加载要调试的可执行文件及其符号表。 参数: - programPath: 可执行文件路径 必须在连接目标板后调用此命令。
AI agents invoke gdb_load_program to trigger actions in GDB MCP Server. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call — builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.
Loading an executable into GDB loads program code and symbols into the debug session, which prepares code for execution on the target system. This is an Execute-category action because it stages arbitrary code for running on embedded targets (ARM, x86 via gdbserver/QEMU). Misuse could involve loading malicious binaries onto target hardware.
From the tool's definition 加载要调试的可执行文件及其符号表 (Load the executable file and its symbol table for debugging); parameter: programPath
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
加载要调试的可执行文件及其符号表。 参数: - programPath: 可执行文件路径 必须在连接目标板后调用此命令。. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the GDB MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the GDB MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for gdb_load_program: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches GDB MCP Server. Nothing to install.
gdb_load_program is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the gdb_load_program rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for gdb_load_program. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
gdb_load_program is provided by the GDB MCP Server MCP server (zjm1060/gdb-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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