# Tune out stock-rule false positives observed on this specific host, so the # broad netdata "any Falco match" alarm only pages for things worth paging # for. Uses Falco's own user_* customization macros rather than disabling # whole rules, so the underlying security check stays active for everything # else. Add entries here as new noisy defaults turn up - don't let this list # grow into blinding Falco to anything actually meaningful. # "Sensitive file opened for reading by non-trusted program" false-positives: # - pg_isready: fired every ~10s from inbox-zero-db's healthcheck touching # /etc/shadow - NSS/libc user-lookup behavior during process init, not # credential harvesting. # - lscr.io/linuxserver/obsidian, lscr.io/linuxserver/calibre: fires once per # container start from `sed -i s/CORRUPT_FILE/NOPASSWD/g /etc/sudoers` - # linuxserver.io's own s6-init NOPASSWD setup, same class of init-time file # touch. Same pattern confirmed on calibre 2026-08-19; scoped per-image # rather than by proc.name alone since any other linuxserver.io image will # hit this the first time it's added here too. # - systemd-executor (container_name=host): fired 63x reading /etc/shadow and # every /etc/pam.d/* file during the 2026-09-16 17:47 host reboot, as every # service's login/session setup ran at once. Normal PAM stack behavior at # boot, not credential harvesting - will recur on every future reboot. # Scoped by proc.exepath since proc.name is a meaningless re-exec artifact # ("9") for systemd's own executor process during --deserialize. - macro: user_known_read_sensitive_files_activities condition: > (proc.name = pg_isready) or (container.image.repository in ("lscr.io/linuxserver/obsidian", "lscr.io/linuxserver/calibre") and proc.name = sed) or (proc.exepath = "/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-executor") # "Fileless execution via memfd_create" fires from nvidia-ctk's # ldconfig-refresh hook, which runs via memfd_create by design every time # an NVIDIA-GPU container (e.g. ollama) starts - normal container-toolkit # behavior, not defense evasion. Scoped to the hook's own parent process # names rather than the ollama/ollama image, so drift detection stays live # for anything else that image does. - macro: known_memfd_execution_processes condition: (proc.pname in (nvidia-containe, nvidia-ctk)) # "Drop and execute new binary in container" (output text: "Executing binary # not part of base image") false-positives on three known-benign sources, # all confirmed via docker logs falco (2026-08-08 to 2026-08-16): # - gitea: re-executes itself for git-shell commands (serv/hook/pre-receive/ # post-receive) over SSH, which looks identical to a dropped binary. # Scoped to proc.name=gitea, not the whole container, so this # previously-compromised container still gets checked for any OTHER # unexpected binary. # - lscr.io/linuxserver/obsidian: Electron's normal /proc/self/exe # self-re-exec pattern (zygote/renderer/utility processes), fires ~6x # every time the container is recreated (~daily, likely watchtower). # Scoped to the whole image since this is normal Electron startup # behavior end to end, not one specific binary. # - tsl0922/ttyd (Synchronet BBS web terminal): telnet/pv/busybox-extras # installed via apk at container start and then used for the BBS's # normal telnet workflow. Scoped to those three binaries, not the image, # since this is a shell-access container where an unexpected binary is # more worth knowing about. - macro: known_drop_and_execute_activities condition: > (container.image.repository = "docker.gitea.com/gitea" and proc.name = gitea) or (container.image.repository = "lscr.io/linuxserver/obsidian") or (container.image.repository = "tsl0922/ttyd" and proc.name in (telnet, pv, busybox-extras)) # "Redirect STDOUT/STDIN to Network Connection in Container" false-positives, # both confirmed recurring (not one-off) via netdata's alert history: # - gitea: sshd/sshd-session redirect the just-accepted SSH connection's # socket onto stdin/stdout/stderr via dup2 - this is simply how every SSH # server handles every session, not a reverse shell. Fires 4x per SSH # connection (sshd x2, sshd-session x2). Scoped to those two binaries in # this one container, not the whole image, since gitea itself spawning # this pattern from some other binary would still be worth flagging. # - fireflyiii/core: its wait-for-it.sh startup script opens a raw TCP # connection to the postgres container to poll for DB readiness, which # redirects stdio the same way a reverse shell would mechanically. Scoped # to the script's own cmdline, not the whole image. # - rommapp/romm: its own init (bash /init) connects to its bundled loopback # redis (127.0.0.1:6379) and app port (127.0.0.1:5000) at container start, # same dup2-based mechanic. Confirmed at the 2026-09-16 host reboot; will # recur on every container start. Scoped to the image, not proc.name, # since this is the container's own /init script. - macro: user_known_stand_streams_redirect_activities condition: > (container.image.repository = "docker.gitea.com/gitea" and proc.name in (sshd, sshd-session)) or (container.image.repository = "fireflyiii/core" and proc.cmdline contains "wait-for-it.sh") or (container.image.repository = "rommapp/romm" and proc.cmdline = "bash /init") # "Clear Log Activities" false-positive: lsyncd (host systemd service, not a # container - running since 2026-07-29) truncates its own status file, # /var/log/lsyncd-status.log, as normal self-logging behavior. Matched via # the stock rule's fd.directory=/var/log check, not because it's actually # clearing evidence. Scoped to that one file, not all of /var/log, so any # other log-truncation in that directory still gets flagged. - macro: allowed_clear_log_files condition: (fd.name = "/var/log/lsyncd-status.log" and proc.name = lsyncd) # "Run shell untrusted" false-positive: fireflyiii/core and # fireflyiii/data-importer's own s6 healthcheck (`sh ./data/check`, spawned # by s6-notifyoncheck) fires twice per container start. Confirmed at the # 2026-09-16 host reboot; will recur on every start. This list is the # rule's own designated customization point (default: empty). - list: user_known_shell_spawn_binaries items: [s6-notifyoncheck]