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Can I execute a Linux binary without the execute permission bit being set?

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Mar 15, 202617445 views
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Is there a way to run an executable binary file under Linux which does not have the execute bit set? is not an option. E.g. it's permissions may be only. Executing scripts is possible without setting the execute bit and putting in a shebang by passing the source to the interpreter, e.g. or . So is …

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chmod +x

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Fix for: Can I execute a Linux binary without the execute permission bit being set?

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You can use /lib/ld*.so as an ELF interpreter, like so: The actual name differs from architecture to architecture. Some names include , and . You can probably find it singularly as .

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