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elf_reader

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v1

v1.0.3

Mar 19, 2026

Changes in this version

+ type UninitializedDataSectionError uint16

+ func (e UninitializedDataSectionError) Error() string

v1.0.2

Mar 19, 2026

v1.0.1

Mar 21, 2024

v1.0.0

Jan 25, 2021

Changes in this version

+ const BitsSection

+ const DynamicLinkingSegment

+ const DynamicLinkingTableSection

+ const DynamicLoaderSymbolSection

+ const ELFTypeCore

+ const ELFTypeExecutable

+ const ELFTypeRelocatable

+ const ELFTypeShared

+ const GNUHashSection

+ const GNUVersionDefinitionSection

+ const GNUVersionRequirementSection

+ const GNUVersionSymbolSection

+ const HashSection

+ const InterpreterSegment

+ const LoadableSegment

+ const MachineTypeAMD64

+ const MachineTypeAMDGPU

+ const MachineTypeARM

+ const MachineTypeARM64

+ const MachineTypeMIPS

+ const MachineTypePowerPC

+ const MachineTypeSPARC

+ const MachineTypeX86

+ const NoteSection

+ const NoteSegment

+ const NullSection

+ const NullSegment

+ const ProgramHeaderSegment

+ const RelSection

+ const RelaSection

+ const ReservedSection

+ const ReservedSegment

+ const StringTableSection

+ const SymbolTableSection

+ const UninitializedSection

+ func ELF32Hash(data []byte) uint32

+ func ReadStringAtOffset(offset uint32, data []byte) ([]byte, error)

+ func WriteAtOffset(destination []byte, offset uint64, endianness binary.ByteOrder, ...) ([]byte, error)

+ type ELF32DynamicEntry struct

+ Tag ELF32DynamicTag

+ Value uint32

+ func (n *ELF32DynamicEntry) GetTag() ELFDynamicTag

+ func (n *ELF32DynamicEntry) GetValue() uint64

+ func (n *ELF32DynamicEntry) String() string

+ type ELF32DynamicTag uint32

+ func (t ELF32DynamicTag) GetValue() int64

+ func (t ELF32DynamicTag) String() string

+ type ELF32File struct

+ Endianness binary.ByteOrder

+ Header ELF32Header

+ Raw []byte

+ Sections []ELF32SectionHeader

+ Segments []ELF32ProgramHeader

+ func ParseELF32File(raw []byte) (*ELF32File, error)

+ func (f *ELF32File) DynamicEntries(index uint16) ([]ELFDynamicEntry, error)

+ func (f *ELF32File) GetDynamicTable(sectionIndex uint16) ([]ELF32DynamicEntry, error)

+ func (f *ELF32File) GetFileType() ELFFileType

+ func (f *ELF32File) GetMachineType() MachineType

+ func (f *ELF32File) GetProgramHeader(index uint16) (ELFProgramHeader, error)

+ func (f *ELF32File) GetRelocationTable(sectionIndex uint16) ([]ELF32Relocation, error)

+ func (f *ELF32File) GetRelocations(index uint16) ([]ELFRelocation, error)

+ func (f *ELF32File) GetSectionContent(sectionIndex uint16) ([]byte, error)

+ func (f *ELF32File) GetSectionCount() uint16

+ func (f *ELF32File) GetSectionHeader(index uint16) (ELFSectionHeader, error)

+ func (f *ELF32File) GetSectionName(sectionIndex uint16) (string, error)

+ func (f *ELF32File) GetSegmentContent(segmentIndex uint16) ([]byte, error)

+ func (f *ELF32File) GetSegmentCount() uint16

+ func (f *ELF32File) GetStringTable(sectionIndex uint16) ([]string, error)

+ func (f *ELF32File) GetSymbolTable(sectionIndex uint16) ([]ELF32Symbol, []string, error)

+ func (f *ELF32File) GetSymbols(index uint16) ([]ELFSymbol, []string, error)

+ func (f *ELF32File) IsDynamicSection(sectionIndex uint16) bool

+ func (f *ELF32File) IsRelocationTable(sectionIndex uint16) bool

+ func (f *ELF32File) IsStringTable(sectionIndex uint16) bool

+ func (f *ELF32File) IsSymbolTable(sectionIndex uint16) bool

+ func (f *ELF32File) IsVersionDefinitionSection(sectionIndex uint16) bool

+ func (f *ELF32File) IsVersionRequirementSection(sectionIndex uint16) bool

+ func (f *ELF32File) ParseVersionDefinitionSection(sectionIndex uint16) ([]ELF32VersionDef, [][]ELF32VersionDefAux, error)

+ func (f *ELF32File) ParseVersionRequirementSection(sectionIndex uint16) ([]ELF32VersionNeed, [][]ELF32VersionNeedAux, error)

+ func (f *ELF32File) ReadStringTable(sectionIndex uint16, offset uint32) (string, error)

+ func (f *ELF32File) ReparseData() error

+ type ELF32Header struct

+ Class uint8

+ EABI uint8

+ Endianness uint8

+ EntryPoint uint32

+ Flags uint32

+ HeaderSize uint16

+ Machine MachineType

+ OSABI uint8

+ Padding [7]uint8

+ ProgramHeaderEntries uint16

+ ProgramHeaderEntrySize uint16

+ ProgramHeaderOffset uint32

+ SectionHeaderEntries uint16

+ SectionHeaderEntrySize uint16

+ SectionHeaderOffset uint32

+ SectionNamesTable uint16

+ Signature uint32

+ Type ELFFileType

+ Version uint8

+ Version2 uint32

+ func (h *ELF32Header) String() string

+ type ELF32ProgramHeader struct

+ Align uint32

+ FileOffset uint32

+ FileSize uint32

+ Flags ProgramHeaderFlags

+ MemorySize uint32

+ PhysicalAddress uint32

+ Type ProgramHeaderType

+ VirtualAddress uint32

+ func (h *ELF32ProgramHeader) GetAlignment() uint64

+ func (h *ELF32ProgramHeader) GetFileOffset() uint64

+ func (h *ELF32ProgramHeader) GetFileSize() uint64

+ func (h *ELF32ProgramHeader) GetFlags() ProgramHeaderFlags

+ func (h *ELF32ProgramHeader) GetMemorySize() uint64

+ func (h *ELF32ProgramHeader) GetPhysicalAddress() uint64

+ func (h *ELF32ProgramHeader) GetType() ProgramHeaderType

+ func (h *ELF32ProgramHeader) GetVirtualAddress() uint64

+ func (h *ELF32ProgramHeader) String() string

+ type ELF32Rel struct

+ Address uint32

+ RelocationInfo ELF32RelocationInfo

+ func (r *ELF32Rel) Addend() int32

+ func (r *ELF32Rel) Offset() uint32

+ func (r *ELF32Rel) String() string

+ func (r *ELF32Rel) SymbolIndex() uint32

+ func (r *ELF32Rel) Type() uint32

+ type ELF32Rela struct

+ AddendValue int32

+ Address uint32

+ RelocationInfo ELF32RelocationInfo

+ func (r *ELF32Rela) Addend() int32

+ func (r *ELF32Rela) Offset() uint32

+ func (r *ELF32Rela) String() string

+ func (r *ELF32Rela) SymbolIndex() uint32

+ func (r *ELF32Rela) Type() uint32

+ type ELF32Relocation interface

+ Addend func() int32

+ Offset func() uint32

+ String func() string

+ SymbolIndex func() uint32

+ Type func() uint32

+ type ELF32RelocationInfo uint32

+ func (n ELF32RelocationInfo) String() string

+ func (n ELF32RelocationInfo) SymbolIndex() uint32

+ func (n ELF32RelocationInfo) Type() uint8

+ type ELF32SectionHeader struct

+ Align uint32

+ EntrySize uint32

+ FileOffset uint32

+ Flags SectionHeaderFlags32

+ Info uint32

+ LinkedIndex uint32

+ Name uint32

+ Size uint32

+ Type SectionHeaderType

+ VirtualAddress uint32

+ func (h *ELF32SectionHeader) GetAlignment() uint64

+ func (h *ELF32SectionHeader) GetEntrySize() uint64

+ func (h *ELF32SectionHeader) GetFileOffset() uint64

+ func (h *ELF32SectionHeader) GetFlags() ELFSectionFlags

+ func (h *ELF32SectionHeader) GetInfo() uint32

+ func (h *ELF32SectionHeader) GetLinkedIndex() uint32

+ func (h *ELF32SectionHeader) GetSize() uint64

+ func (h *ELF32SectionHeader) GetType() SectionHeaderType

+ func (h *ELF32SectionHeader) GetVirtualAddress() uint64

+ func (h *ELF32SectionHeader) String() string

+ type ELF32Symbol struct

+ Info ELFSymbolInfo

+ Name uint32

+ Other uint8

+ SectionIndex uint16

+ Size uint32

+ Value uint32

+ func (s *ELF32Symbol) GetInfo() ELFSymbolInfo

+ func (s *ELF32Symbol) GetName() uint32

+ func (s *ELF32Symbol) GetOther() uint8

+ func (s *ELF32Symbol) GetSectionIndex() uint16

+ func (s *ELF32Symbol) GetSize() uint64

+ func (s *ELF32Symbol) GetValue() uint64

+ func (s *ELF32Symbol) String() string

+ type ELF32VersionDef struct

+ AuxOffset uint32

+ Count uint16

+ Flags uint16

+ Hash uint32

+ Index uint16

+ Next uint32

+ Version uint16

+ func (d *ELF32VersionDef) String() string

+ type ELF32VersionDefAux struct

+ Name uint32

+ Next uint32

+ func (d *ELF32VersionDefAux) String() string

+ type ELF32VersionNeed struct

+ AuxOffset uint32

+ Count uint16

+ File uint32

+ Next uint32

+ Version uint16

+ func (n *ELF32VersionNeed) String() string

+ type ELF32VersionNeedAux struct

+ Flags uint16

+ Hash uint32

+ Name uint32

+ Next uint32

+ Other uint16

+ func (a *ELF32VersionNeedAux) String() string

+ type ELF64DynamicEntry struct

+ Tag ELF64DynamicTag

+ Value uint64

+ func (n *ELF64DynamicEntry) GetTag() ELFDynamicTag

+ func (n *ELF64DynamicEntry) GetValue() uint64

+ func (n *ELF64DynamicEntry) String() string

+ type ELF64DynamicTag int64

+ func (t ELF64DynamicTag) GetValue() int64

+ func (t ELF64DynamicTag) String() string

+ type ELF64File struct

+ Endianness binary.ByteOrder

+ Header ELF64Header

+ Raw []byte

+ Sections []ELF64SectionHeader

+ Segments []ELF64ProgramHeader

+ func ParseELF64File(raw []byte) (*ELF64File, error)

+ func (f *ELF64File) DynamicEntries(index uint16) ([]ELFDynamicEntry, error)

+ func (f *ELF64File) GetDynamicTable(sectionIndex uint16) ([]ELF64DynamicEntry, error)

+ func (f *ELF64File) GetFileType() ELFFileType

+ func (f *ELF64File) GetMachineType() MachineType

+ func (f *ELF64File) GetProgramHeader(index uint16) (ELFProgramHeader, error)

+ func (f *ELF64File) GetRelocationTable(sectionIndex uint16) ([]ELF64Relocation, error)

+ func (f *ELF64File) GetRelocations(index uint16) ([]ELFRelocation, error)

+ func (f *ELF64File) GetSectionContent(sectionIndex uint16) ([]byte, error)

+ func (f *ELF64File) GetSectionCount() uint16

+ func (f *ELF64File) GetSectionHeader(index uint16) (ELFSectionHeader, error)

+ func (f *ELF64File) GetSectionName(sectionIndex uint16) (string, error)

+ func (f *ELF64File) GetSegmentContent(segmentIndex uint16) ([]byte, error)

+ func (f *ELF64File) GetSegmentCount() uint16

+ func (f *ELF64File) GetStringTable(sectionIndex uint16) ([]string, error)

+ func (f *ELF64File) GetSymbolTable(sectionIndex uint16) ([]ELF64Symbol, []string, error)

+ func (f *ELF64File) GetSymbols(index uint16) ([]ELFSymbol, []string, error)

+ func (f *ELF64File) IsDynamicSection(sectionIndex uint16) bool

+ func (f *ELF64File) IsRelocationTable(sectionIndex uint16) bool

+ func (f *ELF64File) IsStringTable(sectionIndex uint16) bool

+ func (f *ELF64File) IsSymbolTable(sectionIndex uint16) bool

+ func (f *ELF64File) ReparseData() error

+ type ELF64Header struct

+ Class uint8

+ EABI uint8

+ Endianness uint8

+ EntryPoint uint64

+ Flags uint32

+ HeaderSize uint16

+ Machine MachineType

+ OSABI uint8

+ Padding [7]uint8

+ ProgramHeaderEntries uint16

+ ProgramHeaderEntrySize uint16

+ ProgramHeaderOffset uint64

+ SectionHeaderEntries uint16

+ SectionHeaderEntrySize uint16

+ SectionHeaderOffset uint64

+ SectionNamesTable uint16

+ Signature uint32

+ Type ELFFileType

+ Version uint8

+ Version2 uint32

+ type ELF64ProgramHeader struct

+ Align uint64

+ FileOffset uint64

+ FileSize uint64

+ Flags ProgramHeaderFlags

+ MemorySize uint64

+ PhysicalAddress uint64

+ Type ProgramHeaderType

+ VirtualAddress uint64

+ func (h *ELF64ProgramHeader) GetAlignment() uint64

+ func (h *ELF64ProgramHeader) GetFileOffset() uint64

+ func (h *ELF64ProgramHeader) GetFileSize() uint64

+ func (h *ELF64ProgramHeader) GetFlags() ProgramHeaderFlags

+ func (h *ELF64ProgramHeader) GetMemorySize() uint64

+ func (h *ELF64ProgramHeader) GetPhysicalAddress() uint64

+ func (h *ELF64ProgramHeader) GetType() ProgramHeaderType

+ func (h *ELF64ProgramHeader) GetVirtualAddress() uint64

+ func (h *ELF64ProgramHeader) String() string

+ type ELF64Rel struct

+ Address uint64

+ RelocationInfo ELF64RelocationInfo

+ func (r *ELF64Rel) Addend() int64

+ func (r *ELF64Rel) Info() ELF64RelocationInfo

+ func (r *ELF64Rel) Offset() uint64

+ func (r *ELF64Rel) String() string

+ func (r *ELF64Rel) SymbolIndex() uint32

+ func (r *ELF64Rel) Type() uint32

+ type ELF64Rela struct

+ AddendValue int64

+ Address uint64

+ RelocationInfo ELF64RelocationInfo

+ func (r *ELF64Rela) Addend() int64

+ func (r *ELF64Rela) Info() ELF64RelocationInfo

+ func (r *ELF64Rela) Offset() uint64

+ func (r *ELF64Rela) String() string

+ func (r *ELF64Rela) SymbolIndex() uint32

+ func (r *ELF64Rela) Type() uint32

+ type ELF64Relocation interface

+ Addend func() int64

+ Offset func() uint64

+ String func() string

+ SymbolIndex func() uint32

+ Type func() uint32

+ type ELF64RelocationInfo uint64

+ func (n ELF64RelocationInfo) String() string

+ func (n ELF64RelocationInfo) SymbolIndex() uint32

+ func (n ELF64RelocationInfo) Type() uint32

+ type ELF64SectionHeader struct

+ Align uint64

+ EntrySize uint64

+ FileOffset uint64

+ Flags SectionHeaderFlags64

+ Info uint32

+ LinkedIndex uint32

+ Name uint32

+ Size uint64

+ Type SectionHeaderType

+ VirtualAddress uint64

+ func (h *ELF64SectionHeader) GetAlignment() uint64

+ func (h *ELF64SectionHeader) GetEntrySize() uint64

+ func (h *ELF64SectionHeader) GetFileOffset() uint64

+ func (h *ELF64SectionHeader) GetFlags() ELFSectionFlags

+ func (h *ELF64SectionHeader) GetInfo() uint32

+ func (h *ELF64SectionHeader) GetLinkedIndex() uint32

+ func (h *ELF64SectionHeader) GetSize() uint64

+ func (h *ELF64SectionHeader) GetType() SectionHeaderType

+ func (h *ELF64SectionHeader) GetVirtualAddress() uint64

+ func (h *ELF64SectionHeader) String() string

+ type ELF64Symbol struct

+ Info ELFSymbolInfo

+ Name uint32

+ Other uint8

+ SectionIndex uint16

+ Size uint64

+ Value uint64

+ func (s *ELF64Symbol) GetInfo() ELFSymbolInfo

+ func (s *ELF64Symbol) GetName() uint32

+ func (s *ELF64Symbol) GetOther() uint8

+ func (s *ELF64Symbol) GetSectionIndex() uint16

+ func (s *ELF64Symbol) GetSize() uint64

+ func (s *ELF64Symbol) GetValue() uint64

+ func (s *ELF64Symbol) String() string

+ type ELFDynamicEntry interface

+ GetTag func() ELFDynamicTag

+ GetValue func() uint64

+ type ELFDynamicTag interface

+ GetValue func() int64

+ String func() string

+ type ELFFile interface

+ DynamicEntries func(intex uint16) ([]ELFDynamicEntry, error)

+ GetFileType func() ELFFileType

+ GetMachineType func() MachineType

+ GetProgramHeader func(index uint16) (ELFProgramHeader, error)

+ GetRelocations func(index uint16) ([]ELFRelocation, error)

+ GetSectionContent func(index uint16) ([]byte, error)

+ GetSectionCount func() uint16

+ GetSectionHeader func(index uint16) (ELFSectionHeader, error)

+ GetSectionName func(index uint16) (string, error)

+ GetSegmentContent func(index uint16) ([]byte, error)

+ GetSegmentCount func() uint16

+ GetStringTable func(index uint16) ([]string, error)

+ GetSymbols func(index uint16) ([]ELFSymbol, []string, error)

+ IsDynamicSection func(index uint16) bool

+ IsRelocationTable func(index uint16) bool

+ IsStringTable func(index uint16) bool

+ IsSymbolTable func(index uint16) bool

+ func ParseELFFile(raw []byte) (ELFFile, error)

+ type ELFFileType uint16

+ func (t ELFFileType) String() string

+ type ELFProgramHeader interface

+ GetAlignment func() uint64

+ GetFileOffset func() uint64

+ GetFileSize func() uint64

+ GetFlags func() ProgramHeaderFlags

+ GetMemorySize func() uint64

+ GetPhysicalAddress func() uint64

+ GetType func() ProgramHeaderType

+ GetVirtualAddress func() uint64

+ String func() string

+ type ELFRelocation interface

+ Addend func() int64

+ Offset func() uint64

+ String func() string

+ SymbolIndex func() uint32

+ Type func() uint32

+ type ELFSectionFlags interface

+ Allocated func() bool

+ Executable func() bool

+ String func() string

+ Writable func() bool

+ type ELFSectionHeader interface

+ GetAlignment func() uint64

+ GetEntrySize func() uint64

+ GetFileOffset func() uint64

+ GetFlags func() ELFSectionFlags

+ GetInfo func() uint32

+ GetLinkedIndex func() uint32

+ GetSize func() uint64

+ GetType func() SectionHeaderType

+ GetVirtualAddress func() uint64

+ String func() string

+ type ELFSymbol interface

+ GetInfo func() ELFSymbolInfo

+ GetName func() uint32

+ GetOther func() uint8

+ GetSectionIndex func() uint16

+ GetSize func() uint64

+ GetValue func() uint64

+ String func() string

+ type ELFSymbolInfo uint8

+ func (n ELFSymbolInfo) Binding() uint8

+ func (n ELFSymbolInfo) String() string

+ func (n ELFSymbolInfo) SymbolType() uint8

+ type MachineType uint16

+ func (t MachineType) String() string

+ type ProgramHeaderFlags uint32

+ func (t ProgramHeaderFlags) String() string

+ type ProgramHeaderType uint32

+ func (ht ProgramHeaderType) String() string

+ type SectionHeaderFlags32 uint32

+ func (f SectionHeaderFlags32) Allocated() bool

+ func (f SectionHeaderFlags32) Executable() bool

+ func (f SectionHeaderFlags32) String() string

+ func (f SectionHeaderFlags32) Writable() bool

+ type SectionHeaderFlags64 uint64

+ func (f SectionHeaderFlags64) Allocated() bool

+ func (f SectionHeaderFlags64) Executable() bool

+ func (f SectionHeaderFlags64) String() string

+ func (f SectionHeaderFlags64) Writable() bool

+ type SectionHeaderType uint32

+ func (ht SectionHeaderType) String() string