googleprojectzero / googleprojectzero/Jackalope
How to solve create process failed, GLE=2 error
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Description
[-] PROGRAM ABORT : CreateProcess failed, GLE=2.
Location : Debugger::StartProcess(), C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Jackalope\TinyInst\Windows\debugger.cpp:1670

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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start at Windows/debugger.cpp:1670, where Debugger::StartProcess reports the CreateProcess failure, and reproduce the GLE=2 error on Windows using the details in the issue. Trace the process-launch inputs and determine the cause of the failure; done means identifying a reproducible fix or documenting the required launch conditions and verifying that the process starts successfully.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- operating-systems, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100