Update data/templates/src/pe/exe/template_aarch64_windows.asm

xaitax · dledda-r7 · web-flow · commit 8d0aaac0db38 · 2025-07-10T14:37:23.000+02:00
Co-authored-by: Diego Ledda &lt;diego_ledda@rapid7.com&gt;
diff --git a/data/templates/src/pe/exe/template_aarch64_windows.asm b/data/templates/src/pe/exe/template_aarch64_windows.asm
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@
 ;    LINK.exe template_aarch64_windows.obj /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS /ENTRY:main /NODEFAULTLIB kernel32.lib /OUT:template_aarch64_windows.exe
 ;
 ;
+; --- Cross Compilation (Microsoft Visual Studio Build Tools) ---
+; 1. Locate Cross Compiler Tools and Libraries
+;     In this case: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.44.35207\bin\Hostx64\arm64\
+;     And: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Lib\10.0.26100.0\um\arm64
+; 2. Assemble:
+;    "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.44.35207\bin\Hostx64\arm64\armasm64.exe" -o template_aarch64_windows.obj template_aarch64_windows.asm
+; 3. Link:
+;    "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.44.35207\bin\Hostx64\arm64\link.exe"  template_aarch64_windows.obj /LIBPATH:"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Lib\10.0.26100.0\um\arm64" /MACHINE:ARM64 /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS /ENTRY:main /NODEFAULTLIB kernel32.lib /OUT:template_aarch64_windows.exe
         AREA    |.text|, CODE, READONLY
 
 ; Import the Win32 functions we need from kernel32.dll

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`10`	`10`	`; LINK.exe template_aarch64_windows.obj /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS /ENTRY:main /NODEFAULTLIB kernel32.lib /OUT:template_aarch64_windows.exe`
`11`	`11`	`;`
`12`	`12`	`;`
	`13`	`+; --- Cross Compilation (Microsoft Visual Studio Build Tools) ---`
	`14`	`+; 1. Locate Cross Compiler Tools and Libraries`
	`15`	`+; In this case: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.44.35207\bin\Hostx64\arm64\`
	`16`	`+; And: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Lib\10.0.26100.0\um\arm64`
	`17`	`+; 2. Assemble:`
	`18`	`+; "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.44.35207\bin\Hostx64\arm64\armasm64.exe" -o template_aarch64_windows.obj template_aarch64_windows.asm`
	`19`	`+; 3. Link:`
	`20`	`+; "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.44.35207\bin\Hostx64\arm64\link.exe" template_aarch64_windows.obj /LIBPATH:"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Lib\10.0.26100.0\um\arm64" /MACHINE:ARM64 /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS /ENTRY:main /NODEFAULTLIB kernel32.lib /OUT:template_aarch64_windows.exe`
`13`	`21`	`AREA \|.text\|, CODE, READONLY`
`14`	`22`
`15`	`23`	`; Import the Win32 functions we need from kernel32.dll`