Re: [PATCH][RFC] invalid ELF binaries can execute - better sanity checking

[Valdis . Kletnieks]

On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 19:20:21 PST, Andrew Morton said:
> I've always had little confidence in the elf loader.  The problem is
> complex, the code quality is not high and the consequences of an error are
> severe.

You might want to read this very interesting dissection of the ELF format
for fun and non-profit.
 
http://www.muppetlabs.com/~breadbox/software/tiny/teensy.html

All I can say is - although it's insanely creative, this is *NOT* how I
want my ELF loader to work. ;)

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