Kubernetes Pod Created with host Inter Process Communications (IPC) namespace

Synopsis

Field	Value
Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	5 Days
Required Data	Requires one of the following data sources: AWS Audit Log OR Azure Audit Log OR Gcp Audit Log OR Kubernetes Audit Logs
Detection Modules	Cloud
Detector Tags	Kubernetes - API
ATT&CK Tactic	Privilege Escalation (TA0004), Execution (TA0002)
ATT&CK Technique	Escape to Host (T1611), Deploy Container (T1610)
Severity	Informational

Description

An identity created a Kubernetes pod with the host Inter Process Communications (IPC) namespace. This may indicate an adversary attempting to access data used by other pods that use the host's IPC namespace.

Attacker's Goals

Access data used by other pods that use the host's IPC namespace.

Investigative actions

• Check the identity's role designation in the organization.
• Inspect for any files in the /dev/shm shared memory location.
• Inspect for any IPC facilities being used with /usr/bin/ipcs.

Variations

Kubernetes Pod Created with host Inter Process Communications (IPC) namespace for the first time in the cluster

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Privilege Escalation (TA0004), Execution (TA0002)
ATT&CK Technique	Escape to Host (T1611), Deploy Container (T1610)
Severity	Low

Description

An identity created a Kubernetes pod with the host Inter Process Communications (IPC) namespace. This may indicate an adversary attempting to access data used by other pods that use the host's IPC namespace.

Attacker's Goals

Access data used by other pods that use the host's IPC namespace.

Investigative actions

• Check the identity's role designation in the organization.
• Inspect for any files in the /dev/shm shared memory location.
• Inspect for any IPC facilities being used with /usr/bin/ipcs.

Kubernetes Pod Created with host Inter Process Communications (IPC) namespace for the first time in the namespace

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Privilege Escalation (TA0004), Execution (TA0002)
ATT&CK Technique	Escape to Host (T1611), Deploy Container (T1610)
Severity	Low

Description

An identity created a Kubernetes pod with the host Inter Process Communications (IPC) namespace. This may indicate an adversary attempting to access data used by other pods that use the host's IPC namespace.

Attacker's Goals

Access data used by other pods that use the host's IPC namespace.

Investigative actions

• Check the identity's role designation in the organization.
• Inspect for any files in the /dev/shm shared memory location.
• Inspect for any IPC facilities being used with /usr/bin/ipcs.

Kubernetes Pod Created with host Inter Process Communications (IPC) namespace for the first time by the identity

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Privilege Escalation (TA0004), Execution (TA0002)
ATT&CK Technique	Escape to Host (T1611), Deploy Container (T1610)
Severity	Low

Description

An identity created a Kubernetes pod with the host Inter Process Communications (IPC) namespace. This may indicate an adversary attempting to access data used by other pods that use the host's IPC namespace.

Attacker's Goals

Access data used by other pods that use the host's IPC namespace.

Investigative actions

• Check the identity's role designation in the organization.
• Inspect for any files in the /dev/shm shared memory location.
• Inspect for any IPC facilities being used with /usr/bin/ipcs.