Splunk Search

How to extract multiple values for multiple fields within a single event?

rayaivy
Explorer

I have nessus data for Installed Windows Updates (PluginID 52001).
Here is a list of quick-fix engineering updates installed on the
remote system :

+ KB4091664
  - Description : Update
  - InstalledOn : 1/22/2019

+ KB4132216
  - Description : Update
  - InstalledOn : 6/28/2018

+ KB4465659
  - Description : Security Update
  - InstalledOn : 1/19/2019

+ KB4480977
  - Description : Update
  - InstalledOn : 1/22/2019

Note that for detailed information on installed QFE's such as InstalledBy, Caption,
and so on, please run the scan with 'Report Verbosity' set to 'verbose'.

or in raw

...\nHere is a list of quick-fix engineering updates installed on the\nremote system :\n\n+ KB4091664\n  - Description : Update\n  - InstalledOn : 1/22/2019\n\n+ KB4132216\n  - Description : Update\n  - InstalledOn : 6/28/2018\n\n+ KB4465659\n  - Description : Security Update\n  - InstalledOn : 1/19/2019\n\n+ KB4480977\n  - Description : Update\n  - InstalledOn : 1/22/2019\n\nNote that for detailed information on installed QFE's such as InstalledBy, Caption,\nand so on, please run the scan with 'Report Verbosity' set to 'verbose'.\n...

I tried using the field extractor to no avail.

Need HotFixID, HotFixDesc, HotFixInstalledOn

0 Karma
1 Solution

alemarzu
Motivator

Hi there @rayaivy

Try like this.
... | rex max_match=0 "(?<HotFixID>KB\d+)[^\-]+-\sDescription\s:\s(?<HotFixDesc>[^\-]+)-\sInstalledOn\s:\s(?<HotFixInstalledOn>[\d\/]+)"

View solution in original post

alemarzu
Motivator

Hi there @rayaivy

Try like this.
... | rex max_match=0 "(?<HotFixID>KB\d+)[^\-]+-\sDescription\s:\s(?<HotFixDesc>[^\-]+)-\sInstalledOn\s:\s(?<HotFixInstalledOn>[\d\/]+)"

rayaivy
Explorer
index=nessus pluginID=52001
|  rex max_match=0 "(?<HFID>KB\d+)[^\-]+-\sDescription\s:\s(?<HFDesc>[^\-]+)-\sInstalledOn\s:\s(?<InDate>[\d\/]+)"
| eval allVals=mvzip(HFID,mvzip(HFDesc, InDate,"~"),"~")
| expand allVals
| rex field=allVals "(?<HotFixID>[^~]+)~(?<HotFixDesc>[^~]+)~(?<InstallDate>.*)"
| table dnsName, HotFixID, HotFixDesc, InstallDate
0 Karma
Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Data Management Digest – December 2025

Welcome to the December edition of Data Management Digest! As we continue our journey of data innovation, the ...

Index This | What is broken 80% of the time by February?

December 2025 Edition   Hayyy Splunk Education Enthusiasts and the Eternally Curious!    We’re back with this ...

Unlock Faster Time-to-Value on Edge and Ingest Processor with New SPL2 Pipeline ...

Hello Splunk Community,   We're thrilled to share an exciting update that will help you manage your data more ...