Cannot find section .dynamic

[tmcdos]

If I issue the following command

patchelf --set-soname libc.so.61 /tmp/libc-2.17.so

there is no error, but if I now try the following command

patchelf --replace-needed ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 ld-linux.so.2 /tmp/libc-2.17.so

I get an error

patchelf: cannot find section '.dynamic'. The input file is most likely statically linked

Exactly the same result is happening if I issue the commands in the reverse order.
Seems like patchelf corrupts the ELF after it modifies the file for the first time.

[domenkozar]

Could you attach the file so we can reproduce?

[tmcdos]

This was more than 2 years ago - I do not remember where did I get this file from.

[banxian]

I have same issue on static linked elf files.
(which like busybox, does not need any shared library)

[banxian]

I have same issue on static linked elf files.
(which like busybox, does not need any shared library)

[jakirkham]

Can you please share a file with the issue?

[banxian]

https://assets.checkra.in/downloads/linux/cli/x86_64/607faa865e90e72834fce04468ae4f5119971b310ecf246128e3126db49e3d4f/checkra1n
I think this file contains static linked newlib/etc.