{
  "node_id": "mitre-attack-t1685-004-disable-or-modify-linux-audit-system-log",
  "title": "MITRE ATT&CK T1685.004: Disable or Modify Linux Audit System Log (Enterprise Tactic TA0112 - Defense Impairment)",
  "domain": "Cybersecurity",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-06-06",
  "bluf": "MITRE ATT&CK T1685.004 (Disable or Modify Linux Audit System Log) is an Enterprise Defense Impairment technique. Adversaries may disable or modify the Linux Audit system to hide malicious activity and avoid detection. Linux admins use the Linux Audit system to track security-relevant information on a system. The Linux Audit system operates at the kernel-level and maintains event logs on application and system activity such as process, network, file, and login events based on pre-configured rules. Often referred to as `auditd`, this is the name of the daemon used to write events to disk and is governed by the parameters set in the `audit.conf` configuration file. Two primary ways to configure the log generation rules are through the command line `auditctl` utility and the file `/etc/audit/audit.rules`, containing a sequence of `auditctl` commands loaded at boot time. With root privileges, adversaries ... Affected platforms: Linux. Sub-technique of ATT&CK T1685. ATT&CK-mapped mitigations: M1018 User Account Management, M1047 Audit.",
  "paywall": {
    "status": "LOCKED",
    "unlock_cost_usd": "0.01",
    "skyfire_id": "41779894-ece2-4163-9761-b3b1b76e19b0"
  },
  "crosswalks": {
    "_available_keys": [
      "nist_framework",
      "iso_standard",
      "industry_mapping",
      "mitre_d3fend"
    ],
    "_note": "Full crosswalk values included in vault response"
  },
  "dependencies": [
    "nist-cybersecurity-framework-2-0",
    "iso-27001-2022",
    "nist-sp-800-53-r5",
    "cis-controls-v8",
    "mitre-attack-framework-v14"
  ],
  "primary_citations_count": 6
}