1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/bfd/compress.c b/bfd/compress.c
index 20eef95..083a7df 100644
--- a/bfd/compress.c
+++ b/bfd/compress.c
@@ -177,6 +177,13 @@ bfd_get_full_section_contents (bfd *abfd, sec_ptr sec, bfd_byte **ptr)
   switch (sec->compress_status)
     {
     case COMPRESS_SECTION_NONE:
+      /* PR binutils/17512: Avoid malloc or file reading errors due to
+	 ridiculous section sizes.  But ignore linker created objects
+	 with no contents (yet).  */
+      if (bfd_get_size (abfd) > 0
+	  && sz > (bfd_size_type) bfd_get_size (abfd))
+	return FALSE;
+
       if (p == NULL)
 	{
 	  p = (bfd_byte *) bfd_malloc (sz);