ELF Inspection

Purpose

Guide agents through inspecting Linux ELF binaries: symbol tables, section layout, dynamic linking, debug info, and diagnosing linker errors.

Triggers

• "What libraries does this binary depend on?"
• "Why is this binary so large?"
• "I have an undefined reference or symbol not found at runtime"
• "How do I check if debug info is in this binary?"
• "How do I find what symbols a library exports?"
• "How do I check if a binary is PIE / has RELRO?"

Workflow

1. Quick overview: file and size