gaffe23/linux-inject

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A command-line tool written in C that injects a shared object (.so) into a running Linux process using ptrace(), analogous to CreateRemoteThread() DLL injection on Windows. It supports x86, x86_64, and ARM architectures and loads libraries via __libc_dlopen_mode() so targets don't need to be linked against libdl.

Use cases

• inject a shared library into a running linux process
• linux equivalent of DLL injection like CreateRemoteThread
• load a .so into an already-running process with ptrace
• test process injection techniques on linux
• hook or extend a running process without restarting it
• security research on linux process manipulation

When to choose

• you need to inject a shared object into a process that is already running
• you want a ptrace-based alternative to LD_PRELOAD
• you need injection support across x86, x86_64, and ARM linux
• the target process was not built with -ldl

When to avoid

• you need injection on macOS, Windows, or other non-Linux platforms
• ptrace_scope restrictions cannot be disabled in your environment
• you want a maintained tool with active development and support
• you need stealthy injection that evades modern EDR monitoring

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

security reverse-engineering developer-tools security operating-systems developer-tools cli process-injection ptrace shared-object-injection penetration-testing linux

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