golang/go · error

invalid elf symbol index

Error message

invalid elf symbol index

What it means

Error "invalid elf symbol index" thrown in golang/go.

Source

Thrown at src/cmd/link/internal/loadelf/ldelf.go:875

	}

	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
	}

	if i == 0 {
		return fmt.Errorf("readym: read null symbol!")
	}

	if elfobj.is64 != 0 {
		b := new(elf.Sym64)
		binary.Read(bytes.NewReader(elfobj.symtab.base[i*elf.Sym64Size:(i+1)*elf.Sym64Size]), elfobj.e, b)
		elfsym.name = cstring(elfobj.symstr.base[b.Name:])
		elfsym.value = b.Value
		elfsym.size = b.Size
		elfsym.shndx = elf.SectionIndex(b.Shndx)
		elfsym.bind = elf.ST_BIND(b.Info)
		elfsym.type_ = elf.ST_TYPE(b.Info)
		elfsym.other = b.Other
	} else {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/cmd/link/internal/loadelf/ldelf.go:875 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/5d9930a0b44374c7. Report an issue: GitHub.