go-delve/delve · error

could not read .interp section: %v

Error message

could not read .interp section: %v

What it means

Error "could not read .interp section: %v" thrown in go-delve/delve.

Source

Thrown at pkg/proc/linutil/dynamic.go:190

// of the interpreter in memory (AT_BASE from the auxiliary vector).
func ElfFindRBrkFromInterp(execPath string, auxvBase uint64) (uint64, error) {
	if auxvBase == 0 {
		return 0, nil
	}

	execFile, err := elf.Open(execPath)
	if err != nil {
		return 0, fmt.Errorf("could not open executable: %v", err)
	}
	defer execFile.Close()

	interpSec := execFile.Section(".interp")
	if interpSec == nil {
		return 0, nil
	}
	interpData, err := interpSec.Data()
	if err != nil {
		return 0, fmt.Errorf("could not read .interp section: %v", err)
	}
	interpPath := string(bytes.TrimRight(interpData, "\x00"))

	interpFile, err := elf.Open(interpPath)
	if err != nil {
		realPath, rerr := os.Readlink(interpPath)
		if rerr != nil {
			return 0, fmt.Errorf("could not open interpreter %s: %v", interpPath, err)
		}
		interpFile, err = elf.Open(realPath)
		if err != nil {
			return 0, fmt.Errorf("could not open interpreter %s: %v", realPath, err)
		}
	}
	defer interpFile.Close()

	dynsyms, err := interpFile.DynamicSymbols()
	if err != nil {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/proc/linutil/dynamic.go:190 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of go-delve/delve@a23773e6c3 (2026-08-31). Data as JSON: /api/errors/4f484858b0b5b284. Report an issue: GitHub.