Foundations of Linux Debugging, Disassembling, and Reversing : Analyze Binary Code, Understand Stack Memory Usage, and Reconstruct C/C++ Code with Intel x64 / by Dmitry Vostokov.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vostokov, Dmitry, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Open source software.

Operating systems (Computers).

Open Source.

Operating Systems.

Local Subjects:

Open Source.

Operating Systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (181 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : Apress : Imprint: Apress, 2023.

Summary:

Review topics ranging from Intel x64 assembly language instructions and writing programs in assembly language, to pointers, live debugging, and static binary analysis of compiled C and C++ code. This book is ideal for Linux desktop and cloud developers. Using the latest version of Debian, you’ll focus on the foundations of the diagnostics of core memory dumps, live and postmortem debugging of Linux applications, services, and systems, memory forensics, malware, and vulnerability analysis. This requires an understanding of x64 Intel assembly language and how C and C++ compilers generate code, including memory layout and pointers. This book provides the back­ground knowledge and practical foundations you’ll need in order to master internal Linux program structure and behavior. It consists of practical step-by-step exercises of increasing complexity with explanations and ample diagrams. You’ll also work with the GDB debugger and use it for disassembly and reversing. By the end of the book, you will have a solid understanding of how Linux C and C++ compilers generate binary code. In addition, you will be able to analyze such code confidently, understand stack memory usage, and reconstruct original C/C++ code. Foundations of Linux Debugging, Disassembling, and Reversing is the perfect companion to Foundations of ARM64 Linux Debugging, Disassembling, and Reversing for readers interested in the cloud or cybersecurity. You will: Review the basics of x64 assembly language Examine the essential GDB debugger commands for debugging and binary analysis Study C and C++ compiler code generation with and without compiler optimizations Look at binary code disassembly and reversing patterns See how pointers in C and C++ are implemented and used.

Contents:

Chapter One - x64.1: Memory, Registers, and Simple Arithmetic

Chapter Two - x64.2: Code Optimization

Chapter Three - x64.3: Number Representations

Chapter Four - x64.4: Pointers

Chapter Five - x64.5: Bytes, Words, Double, and Quad Words

Chapter Six - x64.6: Pointers to Memory

Chapter Seven - x64.7: Logical Instructions and RIP

Chapter Eight - x64.8: Reconstructing a Program with Pointers

Chapter Nine - x64.9: Memory and Stacks

Chapter Ten - x64.10: Frame Pointer and Local Variables

Chapter Eleven - x64.11: Function Parameters

Chapter Twelve - x64.12: More Instructions

Chapter Thirteen - x64.13: Function Pointer Parameters

Chapter Fourteen - x64.14: Summary of Code Disassembly Patterns.

Notes:

Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version: Vostokov, Dmitry Foundations of Linux Debugging, Disassembling, and Reversing

ISBN:

9781484291535

1484291530

OCLC:

1367996631