Evidence: Sudoers
Description: Collect sudoers
Category: Applications
Platform: linux
Short Name: sudoers
Is Parsed: Yes
Sent to Investigation Hub: Yes
Collect File(s): No
Background
Linux sudoers configuration provides information about privilege escalation policies and administrative access controls. This data is essential for understanding privilege management and detecting unauthorized privilege escalation.
Data Collected
This collector gathers structured data about sudoers.
Sudoers Data
Field
Description
Example
Header
Header
Example value
RuleDetails
Rule Details
Example value
Source
Source
Example value
Collection Method
This collector parses sudoers configuration files and records entries into the sudoers table.
Forensic Value
This evidence is crucial for forensic investigations as it provides privilege escalation information. It helps investigators understand privilege policies, detect unauthorized privilege escalation, and investigate privilege-based attacks.
