PT_LOAD

2025-04-13

PT_LOAD is an ELF program header type that specifies which parts of the executable file should be loaded into memory at runtime.

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return address

2025-04-13

A return address is the memory location stored on the call stack that tells the CPU where to resume execution after a function call completes.

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scope

2025-04-13

In computer programming, scope defines where in a program that a variable or function may be accessed.

In a more generalized cybersecurity or software ...

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section

2025-04-13

In executable files like ELF or PE files, a section is a named region of the binary that groups related data or code.

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SIGTRAP

2025-04-13

SIGTRAP is a signal sent to a process when a trap occurs, typically due to a breakpoint or other debug-related condition, allowing the debugger to ...

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static variable

2025-04-13

Static variables in C and C++ have limited scope (not global), but persistent lifetime, retaining its value between function calls.

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trap

2025-04-13

A trap is an execption generated by a CPU when a specific condition is met such as executing a syscall, hitting a breakpoint, or dividing by zero ...

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trap

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/dev/shm

2025-04-12

/dev/shm is a temporary filesystem (usually tmpfs) that provides POSIX-compliant shared memory, allowing processes to communicate by reading and ...

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/sys/module

2025-04-12

/sys/module is a directory within sysfs that contains subdirectories for each loaded kernel module, exposing attributes such as parameters and ...

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