Company
Date Published
Nov. 17, 2023
Author
Oxana Kharitonova
Word count
5089
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

In this blog post, we learned about how the Linux kernel handles executing a binary file and how all components are linked together. We then looked at an example of hooking into a function within a binary to change its behavior using the AArch64 architecture's assembly language. Finally, we discussed the importance of security when processing external inputs.