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Posts by Gynvael Coldwind
Hey folks! We're running a 2-3 challenge K8s-themed mini-CTF. It's both for fun, but also to test our infra before the upcoming workshops on security of K8s. Anyway, it starts April 29, so sign up if you want to hack some Kubernetes :)
A 25-hour RPG finished in under 2 minutes.
Not speedrunning - hacking.
@gynvael.bsky.social breaks the game using reverse engineering, bugs, and his uncanny skills.
#CONFidenceConf 2026 👉 bit.ly/joinCONFI2026
How to submit an article:
1. Write article (max content size: 174mm x 253mm).
2. Send it to us.
3. ...
4. Have it published in Issue #9!
Details: → pagedout.institute?page=cfp.php
When working with computers we frequently find these cool little tidbits/tricks/tips we could share. They are too small to make a full article, but they are likely the right size for Paged Out! magazine, where each article is just 1 page 😎
CFP deadline for Issue #9: 30th April'26
Video – www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ac9... – by @liveoverflow.bsky.social
This article reminded me of a GOATed FPGA bistream RE task from GoogleCTF - GPURTL by Robin - where the key to solving it for me was observing the pattern of changing bits in FPGA's registers.
LiveOverflow made a video about it - link in the reply in case you want to check it out.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJM9... ← my new old talk was released as a standalone; it's a fun story of how you go from being able to write '2' (0x32, 1 byte) anywhere on the FS to full RCE with admin/root privs
Link to the article:
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Link to the whole PDF:
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A perfect 1-page Friday reading → here's a fun article by Jacob Strieb about (ab)using <canvas> element in HTML and PNGs to get DEFLATE compression into older browsers (without reimplementing the whole thing in JS).
Direct link to the article: pagedout.institute/webview.php?... (better quality)
And PDF: pagedout.institute/download/Pag...
This 1-pager from Xusheng Li on GDB internals of how watchpoints are implemented is a delight to read! (especially that double-write behaviour false positive - I did not know about that)
My favorite XSS trick when you can add only attributes (when < and > are removed from the input) is to add onfocus=alert(1) and autofocus: <input value="" onfocus="..." autofocus="">
To not create a loop, I add this.blur(), otherwise alert() steals the focus, and then the field gains it once again.
confidence-conference.org/cfp-2026/ ← quick reminder that the Call For Papers for CONFidence 2026 (May, Poland) closes this week!
Woah! @phrack.org zine raising the bar for CFPs I see! They have an actual crack intro with music and stuff on their website now!
Paged Out! made it to RE//verse! <3
My second article in Paged Out! #8 was about the architecture of the terminal emulator on Linux - it's a really obvious thing until you start digging into details, as usual (link to article/issue is in reply).
My article in newest Paged Out! about everyone's favorite Python party trick:
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#python #goingtoapythonprogrammersparty #pythonprogramminglanguagethemedparty #whatispythonsis
Guess what's out :)
Just got this link on my discord - www.kickstarter.com/projects/bit... - passing it along because this book looks fun!
We are excited to announce the CFP for the next tmp.0ut Volume 5!
tmpout.sh/blog/vol5-cf...
A useful chart on what type to use for flags in C/C++ depending on your D&D alignment:
Glitches in games, especially used for speedrunning, are one of the most fun aspects of hacking to watch!
As an example, check out this video "How Speedrunners BEAT Hollow Knight Silksong In 10 Minutes!" by Abyssoft
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6Jn...
Ah Saturday morning! What a great time to...
...write a 1-page article for Paged Out! zine!
Deadline is 4th Jan - just a week away.
CFP: pagedout.institute?page=cfp.php
𝙿𝙰𝙶𝙴𝙳 𝙾𝚄𝚃! #𝟾 𝙳𝙴𝙰𝙳𝙻𝙸𝙽𝙴: 𝟺 𝙹𝚊𝚗𝚞𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟼 𝙴𝚘𝙳 𝙴𝚘𝙰
Save the date if you're planning to write an article or showcase your digital art in the next issue of our magazine.
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P.S. We're looking for sponsors for issue #8 as well.
One of my favorite projects just hit a HUGE milestone of 1 million downloads!
Kudos to the team and everyone who supported us!
You can write '2' (0x32) anywhere in the filesystem of a Linux-based network switch. How do you get root?
That's basically what my talk at GreHack conference was about - enjoy!
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Btw, you can get Paged Out! either at events (pagedout.institute?page=event-p...) or, if you want to buy one, we have #6 and #7 available on lulu: www.lulu.com/spotlight/pa...
And if you want Paged Out! at your event - or you want to sponsor Paged Out! prints for events, get in touch with us :)
9 printed magazines lined up; the side one is visibly matte, next ones are glossy, apart from two last ones which seem to be in-between. There's issue 1, issue 5, 3 times issue 6, and 4 times issue 7. As per text on the photo, they are either from print series for various conferences, or just test-prints ordered at lulu.
With the newest Black Alps 2025 and GreHack 2025 additions, my printed Paged Out! collection is slowly growing!