Vector35 / Vector35/binaryninja-api
Changes to referenced types not causing HLIL regeneration
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Component: Core
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Description
Version and Platform (required):
- Binary Ninja Version: 5.1.7557
- OS: Macos
- OS Version: 15.5
- CPU Architecture: arm64
Bug Description:
Structure member name changes does not reflected to the linear view for globally defined structures.
When I rename field_0 to test_1 this is what happens:
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Research direction
No source file, test, or entry point is named. First reproduce the issue in Binary Ninja 5.1.7557 by renaming a member of a globally defined structure, then trace the HLIL regeneration path for referenced types; done means the linear view reflects the renamed member.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- reverse-engineering
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100