Re: Error when running snort built-in rules.

It looks you are giving Snort 2 rules to Snort 3. Furthermore, the unknown keywords listed are not allowed in builtin rules.

Take a look at this:

https://blog.snort.org/2020/12/soft-release-lightspd-new-rules-package.html

If you still have issues post more details so we can get it sorted.

Russ

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From: Snort-sigs <[email protected]> on behalf of Alexander murithi via Snort-sigs <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2024 3:04 AM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: [Snort-sigs] Error when running snort built-in rules.

Good morning,
I've been getting the following error while running snort against the built-in rules:


Loading /etc/snort/rules/info.rules:
ERROR: /etc/snort/rules/info.rules:24 unknown rule keyword: rawbytes.
ERROR: /etc/snort/rules/info.rules:24 unknown rule keyword: distance.
ERROR: /etc/snort/rules/info.rules:24 unknown rule keyword: rawbytes.
ERROR: /etc/snort/rules/info.rules:24 unknown rule keyword: distance.
ERROR: /etc/snort/rules/info.rules:24 unknown rule keyword: rawbytes.
ERROR: /etc/snort/rules/info.rules:25 unknown rule keyword: nocase.
ERROR: /etc/snort/rules/info.rules:26 unknown rule keyword: nocase.
ERROR: /etc/snort/rules/info.rules:29 unknown rule keyword: nocase.
ERROR: /etc/snort/rules/info.rules:30 unknown rule keyword: nocase.
ERROR: /etc/snort/rules/info.rules:32 unknown rule keyword: nocase.
ERROR: /etc/snort/rules/info.rules:32 unknown rule keyword: distance.
ERROR: /etc/snort/rules/info.rules:32 unknown rule keyword: nocase.
ERROR: /etc/snort/rules/info.rules:32 unknown rule keyword: within.
ERROR: /etc/snort/rules/info.rules:32 unknown rule keyword: distance.
ERROR: /etc/snort/rules/info.rules:32 unknown rule keyword: distance.
ERROR: /etc/snort/rules/info.rules:32 unknown rule keyword: within.
ERROR: /etc/snort/rules/info.rules:32 unknown rule keyword: distance.
Finished /etc/snort/rules/info.rules:

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