DynamoRIO / DynamoRIO/dynamorio

ptrace attach does not copy all state to the injection context

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Description

`user_regs_to_mc()` does not copy the NZCV flags, fpcr or fpsr on AArch64 and it does not copy the SIMD register state on any platform.

Any registers that are not copied get zeroed which will corrupt the app state if they are in use at the time DynamoRIO attaches.

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Research direction

Start by locating user_regs_to_mc() in the ptrace attach path and inspect how the injection context is populated. Ensure the AArch64 NZCV, fpcr, and fpsr flags and SIMD register state on all platforms are copied rather than zeroed, then verify that attaching preserves the application's register state.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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