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> it is very unlikely that your ELF/mach-O/PE/... is still valid with added junk at the end.

I've written loaders for all of the executable formats you mentioned, and maybe a dozen more. I know of none where this would violate the strict interpretation of the word of the spec.

That being said, valid file != happy OS




Agreed. As above: It may for example run, but not be accepted by other parts of the OS (as evidenced).




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