system.slice,systemd-localed.service,0755', 'systemd-logind,/nix/store/__VERSION__/lib/systemd/systemd-logind,0,system.slice,systemd-logind.service,0555', 'systemd-logind,/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-logind,0,system.slice,systemd-logind.service,0755', 'systemd-machine,/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-machined,0,system.slice,systemd-machined.service,0755', 'systemd-sleep,/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sleep,0,system.slice,systemd-suspend.service,0755', 'systemd-udevd,/nix/store/__VERSION__/bin/udevadm,0,system.slice,systemd-udevd.service,0555', 'systemd-udevd,/usr/bin/udevadm,0,system.slice,systemd-udevd.service,0755', 'systemd-userdbd,/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-userdbd,0,system.slice,systemd-userdbd.service,0755', 'systemd-userwor,/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-userwork,0,system.slice,systemd-userdbd.service,0755', 'systemd,/usr/lib/systemd/systemd,0,user.slice,user-0.slice,0755', 'tailscaled,/usr/bin/tailscaled,0,system.slice,tailscaled.service,0755', 'tailscaled,/usr/sbin/tailscaled,0,system.slice,tailscaled.service,0755', '.tailscaled-wra,/nix/store/__VERSION__/bin/.tailscaled-wrapped,0,system.slice,tailscaled.service,0555', 'thermald,/usr/sbin/thermald,0,system.slice,thermald.service,0755', 'udisksd,/nix/store/__VERSION__/libexec/udisks2/udisksd,0,system.slice,udisks2.service,0555', 'udisksd,/usr/libexec/udisks2/udisksd,0,system.slice,udisks2.service,0755', 'udisksd,/usr/lib/udisks2/udisksd,0,system.slice,udisks2.service,0755', 'unattended-upgr,/usr/bin/python3.10,0,system.slice,unattended-upgrades.service,0755', 'unattended-upgr,/usr/bin/python3.9,0,system.slice,unattended-upgrades.service,0755', 'upowerd,/usr/libexec/upowerd,0,system.slice,upower.service,0755', 'upowerd,/usr/lib/upowerd,0,system.slice,upower.service,0755', 'uresourced,/usr/libexec/uresourced,0,system.slice,uresourced.service,0755', '/usr/bin/monito,/usr/bin/perl,0,system.slice,monitorix.service,0755', 'velociraptor_cl,/usr/local/bin/velociraptor,0,system.slice,velociraptor_client.service,0700', 'virtlogd,/usr/bin/virtlogd,0,system.slice,virtlogd.service,0755', 'wpa_supplicant,/usr/bin/wpa_supplicant,0,system.slice,wpa_supplicant.service,0755', 'wpa_supplicant,/usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant,0,system.slice,wpa_supplicant.service,0755', 'xdg-desktop-por,/usr/libexec/xdg-desktop-portal,0,user.slice,user-1000.slice,0755', 'xdg-desktop-por,/usr/libexec/xdg-desktop-portal-gnome,0,user.slice,user-1000.slice,0755', 'xdg-desktop-por,/usr/libexec/xdg-desktop-portal-gtk,0,user.slice,user-1000.slice,0755', 'xdg-document-po,/usr/libexec/xdg-document-portal,0,user.slice,user-1000.slice,0755', 'xdg-permission-,/usr/libexec/xdg-permission-store,0,user.slice,user-1000.slice,0755', 'X,/nix/store/__VERSION__/bin/Xorg,0,system.slice,display-manager.service,0555', 'Xorg,/usr/lib/Xorg,0,system.slice,lightdm.service,0755', 'Xorg,/usr/lib/Xorg,0,system.slice,sddm.service,0755', 'yum,/usr/bin/python__VERSION__,0,user.slice,user-1000.slice,0755', 'zed,/nix/store/__VERSION__/bin/zed,0,system.slice,zfs-zed.service,0555', 'zed,/usr/sbin/zed,0,system.slice,zfs-zed.service,0755', 'zfs-auto-snapsh,/nix/store/__VERSION__/bin/ruby,0,system.slice,zfs-snapshot-frequent.service,0555', 'zfs-auto-snapsh,/nix/store/__VERSION__/bin/ruby,0,system.slice,zfs-snapshot-hourly.service,0555', 'zfs,/nix/store/__VERSION__/bin/zfs,0,system.slice,zfs-snapshot-frequent.service,0555', 'zfs,/nix/store/__VERSION__/bin/zfs,0,system.slice,zfs-snapshot-hourly.service,0555', 'zfs,/nix/store/__VERSION__/bin/zfs,0,system.slice,znapzend.service,0555' ) AND NOT exception_key LIKE 'abrt-dbus,/usr/sbin/abrt-dbus,0,system.slice,system-dbus%org.freedesktop.problems.slice,0755' AND NOT exception_key LIKE 'fusermount3,/usr/bin/fusermount3,%,user.slice,user-%.slice,4755' AND NOT p0.cgroup_path LIKE '/system.slice/docker-%' GROUP BY p0.pid