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[![Disassembly view highlighting CodeRegion 0x402000–0x402028 and ELF section .shellcode during firmware analysis.](https://xckd6kzuxte054o.onstatic.studio/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/image7_2025-08-20_02_24_49.634949.png-1024x368.png)](https://xckd6kzuxte054o.onstatic.studio/2025-def-con-chv-ctf/)



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				Hacking Randomized Linux Kernel Images at the DEF CON 33 Car Hacking Village			](https://xckd6kzuxte054o.onstatic.studio/2025-def-con-chv-ctf/)





Red Balloon Security’s DEF CON 33 Car Hacking Village CTF write-up: unpacking firmware, cracking a repeating-key XOR, and exploiting a buffer overflow on ARM64




			August 21, 2025