WSL 2 won't run windows binaries under ext partitions (Store Preview Version)

[suxpert]

Version

Windows version: 10.0.22471.1000

WSL Version

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

Kernel version: 5.10.60.1

Distro Version

Kali Linux 2021.3

Other Software

None;

Packages include win32 binaries in their packages (win-kex, for example).

Repro Steps

1. make sure we can run windows binaries under wsl:

wsl.exe notepad.exe

2. Under wsl, copy notepad.exe to some where not mounted as drvfs:

$ cp `which notepad.exe` ~

3. Try execute the windows binary under extfs:

$ cd && ./notepad.exe

Expected Behavior

Notepad should popup

Actual Behavior

Notepad won't run, and the output is:

./notepad.exe: Invalid argument
                               %

The % indicates spaces in the output.

Diagnostic Logs

This issue prevent some software to be executed correctly, e.g., win-kex in kali-linux, which included the win32 version of tiger vncviewer in its package, now won't work.

I've notice that #7521 (comment) also reported this issue (under a different title).

So this is in emergency!

[benhillis]

Thanks for posting, let's track this one over at /dupe #7421.

[ghost]

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists in this repository. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread.

Thanks for your report!

[suxpert]

Thanks for posting, let's track this one over at /dupe #7421.

Perhaps you were mentioning #7521?

[benhillis]

Yep sorry you're right, GitHub auto-completed the wrong bug.

/dupe #7521

[ghost]

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists in this repository. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread.

Thanks for your report!