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triage binary ninja backend failures

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binary-ninja bug
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Description

from capa-testfiles, these files fail to process today:

```
failures for binja:
- 0761142efbda6c4b1e801223de723578.dll_
- 1038a23daad86042c66bfe6c9d052d27048de9653bde5750dc0f240c792d9ac8.elf_
- 112f9f0e8d349858a80dd8c14190e620.exe_
- 253309d8b3675d3cc61d4bf23aa15d4b.dll_
- 2dae11cc5f86f5399b560b8837c26274b7e09431deed669b0844fef44e917915.exe_
- 2f7f5fb5de175e770d7eae87666f9831.elf_
- 3b13b6f1d7cd14dc4a097a12e2e505c0a4cff495262261e2bfc991df238b9b04.dll_
- 4122acca2f9ea98fc3f3ad040688e4ce.exe_
- 44d40faf3f1fe4ed969befab7afcd2f0.exe_
- 49a34cfbeed733c24392c9217ef46bb6.exe_
- 54390bda109aab7fc006b8b4ead5b6c2.dll_
- 55d77ab16377a8a314982f723fcc6fae.exe_
- 5f66b82558ca92e54e77f216ef4c066c.exe_
- 5fbbfeed28b258c42e0cfeb16718b31c.exe_
- 648fc498110b11b4313a47a776e6ba40.exe_
- 6cc148363200798a12091b97a17181a1.exe_
- 7f15b1a47bbe031334e23653879e9661f4b8cde80c307548328fdd3aed87ca46.exe_
- 91a12a4cf437589ba70b1687f5acad19.exe_
- 92d8ea10ea30e8b534334a1c9857a455.exe_
- 94d3c854aadbcfde46b2f82801015c31.exe_
- 971e599e6e707349eccea2fd4c8e5f67.exe_
- 9b7ccaa2ae6a5b96e3110ebcbc4311f6.dll_
- 9ff8e68343cc29c1036650fc153e69f7.exe_
- a74ee8200aace7d19dee79871bbf2ed3.exe_
- a933a1a402775cfa94b6bee0963f4b46.dll_
- b5f0524e69b3a3cf636c7ac366ca57bf5e3a8fdc8a9f01caf196c611a7918a87.elf_
- c3341b7dfbb9d43bca8c812e07b4299f.exe_
- e87076a1182ba40758e1d7258442c1ee23bf71ac77fad9f3babc707dce11c144.exe_
- eaad7dfc78304b977d3844cc63577152.exe_
- ee3b869b668abec332d07c66d1a39f6dbf3a598cc1325b57a0504f8d24ac2e28.dll_
- kernel32.dll_
- mimikatz.exe_
```

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the capa-testfiles failures listed in the issue and inspect how the Binary Ninja backend processes the affected DLL, ELF, and EXE samples. Determine why these files fail and identify the relevant backend tests or processing path. Done means the failures have a documented cause and an appropriate fix or follow-up for each affected sample.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
reverse-engineering, testing-qa
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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