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by la_barba 2558 days ago
>I think the idea that the program can load files as code is insane in itself. There shouldn't be such a mechanism in an ideal world.

What do you mean by loading files "as code". Do you mean setting the execute bit on memory pages? You need to have the appropriate permissions to do that, and a locked down system wide policy can prevent programs from doing that as well.