diff -rcp ../binutils-2.24.orig/bfd/elf.c bfd/elf.c
*** ../binutils-2.24.orig/bfd/elf.c	2014-10-28 09:39:29.505064397 +0000
--- bfd/elf.c	2014-10-28 09:45:17.973958424 +0000
*************** bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
*** 1582,1619 ****
    Elf_Internal_Ehdr *ehdr;
    const struct elf_backend_data *bed;
    const char *name;
  
    if (shindex >= elf_numsections (abfd))
      return FALSE;
  
    hdr = elf_elfsections (abfd)[shindex];
    ehdr = elf_elfheader (abfd);
    name = bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section (abfd, ehdr->e_shstrndx,
  					  hdr->sh_name);
    if (name == NULL)
!     return FALSE;
  
    bed = get_elf_backend_data (abfd);
    switch (hdr->sh_type)
      {
      case SHT_NULL:
        /* Inactive section. Throw it away.  */
!       return TRUE;
  
!     case SHT_PROGBITS:	/* Normal section with contents.  */
!     case SHT_NOBITS:	/* .bss section.  */
!     case SHT_HASH:	/* .hash section.  */
!     case SHT_NOTE:	/* .note section.  */
      case SHT_INIT_ARRAY:	/* .init_array section.  */
      case SHT_FINI_ARRAY:	/* .fini_array section.  */
      case SHT_PREINIT_ARRAY:	/* .preinit_array section.  */
      case SHT_GNU_LIBLIST:	/* .gnu.liblist section.  */
      case SHT_GNU_HASH:		/* .gnu.hash section.  */
!       return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
  
      case SHT_DYNAMIC:	/* Dynamic linking information.  */
        if (! _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex))
! 	return FALSE;
        if (hdr->sh_link > elf_numsections (abfd))
  	{
  	  /* PR 10478: Accept Solaris binaries with a sh_link
--- 1582,1648 ----
    Elf_Internal_Ehdr *ehdr;
    const struct elf_backend_data *bed;
    const char *name;
+   bfd_boolean ret = TRUE;
+   static bfd_boolean * sections_being_created = NULL;
+   static unsigned int nesting = 0;
  
    if (shindex >= elf_numsections (abfd))
      return FALSE;
  
+   if (++ nesting > 3)
+     {
+       /* PR17512: A corrupt ELF binary might contain a recursive group of
+ 	 sections, each the string indicies pointing to the next in the
+ 	 loop.  Detect this here, by refusing to load a section that we are
+ 	 already in the process of loading.  We only trigger this test if
+ 	 we have nested at least three sections deep as normal ELF binaries
+ 	 can expect to recurse at least once.  */
+       
+       if (sections_being_created == NULL)
+ 	{
+ 	  /* FIXME: It would be more efficient to attach this array to the bfd somehow.  */
+ 	  sections_being_created = (bfd_boolean *)
+ 	    bfd_zalloc (abfd, elf_numsections (abfd) * sizeof (bfd_boolean));
+ 	}
+       if (sections_being_created [shindex])
+ 	{
+ 	  (*_bfd_error_handler)
+ 	    (_("%B: warning: loop in section dependencies detected"), abfd);
+ 	  return FALSE;
+ 	}
+       sections_being_created [shindex] = TRUE;
+     }
+ 
    hdr = elf_elfsections (abfd)[shindex];
    ehdr = elf_elfheader (abfd);
    name = bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section (abfd, ehdr->e_shstrndx,
  					  hdr->sh_name);
    if (name == NULL)
!     goto fail;
  
    bed = get_elf_backend_data (abfd);
    switch (hdr->sh_type)
      {
      case SHT_NULL:
        /* Inactive section. Throw it away.  */
!       goto success;
  
!     case SHT_PROGBITS:		/* Normal section with contents.  */
!     case SHT_NOBITS:		/* .bss section.  */
!     case SHT_HASH:		/* .hash section.  */
!     case SHT_NOTE:		/* .note section.  */
      case SHT_INIT_ARRAY:	/* .init_array section.  */
      case SHT_FINI_ARRAY:	/* .fini_array section.  */
      case SHT_PREINIT_ARRAY:	/* .preinit_array section.  */
      case SHT_GNU_LIBLIST:	/* .gnu.liblist section.  */
      case SHT_GNU_HASH:		/* .gnu.hash section.  */
!       ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
!       goto success;
  
      case SHT_DYNAMIC:	/* Dynamic linking information.  */
        if (! _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex))
! 	goto fail;
! 
        if (hdr->sh_link > elf_numsections (abfd))
  	{
  	  /* PR 10478: Accept Solaris binaries with a sh_link
*************** bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
*** 1627,1637 ****
  		break;
  	      /* Otherwise fall through.  */
  	    default:
! 	      return FALSE;
  	    }
  	}
        else if (elf_elfsections (abfd)[hdr->sh_link] == NULL)
! 	return FALSE;
        else if (elf_elfsections (abfd)[hdr->sh_link]->sh_type != SHT_STRTAB)
  	{
  	  Elf_Internal_Shdr *dynsymhdr;
--- 1656,1666 ----
  		break;
  	      /* Otherwise fall through.  */
  	    default:
! 	      goto fail;
  	    }
  	}
        else if (elf_elfsections (abfd)[hdr->sh_link] == NULL)
! 	goto fail;
        else if (elf_elfsections (abfd)[hdr->sh_link]->sh_type != SHT_STRTAB)
  	{
  	  Elf_Internal_Shdr *dynsymhdr;
*************** bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
*** 1660,1683 ****
  		}
  	    }
  	}
!       break;
  
!     case SHT_SYMTAB:		/* A symbol table */
        if (elf_onesymtab (abfd) == shindex)
! 	return TRUE;
  
        if (hdr->sh_entsize != bed->s->sizeof_sym)
! 	return FALSE;
        if (hdr->sh_info * hdr->sh_entsize > hdr->sh_size)
  	{
  	  if (hdr->sh_size != 0)
! 	    return FALSE;
  	  /* Some assemblers erroneously set sh_info to one with a
  	     zero sh_size.  ld sees this as a global symbol count
  	     of (unsigned) -1.  Fix it here.  */
  	  hdr->sh_info = 0;
! 	  return TRUE;
  	}
        BFD_ASSERT (elf_onesymtab (abfd) == 0);
        elf_onesymtab (abfd) = shindex;
        elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_hdr = *hdr;
--- 1689,1714 ----
  		}
  	    }
  	}
!       goto success;
  
!     case SHT_SYMTAB:		/* A symbol table.  */
        if (elf_onesymtab (abfd) == shindex)
! 	goto success;
  
        if (hdr->sh_entsize != bed->s->sizeof_sym)
! 	goto fail;
! 
        if (hdr->sh_info * hdr->sh_entsize > hdr->sh_size)
  	{
  	  if (hdr->sh_size != 0)
! 	    goto fail;
  	  /* Some assemblers erroneously set sh_info to one with a
  	     zero sh_size.  ld sees this as a global symbol count
  	     of (unsigned) -1.  Fix it here.  */
  	  hdr->sh_info = 0;
! 	  goto success;
  	}
+ 
        BFD_ASSERT (elf_onesymtab (abfd) == 0);
        elf_onesymtab (abfd) = shindex;
        elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_hdr = *hdr;
*************** bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
*** 1694,1700 ****
  	  && (abfd->flags & DYNAMIC) != 0
  	  && ! _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
  						shindex))
! 	return FALSE;
  
        /* Go looking for SHT_SYMTAB_SHNDX too, since if there is one we
  	 can't read symbols without that section loaded as well.  It
--- 1725,1731 ----
  	  && (abfd->flags & DYNAMIC) != 0
  	  && ! _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
  						shindex))
! 	goto fail;
  
        /* Go looking for SHT_SYMTAB_SHNDX too, since if there is one we
  	 can't read symbols without that section loaded as well.  It
*************** bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
*** 1720,1745 ****
  		  break;
  	      }
  	  if (i != shindex)
! 	    return bfd_section_from_shdr (abfd, i);
  	}
!       return TRUE;
  
!     case SHT_DYNSYM:		/* A dynamic symbol table */
        if (elf_dynsymtab (abfd) == shindex)
! 	return TRUE;
  
        if (hdr->sh_entsize != bed->s->sizeof_sym)
! 	return FALSE;
        if (hdr->sh_info * hdr->sh_entsize > hdr->sh_size)
  	{
  	  if (hdr->sh_size != 0)
! 	    return FALSE;
  	  /* Some linkers erroneously set sh_info to one with a
  	     zero sh_size.  ld sees this as a global symbol count
  	     of (unsigned) -1.  Fix it here.  */
  	  hdr->sh_info = 0;
! 	  return TRUE;
  	}
        BFD_ASSERT (elf_dynsymtab (abfd) == 0);
        elf_dynsymtab (abfd) = shindex;
        elf_tdata (abfd)->dynsymtab_hdr = *hdr;
--- 1751,1779 ----
  		  break;
  	      }
  	  if (i != shindex)
! 	    ret = bfd_section_from_shdr (abfd, i);
  	}
!       goto success;
  
!     case SHT_DYNSYM:		/* A dynamic symbol table.  */
        if (elf_dynsymtab (abfd) == shindex)
! 	goto success;
  
        if (hdr->sh_entsize != bed->s->sizeof_sym)
! 	goto fail;
! 
        if (hdr->sh_info * hdr->sh_entsize > hdr->sh_size)
  	{
  	  if (hdr->sh_size != 0)
! 	    goto fail;
! 
  	  /* Some linkers erroneously set sh_info to one with a
  	     zero sh_size.  ld sees this as a global symbol count
  	     of (unsigned) -1.  Fix it here.  */
  	  hdr->sh_info = 0;
! 	  goto success;
  	}
+ 
        BFD_ASSERT (elf_dynsymtab (abfd) == 0);
        elf_dynsymtab (abfd) = shindex;
        elf_tdata (abfd)->dynsymtab_hdr = *hdr;
*************** bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
*** 1748,1781 ****
  
        /* Besides being a symbol table, we also treat this as a regular
  	 section, so that objcopy can handle it.  */
!       return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
  
!     case SHT_SYMTAB_SHNDX:	/* Symbol section indices when >64k sections */
        if (elf_symtab_shndx (abfd) == shindex)
! 	return TRUE;
  
        BFD_ASSERT (elf_symtab_shndx (abfd) == 0);
        elf_symtab_shndx (abfd) = shindex;
        elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_shndx_hdr = *hdr;
        elf_elfsections (abfd)[shindex] = &elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_shndx_hdr;
!       return TRUE;
  
!     case SHT_STRTAB:		/* A string table */
        if (hdr->bfd_section != NULL)
! 	return TRUE;
        if (ehdr->e_shstrndx == shindex)
  	{
  	  elf_tdata (abfd)->shstrtab_hdr = *hdr;
  	  elf_elfsections (abfd)[shindex] = &elf_tdata (abfd)->shstrtab_hdr;
! 	  return TRUE;
  	}
        if (elf_elfsections (abfd)[elf_onesymtab (abfd)]->sh_link == shindex)
  	{
  	symtab_strtab:
  	  elf_tdata (abfd)->strtab_hdr = *hdr;
  	  elf_elfsections (abfd)[shindex] = &elf_tdata (abfd)->strtab_hdr;
! 	  return TRUE;
  	}
        if (elf_elfsections (abfd)[elf_dynsymtab (abfd)]->sh_link == shindex)
  	{
  	dynsymtab_strtab:
--- 1782,1819 ----
  
        /* Besides being a symbol table, we also treat this as a regular
  	 section, so that objcopy can handle it.  */
!       ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
!       goto success;
  
!     case SHT_SYMTAB_SHNDX:	/* Symbol section indices when >64k sections.  */
        if (elf_symtab_shndx (abfd) == shindex)
! 	goto success;
  
        BFD_ASSERT (elf_symtab_shndx (abfd) == 0);
        elf_symtab_shndx (abfd) = shindex;
        elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_shndx_hdr = *hdr;
        elf_elfsections (abfd)[shindex] = &elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_shndx_hdr;
!       goto success;
  
!     case SHT_STRTAB:		/* A string table.  */
        if (hdr->bfd_section != NULL)
! 	goto success;
! 
        if (ehdr->e_shstrndx == shindex)
  	{
  	  elf_tdata (abfd)->shstrtab_hdr = *hdr;
  	  elf_elfsections (abfd)[shindex] = &elf_tdata (abfd)->shstrtab_hdr;
! 	  goto success;
  	}
+ 
        if (elf_elfsections (abfd)[elf_onesymtab (abfd)]->sh_link == shindex)
  	{
  	symtab_strtab:
  	  elf_tdata (abfd)->strtab_hdr = *hdr;
  	  elf_elfsections (abfd)[shindex] = &elf_tdata (abfd)->strtab_hdr;
! 	  goto success;
  	}
+ 
        if (elf_elfsections (abfd)[elf_dynsymtab (abfd)]->sh_link == shindex)
  	{
  	dynsymtab_strtab:
*************** bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
*** 1784,1791 ****
  	  elf_elfsections (abfd)[shindex] = hdr;
  	  /* We also treat this as a regular section, so that objcopy
  	     can handle it.  */
! 	  return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
! 						  shindex);
  	}
  
        /* If the string table isn't one of the above, then treat it as a
--- 1822,1830 ----
  	  elf_elfsections (abfd)[shindex] = hdr;
  	  /* We also treat this as a regular section, so that objcopy
  	     can handle it.  */
! 	  ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
! 						 shindex);
! 	  goto success;
  	}
  
        /* If the string table isn't one of the above, then treat it as a
*************** bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
*** 1803,1811 ****
  		{
  		  /* Prevent endless recursion on broken objects.  */
  		  if (i == shindex)
! 		    return FALSE;
  		  if (! bfd_section_from_shdr (abfd, i))
! 		    return FALSE;
  		  if (elf_onesymtab (abfd) == i)
  		    goto symtab_strtab;
  		  if (elf_dynsymtab (abfd) == i)
--- 1842,1850 ----
  		{
  		  /* Prevent endless recursion on broken objects.  */
  		  if (i == shindex)
! 		    goto fail;
  		  if (! bfd_section_from_shdr (abfd, i))
! 		    goto fail;
  		  if (elf_onesymtab (abfd) == i)
  		    goto symtab_strtab;
  		  if (elf_dynsymtab (abfd) == i)
*************** bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
*** 1813,1819 ****
  		}
  	    }
  	}
!       return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
  
      case SHT_REL:
      case SHT_RELA:
--- 1852,1859 ----
  		}
  	    }
  	}
!       ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
!       goto success;
  
      case SHT_REL:
      case SHT_RELA:
*************** bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
*** 1828,1834 ****
  	if (hdr->sh_entsize
  	    != (bfd_size_type) (hdr->sh_type == SHT_REL
  				? bed->s->sizeof_rel : bed->s->sizeof_rela))
! 	  return FALSE;
  
  	/* Check for a bogus link to avoid crashing.  */
  	if (hdr->sh_link >= num_sec)
--- 1868,1874 ----
  	if (hdr->sh_entsize
  	    != (bfd_size_type) (hdr->sh_type == SHT_REL
  				? bed->s->sizeof_rel : bed->s->sizeof_rela))
! 	  goto fail;
  
  	/* Check for a bogus link to avoid crashing.  */
  	if (hdr->sh_link >= num_sec)
*************** bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
*** 1836,1843 ****
  	    ((*_bfd_error_handler)
  	     (_("%B: invalid link %lu for reloc section %s (index %u)"),
  	      abfd, hdr->sh_link, name, shindex));
! 	    return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
! 						    shindex);
  	  }
  
  	/* For some incomprehensible reason Oracle distributes
--- 1876,1884 ----
  	    ((*_bfd_error_handler)
  	     (_("%B: invalid link %lu for reloc section %s (index %u)"),
  	      abfd, hdr->sh_link, name, shindex));
! 	    ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
! 						   shindex);
! 	    goto success;
  	  }
  
  	/* For some incomprehensible reason Oracle distributes
*************** bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
*** 1878,1884 ****
  	if ((elf_elfsections (abfd)[hdr->sh_link]->sh_type == SHT_SYMTAB
  	     || elf_elfsections (abfd)[hdr->sh_link]->sh_type == SHT_DYNSYM)
  	    && ! bfd_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr->sh_link))
! 	  return FALSE;
  
  	/* If this reloc section does not use the main symbol table we
  	   don't treat it as a reloc section.  BFD can't adequately
--- 1919,1925 ----
  	if ((elf_elfsections (abfd)[hdr->sh_link]->sh_type == SHT_SYMTAB
  	     || elf_elfsections (abfd)[hdr->sh_link]->sh_type == SHT_DYNSYM)
  	    && ! bfd_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr->sh_link))
! 	  goto fail;
  
  	/* If this reloc section does not use the main symbol table we
  	   don't treat it as a reloc section.  BFD can't adequately
*************** bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
*** 1893,1906 ****
  	    || hdr->sh_info >= num_sec
  	    || elf_elfsections (abfd)[hdr->sh_info]->sh_type == SHT_REL
  	    || elf_elfsections (abfd)[hdr->sh_info]->sh_type == SHT_RELA)
! 	  return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
! 						  shindex);
  
  	if (! bfd_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr->sh_info))
! 	  return FALSE;
  	target_sect = bfd_section_from_elf_index (abfd, hdr->sh_info);
  	if (target_sect == NULL)
! 	  return FALSE;
  
  	esdt = elf_section_data (target_sect);
  	if (hdr->sh_type == SHT_RELA)
--- 1934,1951 ----
  	    || hdr->sh_info >= num_sec
  	    || elf_elfsections (abfd)[hdr->sh_info]->sh_type == SHT_REL
  	    || elf_elfsections (abfd)[hdr->sh_info]->sh_type == SHT_RELA)
! 	  {
! 	    ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
! 						   shindex);
! 	    goto success;
! 	  }
  
  	if (! bfd_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr->sh_info))
! 	  goto fail;
! 
  	target_sect = bfd_section_from_elf_index (abfd, hdr->sh_info);
  	if (target_sect == NULL)
! 	  goto fail;
  
  	esdt = elf_section_data (target_sect);
  	if (hdr->sh_type == SHT_RELA)
*************** bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
*** 1912,1918 ****
  	amt = sizeof (*hdr2);
  	hdr2 = (Elf_Internal_Shdr *) bfd_alloc (abfd, amt);
  	if (hdr2 == NULL)
! 	  return FALSE;
  	*hdr2 = *hdr;
  	*p_hdr = hdr2;
  	elf_elfsections (abfd)[shindex] = hdr2;
--- 1957,1963 ----
  	amt = sizeof (*hdr2);
  	hdr2 = (Elf_Internal_Shdr *) bfd_alloc (abfd, amt);
  	if (hdr2 == NULL)
! 	  goto fail;
  	*hdr2 = *hdr;
  	*p_hdr = hdr2;
  	elf_elfsections (abfd)[shindex] = hdr2;
*************** bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
*** 1928,1961 ****
  	      target_sect->use_rela_p = 1;
  	  }
  	abfd->flags |= HAS_RELOC;
! 	return TRUE;
        }
  
      case SHT_GNU_verdef:
        elf_dynverdef (abfd) = shindex;
        elf_tdata (abfd)->dynverdef_hdr = *hdr;
!       return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
  
      case SHT_GNU_versym:
        if (hdr->sh_entsize != sizeof (Elf_External_Versym))
! 	return FALSE;
        elf_dynversym (abfd) = shindex;
        elf_tdata (abfd)->dynversym_hdr = *hdr;
!       return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
  
      case SHT_GNU_verneed:
        elf_dynverref (abfd) = shindex;
        elf_tdata (abfd)->dynverref_hdr = *hdr;
!       return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
  
      case SHT_SHLIB:
!       return TRUE;
  
      case SHT_GROUP:
        if (! IS_VALID_GROUP_SECTION_HEADER (hdr, GRP_ENTRY_SIZE))
! 	return FALSE;
        if (!_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex))
! 	return FALSE;
        if (hdr->contents != NULL)
  	{
  	  Elf_Internal_Group *idx = (Elf_Internal_Group *) hdr->contents;
--- 1973,2012 ----
  	      target_sect->use_rela_p = 1;
  	  }
  	abfd->flags |= HAS_RELOC;
! 	goto success;
        }
  
      case SHT_GNU_verdef:
        elf_dynverdef (abfd) = shindex;
        elf_tdata (abfd)->dynverdef_hdr = *hdr;
!       ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
!       goto success;
  
      case SHT_GNU_versym:
        if (hdr->sh_entsize != sizeof (Elf_External_Versym))
! 	goto fail;
! 
        elf_dynversym (abfd) = shindex;
        elf_tdata (abfd)->dynversym_hdr = *hdr;
!       ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
!       goto success;
  
      case SHT_GNU_verneed:
        elf_dynverref (abfd) = shindex;
        elf_tdata (abfd)->dynverref_hdr = *hdr;
!       ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
!       goto success;
  
      case SHT_SHLIB:
!       goto success;
  
      case SHT_GROUP:
        if (! IS_VALID_GROUP_SECTION_HEADER (hdr, GRP_ENTRY_SIZE))
! 	goto fail;
! 
        if (!_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex))
! 	goto fail;
! 
        if (hdr->contents != NULL)
  	{
  	  Elf_Internal_Group *idx = (Elf_Internal_Group *) hdr->contents;
*************** bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
*** 1981,1987 ****
  		}
  	    }
  	}
!       break;
  
      default:
        /* Possibly an attributes section.  */
--- 2032,2038 ----
  		}
  	    }
  	}
!       goto success;
  
      default:
        /* Possibly an attributes section.  */
*************** bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
*** 1989,2002 ****
  	  || hdr->sh_type == bed->obj_attrs_section_type)
  	{
  	  if (! _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex))
! 	    return FALSE;
  	  _bfd_elf_parse_attributes (abfd, hdr);
! 	  return TRUE;
  	}
  
        /* Check for any processor-specific section types.  */
        if (bed->elf_backend_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex))
! 	return TRUE;
  
        if (hdr->sh_type >= SHT_LOUSER && hdr->sh_type <= SHT_HIUSER)
  	{
--- 2040,2053 ----
  	  || hdr->sh_type == bed->obj_attrs_section_type)
  	{
  	  if (! _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex))
! 	    goto fail;
  	  _bfd_elf_parse_attributes (abfd, hdr);
! 	  goto success;
  	}
  
        /* Check for any processor-specific section types.  */
        if (bed->elf_backend_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex))
! 	goto success;
  
        if (hdr->sh_type >= SHT_LOUSER && hdr->sh_type <= SHT_HIUSER)
  	{
*************** bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
*** 2008,2016 ****
  		 "specific section `%s' [0x%8x]"),
  	       abfd, name, hdr->sh_type);
  	  else
! 	    /* Allow sections reserved for applications.  */
! 	    return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
! 						    shindex);
  	}
        else if (hdr->sh_type >= SHT_LOPROC
  	       && hdr->sh_type <= SHT_HIPROC)
--- 2059,2070 ----
  		 "specific section `%s' [0x%8x]"),
  	       abfd, name, hdr->sh_type);
  	  else
! 	    {
! 	      /* Allow sections reserved for applications.  */
! 	      ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
! 						     shindex);
! 	      goto success;
! 	    }
  	}
        else if (hdr->sh_type >= SHT_LOPROC
  	       && hdr->sh_type <= SHT_HIPROC)
*************** bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
*** 2031,2038 ****
  		 "`%s' [0x%8x]"),
  	       abfd, name, hdr->sh_type);
  	  else
! 	    /* Otherwise it should be processed.  */
! 	    return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
  	}
        else
  	/* FIXME: We should handle this section.  */
--- 2085,2095 ----
  		 "`%s' [0x%8x]"),
  	       abfd, name, hdr->sh_type);
  	  else
! 	    {
! 	      /* Otherwise it should be processed.  */
! 	      ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
! 	      goto success;
! 	    }
  	}
        else
  	/* FIXME: We should handle this section.  */
*************** bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
*** 2040,2049 ****
  	  (_("%B: don't know how to handle section `%s' [0x%8x]"),
  	   abfd, name, hdr->sh_type);
  
!       return FALSE;
      }
  
!   return TRUE;
  }
  
  /* Return the local symbol specified by ABFD, R_SYMNDX.  */
--- 2097,2113 ----
  	  (_("%B: don't know how to handle section `%s' [0x%8x]"),
  	   abfd, name, hdr->sh_type);
  
!       goto fail;
      }
  
!  fail:
!   ret = FALSE;
!  success:
!   if (sections_being_created)
!     sections_being_created [shindex] = FALSE;
!   if (-- nesting == 0)
!     sections_being_created = NULL;
!   return ret;
  }
  
  /* Return the local symbol specified by ABFD, R_SYMNDX.  */
diff -rcp ../binutils-2.24.orig/bfd/peXXigen.c bfd/peXXigen.c
*** ../binutils-2.24.orig/bfd/peXXigen.c	2014-10-28 09:39:31.656075721 +0000
--- bfd/peXXigen.c	2014-10-28 09:43:31.011370536 +0000
*************** _bfd_XXi_swap_aouthdr_in (bfd * abfd,
*** 460,465 ****
--- 460,476 ----
    {
      int idx;
  
+     /* PR 17512: Corrupt PE binaries can cause seg-faults.  */
+     if (a->NumberOfRvaAndSizes > 16)
+       {
+ 	(*_bfd_error_handler)
+ 	  (_("%B: aout header specifies an invalid number of data-directory entries: %d"),
+ 	   abfd, a->NumberOfRvaAndSizes);
+ 	/* Paranoia: If the number is corrupt, then assume that the
+ 	   actual entries themselves might be corrupt as well.  */
+ 	a->NumberOfRvaAndSizes = 0;
+       }
+ 
      for (idx = 0; idx < a->NumberOfRvaAndSizes; idx++)
        {
          /* If data directory is empty, rva also should be 0.  */
*************** pe_print_edata (bfd * abfd, void * vfile
*** 1364,1370 ****
    bfd_size_type datasize = 0;
    bfd_size_type dataoff;
    bfd_size_type i;
!   bfd_signed_vma adj;
    struct EDT_type
    {
      long export_flags;          /* Reserved - should be zero.  */
--- 1375,1381 ----
    bfd_size_type datasize = 0;
    bfd_size_type dataoff;
    bfd_size_type i;
!   bfd_vma       adj;
    struct EDT_type
    {
      long export_flags;          /* Reserved - should be zero.  */
*************** pe_print_edata (bfd * abfd, void * vfile
*** 1414,1419 ****
--- 1425,1437 ----
  		   _("\nThere is an export table, but the section containing it could not be found\n"));
  	  return TRUE;
  	}
+       else if (!(section->flags & SEC_HAS_CONTENTS))
+         {
+ 	  fprintf (file,
+ 		   _("\nThere is an export table in %s, but that section has no contents\n"),
+ 		   section->name);
+ 	  return TRUE;
+         }
  
        dataoff = addr - section->vma;
        datasize = extra->DataDirectory[PE_EXPORT_TABLE].Size;
*************** pe_print_edata (bfd * abfd, void * vfile
*** 1469,1476 ****
    fprintf (file,
  	   _("Name \t\t\t\t"));
    bfd_fprintf_vma (abfd, file, edt.name);
!   fprintf (file,
! 	   " %s\n", data + edt.name - adj);
  
    fprintf (file,
  	   _("Ordinal Base \t\t\t%ld\n"), edt.base);
--- 1487,1497 ----
    fprintf (file,
  	   _("Name \t\t\t\t"));
    bfd_fprintf_vma (abfd, file, edt.name);
! 
!   if ((edt.name >= adj) && (edt.name < adj + datasize))
!     fprintf (file, " %s\n", data + edt.name - adj);
!   else
!     fprintf (file, "(outside .edata section)\n");
  
    fprintf (file,
  	   _("Ordinal Base \t\t\t%ld\n"), edt.base);
*************** pe_print_edata (bfd * abfd, void * vfile
*** 1516,1522 ****
  	  _("\nExport Address Table -- Ordinal Base %ld\n"),
  	  edt.base);
  
!   for (i = 0; i < edt.num_functions; ++i)
      {
        bfd_vma eat_member = bfd_get_32 (abfd,
  				       data + edt.eat_addr + (i * 4) - adj);
--- 1537,1548 ----
  	  _("\nExport Address Table -- Ordinal Base %ld\n"),
  	  edt.base);
  
!   /* PR 17512: Handle corrupt PE binaries.  */
!   if (edt.eat_addr + (edt.num_functions * 4) - adj >= datasize)
!     fprintf (file, _("\tInvalid Export Address Table rva (0x%lx) or entry count (0x%lx)\n"),
! 	     (long) edt.eat_addr,
! 	     (long) edt.num_functions);
!   else for (i = 0; i < edt.num_functions; ++i)
      {
        bfd_vma eat_member = bfd_get_32 (abfd,
  				       data + edt.eat_addr + (i * 4) - adj);
*************** pe_print_edata (bfd * abfd, void * vfile
*** 1552,1558 ****
    fprintf (file,
  	   _("\n[Ordinal/Name Pointer] Table\n"));
  
!   for (i = 0; i < edt.num_names; ++i)
      {
        bfd_vma name_ptr = bfd_get_32 (abfd,
  				    data +
--- 1578,1593 ----
    fprintf (file,
  	   _("\n[Ordinal/Name Pointer] Table\n"));
  
!   /* PR 17512: Handle corrupt PE binaries.  */
!   if (edt.npt_addr + (edt.num_names * 4) - adj >= datasize)
!     fprintf (file, _("\tInvalid Name Pointer Table rva (0x%lx) or entry count (0x%lx)\n"),
! 	     (long) edt.npt_addr,
! 	     (long) edt.num_names);
!   else if (edt.ot_addr + (edt.num_names * 2) - adj >= datasize)
!     fprintf (file, _("\tInvalid Ordinal Table rva (0x%lx) or entry count (0x%lx)\n"),
! 	     (long) edt.ot_addr,
! 	     (long) edt.num_names);
!   else for (i = 0; i < edt.num_names; ++i)
      {
        bfd_vma name_ptr = bfd_get_32 (abfd,
  				    data +
diff -rcp ../binutils-2.24.orig/bfd/srec.c bfd/srec.c
*** ../binutils-2.24.orig/bfd/srec.c	2014-10-28 09:39:30.762071014 +0000
--- bfd/srec.c	2014-10-28 09:40:54.769513267 +0000
*************** srec_bad_byte (bfd *abfd,
*** 248,254 ****
      }
    else
      {
!       char buf[10];
  
        if (! ISPRINT (c))
  	sprintf (buf, "\\%03o", (unsigned int) c);
--- 248,254 ----
      }
    else
      {
!       char buf[40];
  
        if (! ISPRINT (c))
  	sprintf (buf, "\\%03o", (unsigned int) c);
*************** srec_scan (bfd *abfd)
*** 454,460 ****
  	case 'S':
  	  {
  	    file_ptr pos;
! 	    char hdr[3];
  	    unsigned int bytes, min_bytes;
  	    bfd_vma address;
  	    bfd_byte *data;
--- 454,460 ----
  	case 'S':
  	  {
  	    file_ptr pos;
! 	    unsigned char hdr[3];
  	    unsigned int bytes, min_bytes;
  	    bfd_vma address;
  	    bfd_byte *data;