golang/go · error

elf section past end of file

Error message

elf section past end of file

What it means

Error "elf section past end of file" thrown in golang/go.

Source

Thrown at src/cmd/link/internal/loadelf/ldelf.go:860

	return textp, ehdrFlags, nil
}

func section(elfobj *ElfObj, name string) *ElfSect {
	for i := 0; uint(i) < elfobj.nsect; i++ {
		if elfobj.sect[i].name != "" && name != "" && elfobj.sect[i].name == name {
			return &elfobj.sect[i]
		}
	}
	return nil
}

func elfmap(elfobj *ElfObj, sect *ElfSect) (err error) {
	if sect.base != nil {
		return nil
	}

	if sect.off+sect.size > uint64(elfobj.length) {
		err = fmt.Errorf("elf section past end of file")
		return err
	}

	elfobj.f.MustSeek(int64(uint64(elfobj.base)+sect.off), 0)
	sect.base, sect.readOnlyMem, err = elfobj.f.Slice(sect.size)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("short read: %v", err)
	}

	return nil
}

func readelfsym(l *loader.Loader, arch *sys.Arch, elfobj *ElfObj, i int, elfsym *ElfSym, needSym int, localSymVersion int) (err error) {
	if i >= elfobj.nsymtab || i < 0 {
		err = fmt.Errorf("invalid elf symbol index")
		return err
	}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/cmd/link/internal/loadelf/ldelf.go:860 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of golang/go@b6b368adc5 (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/b2d9c84c9664c59a. Report an issue: GitHub.