name: Linux Auditd Execve
id: 9ef6364d-cc67-480e-8448-3306829a6a24
version: 3
creation_date: '2024-08-08'
modification_date: '2026-05-13'
author: Teoderick Contreras, Splunk
description: Logs the execution of processes on a Linux system, including details about the executed command, arguments, and the initiating process.
mitre_components:
    - Command Execution
    - Process Creation
    - Process Metadata
    - OS API Execution
    - Application Log Content
source: auditd
sourcetype: auditd
separator: type
separator_value: EXECVE
configuration: https://github.com/Neo23x0/auditd/blob/master/audit.rules
supported_TA:
    - name: Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux
      url: https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/833
      version: 10.2.0
fields:
    - msg
    - type
    - msg
    - argc
example_log: 'type=EXECVE msg=audit(1723044684.257:15795): argc=3 a0="sudo" a1="LD_PRELOAD=./myfopen.so" a2="./prog"'