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authorArmin Kuster <akuster808@gmail.com>2014-12-26 08:51:53 -0800
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2014-12-27 09:16:08 +0000
commit859fb4d9ec6974be9ce755e4ffefd9b199f3604c (patch)
treeafd14b5d9be2167888fd4019341f58e05040cf80 /meta
parent564e6b34831556d720c5a9d1c6bc9e7758c77e53 (diff)
downloadopenembedded-core-contrib-859fb4d9ec6974be9ce755e4ffefd9b199f3604c.tar.gz
binutils: several security fixes
CVE-2014-8484 CVE-2014-8485 CVE-2014-8501 CVE-2014-8502 CVE-2014-8503 CVE-2014-8504 CVE-2014-8737 and one supporting patch. [Yocto # 7084] Signed-off-by: Armin Kuster <akuster808@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'meta')
-rw-r--r--meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-2.24.inc8
-rw-r--r--meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8484.patch67
-rw-r--r--meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8485.patch102
-rw-r--r--meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8501.patch60
-rw-r--r--meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8502.patch89
-rw-r--r--meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8502_1.patch523
-rw-r--r--meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8503.patch47
-rw-r--r--meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8504.patch75
-rw-r--r--meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8737.patch177
9 files changed, 1148 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-2.24.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-2.24.inc
index 8f3216f2bf..63c928712e 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-2.24.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-2.24.inc
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ SRC_URI = "\
file://replace_macros_with_static_inline.patch \
file://0001-Fix-MMIX-build-breakage-from-bfd_set_section_vma-cha.patch \
file://binutils-uninitialised-warning.patch \
+ file://binutils_CVE-2014-8484.patch \
+ file://binutils_CVE-2014-8485.patch \
+ file://binutils_CVE-2014-8501.patch \
+ file://binutils_CVE-2014-8502_1.patch \
+ file://binutils_CVE-2014-8502.patch \
+ file://binutils_CVE-2014-8503.patch \
+ file://binutils_CVE-2014-8504.patch \
+ file://binutils_CVE-2014-8737.patch \
"
SRC_URI[md5sum] = "e0f71a7b2ddab0f8612336ac81d9636b"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8484.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8484.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e789499477
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8484.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+Upstream-Status: Backport
+
+CVE-2014-8484 fix.
+
+[YOCTO #7084]
+
+Signed-off-by: Armin Kuster <akuster808@gmail.com>
+
+From bd25671c6f202c4a5108883caa2adb24ff6f361f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 10:36:29 +0930
+Subject: [PATCH] Report an error for S-records with less than the miniumum
+ size
+
+ * srec.c (srec_scan): Revert last change. Report an error for
+ S-records with less than the miniumum byte count.
+---
+ bfd/ChangeLog | 5 +++++
+ bfd/srec.c | 18 +++++++++++++++---
+ 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+Index: binutils-2.24/bfd/srec.c
+===================================================================
+--- binutils-2.24.orig/bfd/srec.c
++++ binutils-2.24/bfd/srec.c
+@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ srec_scan (bfd *abfd)
+ {
+ file_ptr pos;
+ char hdr[3];
+- unsigned int bytes;
++ unsigned int bytes, min_bytes;
+ bfd_vma address;
+ bfd_byte *data;
+ unsigned char check_sum;
+@@ -478,6 +478,19 @@ srec_scan (bfd *abfd)
+ }
+
+ check_sum = bytes = HEX (hdr + 1);
++ min_bytes = 3;
++ if (hdr[0] == '2' || hdr[0] == '8')
++ min_bytes = 4;
++ else if (hdr[0] == '3' || hdr[0] == '7')
++ min_bytes = 5;
++ if (bytes < min_bytes)
++ {
++ (*_bfd_error_handler) (_("%B:%d: byte count %d too small\n"),
++ abfd, lineno, bytes);
++ bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
++ goto error_return;
++ }
++
+ if (bytes * 2 > bufsize)
+ {
+ if (buf != NULL)
+Index: binutils-2.24/bfd/ChangeLog
+===================================================================
+--- binutils-2.24.orig/bfd/ChangeLog
++++ binutils-2.24/bfd/ChangeLog
+@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
++2014-08-29 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
++
++ * srec.c (srec_scan): Revert last change. Report an error for
++ S-records with less than the miniumum byte count.
++
+ 2013-12-02 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
+
+ * configure.in: Bump version to 2.24
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8485.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8485.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec3308b4f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8485.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+Upstream-Status: Backport
+
+CVE-2014-8485 fix.
+
+[YOCTO #7084]
+
+Signed-off-by: Armin Kuster <akuster808@gmail.com>
+
+From 493a33860c71cac998f1a56d6d87d6faa801fbaa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 12:43:16 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] This patch closes a potential security hole in applications
+ that use the bfd library to parse binaries containing maliciously corrupt
+ section group headers.
+
+ PR binutils/17510
+ * elf.c (setup_group): Improve handling of corrupt group
+ sections.
+---
+ bfd/ChangeLog | 6 ++++++
+ bfd/elf.c | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
+ 2 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
+
+Index: binutils-2.24/bfd/elf.c
+===================================================================
+--- binutils-2.24.orig/bfd/elf.c
++++ binutils-2.24/bfd/elf.c
+@@ -608,9 +608,10 @@ setup_group (bfd *abfd, Elf_Internal_Shd
+ if (shdr->contents == NULL)
+ {
+ _bfd_error_handler
+- (_("%B: Corrupt size field in group section header: 0x%lx"), abfd, shdr->sh_size);
++ (_("%B: corrupt size field in group section header: 0x%lx"), abfd, shdr->sh_size);
+ bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
+- return FALSE;
++ -- num_group;
++ continue;
+ }
+
+ memset (shdr->contents, 0, amt);
+@@ -618,7 +619,16 @@ setup_group (bfd *abfd, Elf_Internal_Shd
+ if (bfd_seek (abfd, shdr->sh_offset, SEEK_SET) != 0
+ || (bfd_bread (shdr->contents, shdr->sh_size, abfd)
+ != shdr->sh_size))
+- return FALSE;
++ {
++ _bfd_error_handler
++ (_("%B: invalid size field in group section header: 0x%lx"), abfd, shdr->sh_size);
++ bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
++ -- num_group;
++ /* PR 17510: If the group contents are even partially
++ corrupt, do not allow any of the contents to be used. */
++ memset (shdr->contents, 0, amt);
++ continue;
++ }
+
+ /* Translate raw contents, a flag word followed by an
+ array of elf section indices all in target byte order,
+@@ -651,6 +661,21 @@ setup_group (bfd *abfd, Elf_Internal_Shd
+ }
+ }
+ }
++
++ /* PR 17510: Corrupt binaries might contain invalid groups. */
++ if (num_group != (unsigned) elf_tdata (abfd)->num_group)
++ {
++ elf_tdata (abfd)->num_group = num_group;
++
++ /* If all groups are invalid then fail. */
++ if (num_group == 0)
++ {
++ elf_tdata (abfd)->group_sect_ptr = NULL;
++ elf_tdata (abfd)->num_group = num_group = -1;
++ (*_bfd_error_handler) (_("%B: no valid group sections found"), abfd);
++ bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
++ }
++ }
+ }
+ }
+
+@@ -716,6 +741,7 @@ setup_group (bfd *abfd, Elf_Internal_Shd
+ {
+ (*_bfd_error_handler) (_("%B: no group info for section %A"),
+ abfd, newsect);
++ return FALSE;
+ }
+ return TRUE;
+ }
+Index: binutils-2.24/bfd/ChangeLog
+===================================================================
+--- binutils-2.24.orig/bfd/ChangeLog
++++ binutils-2.24/bfd/ChangeLog
+@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
++2014-10-27 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
++
++ PR binutils/17510
++ * elf.c (setup_group): Improve handling of corrupt group
++ sections.
++
+ 2014-08-29 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * srec.c (srec_scan): Revert last change. Report an error for
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8501.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8501.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a48fe9b23b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8501.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+Upstream-Status: Backport
+
+CVE-2014-8501 fix.
+
+[YOCTO #7084]
+
+Signed-off-by: Armin Kuster <akuster808@gmail.com>
+
+From 7e1e19887abd24aeb15066b141cdff5541e0ec8e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 14:45:06 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] Fix a seg-fault in strings and other binutuils when parsing a
+ corrupt PE executable with an invalid value in the NumberOfRvaAndSizes field
+ of the AOUT header.
+
+ PR binutils/17512
+ * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_swap_aouthdr_in): Handle corrupt binaries
+ with an invalid value for NumberOfRvaAndSizes.
+---
+ bfd/ChangeLog | 4 ++++
+ bfd/peXXigen.c | 12 ++++++++++++
+ 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+)
+
+Index: binutils-2.24/bfd/peXXigen.c
+===================================================================
+--- binutils-2.24.orig/bfd/peXXigen.c
++++ binutils-2.24/bfd/peXXigen.c
+@@ -460,6 +460,18 @@ _bfd_XXi_swap_aouthdr_in (bfd * abfd,
+ {
+ 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. */
+Index: binutils-2.24/bfd/ChangeLog
+===================================================================
+--- binutils-2.24.orig/bfd/ChangeLog
++++ binutils-2.24/bfd/ChangeLog
+@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+ 2014-10-27 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
++ PR binutils/17512
++ * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_swap_aouthdr_in): Handle corrupt binaries
++ with an invalid value for NumberOfRvaAndSizes.
++
+ PR binutils/17510
+ * elf.c (setup_group): Improve handling of corrupt group
+ sections.
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8502.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8502.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05af65bad1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8502.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+Upstream-Status: Backport
+
+CVE-2014-8502 fix.
+
+[YOCTO #7084]
+
+Signed-off-by: Armin Kuster <akuster808@gmail.com>
+
+From 5a4b0ccc20ba30caef53b01bee2c0aaa5b855339 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 15:42:56 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] More fixes for corrupt binaries crashing the binutils.
+
+ PR binutils/17512
+ * elf.c (bfd_section_from_shdr): Allocate and free the recursion
+ detection table on a per-bfd basis.
+ * peXXigen.c (pe_print_edata): Handle binaries with a truncated
+ export table.
+---
+ bfd/ChangeLog | 8 ++++++++
+ bfd/elf.c | 16 +++++++++++++---
+ bfd/peXXigen.c | 9 +++++++++
+ 3 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+Index: binutils-2.24/bfd/peXXigen.c
+===================================================================
+--- binutils-2.24.orig/bfd/peXXigen.c
++++ binutils-2.24/bfd/peXXigen.c
+@@ -1438,6 +1438,15 @@ pe_print_edata (bfd * abfd, void * vfile
+ }
+ }
+
++ /* PR 17512: Handle corrupt PE binaries. */
++ if (datasize < 36)
++ {
++ fprintf (file,
++ _("\nThere is an export table in %s, but it is too small (%d)\n"),
++ section->name, (int) datasize);
++ return TRUE;
++ }
++
+ fprintf (file, _("\nThere is an export table in %s at 0x%lx\n"),
+ section->name, (unsigned long) addr);
+
+Index: binutils-2.24/bfd/elf.c
+===================================================================
+--- binutils-2.24.orig/bfd/elf.c
++++ binutils-2.24/bfd/elf.c
+@@ -1576,6 +1576,7 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
+ const char *name;
+ bfd_boolean ret = TRUE;
+ static bfd_boolean * sections_being_created = NULL;
++ static bfd * sections_being_created_abfd = NULL;
+ static unsigned int nesting = 0;
+
+ if (shindex >= elf_numsections (abfd))
+@@ -1588,13 +1589,20 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
+ 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. */
++ can expect to recurse at least once.
++
++ FIXME: It would be better if this array was attached to the bfd,
++ rather than being held in a static pointer. */
++
++ if (sections_being_created_abfd != abfd)
++ sections_being_created = NULL;
+
+ 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));
++ sections_being_created_abfd = abfd;
+ }
+ if (sections_being_created [shindex])
+ {
+@@ -2098,7 +2106,10 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
+ if (sections_being_created)
+ sections_being_created [shindex] = FALSE;
+ if (-- nesting == 0)
++ {
+ sections_being_created = NULL;
++ sections_being_created_abfd = abfd;
++ }
+ return ret;
+ }
+
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8502_1.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8502_1.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e0c9c8b3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8502_1.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,523 @@
+Upstream-Status: Backport
+
+CVE-2014-8502 supporting patch.
+
+[YOCTO #7084]
+
+Signed-off-by: Armin Kuster <akuster808@gmail.com>
+
+From bf67003b4567600ed3022a439207ac8f26454f91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 18:05:37 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] This fixes more seg-faults in tools like "strings" and
+ "objdump" when presented with corrupt binaries.
+
+ PR binutils/17512
+ * elf.c (bfd_section_from_shdr): Detect and warn about ELF
+ binaries with a group of sections linked by the string table
+ indicies.
+ * peXXigen.c (pe_print_edata): Detect out of range rvas and
+ entry counts for the Export Address table, Name Pointer table
+ and Ordinal table.
+---
+ bfd/ChangeLog | 5 ++
+ bfd/elf.c | 194 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
+ bfd/peXXigen.c | 18 +++++-
+ 3 files changed, 150 insertions(+), 67 deletions(-)
+
+Index: binutils-2.24/bfd/elf.c
+===================================================================
+--- binutils-2.24.orig/bfd/elf.c
++++ binutils-2.24/bfd/elf.c
+@@ -1574,38 +1574,67 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
+ 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)
+- return FALSE;
++ goto fail;
+
+ bed = get_elf_backend_data (abfd);
+ switch (hdr->sh_type)
+ {
+ case SHT_NULL:
+ /* Inactive section. Throw it away. */
+- return TRUE;
++ 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_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);
++ 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))
+- return FALSE;
++ goto fail;
++
+ if (hdr->sh_link > elf_numsections (abfd))
+ {
+ /* PR 10478: Accept Solaris binaries with a sh_link
+@@ -1619,11 +1648,11 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
+ break;
+ /* Otherwise fall through. */
+ default:
+- return FALSE;
++ goto fail;
+ }
+ }
+ else if (elf_elfsections (abfd)[hdr->sh_link] == NULL)
+- return FALSE;
++ goto fail;
+ else if (elf_elfsections (abfd)[hdr->sh_link]->sh_type != SHT_STRTAB)
+ {
+ Elf_Internal_Shdr *dynsymhdr;
+@@ -1652,24 +1681,26 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
+ }
+ }
+ }
+- break;
++ goto success;
+
+- case SHT_SYMTAB: /* A symbol table */
++ case SHT_SYMTAB: /* A symbol table. */
+ if (elf_onesymtab (abfd) == shindex)
+- return TRUE;
++ goto success;
+
+ if (hdr->sh_entsize != bed->s->sizeof_sym)
+- return FALSE;
++ goto fail;
++
+ if (hdr->sh_info * hdr->sh_entsize > hdr->sh_size)
+ {
+ if (hdr->sh_size != 0)
+- return FALSE;
++ 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;
+- return TRUE;
++ goto success;
+ }
++
+ BFD_ASSERT (elf_onesymtab (abfd) == 0);
+ elf_onesymtab (abfd) = shindex;
+ elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_hdr = *hdr;
+@@ -1686,7 +1717,7 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
+ && (abfd->flags & DYNAMIC) != 0
+ && ! _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
+ shindex))
+- return FALSE;
++ 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
+@@ -1712,26 +1743,29 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
+ break;
+ }
+ if (i != shindex)
+- return bfd_section_from_shdr (abfd, i);
++ ret = bfd_section_from_shdr (abfd, i);
+ }
+- return TRUE;
++ goto success;
+
+- case SHT_DYNSYM: /* A dynamic symbol table */
++ case SHT_DYNSYM: /* A dynamic symbol table. */
+ if (elf_dynsymtab (abfd) == shindex)
+- return TRUE;
++ goto success;
+
+ if (hdr->sh_entsize != bed->s->sizeof_sym)
+- return FALSE;
++ goto fail;
++
+ if (hdr->sh_info * hdr->sh_entsize > hdr->sh_size)
+ {
+ if (hdr->sh_size != 0)
+- return FALSE;
++ 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;
+- return TRUE;
++ goto success;
+ }
++
+ BFD_ASSERT (elf_dynsymtab (abfd) == 0);
+ elf_dynsymtab (abfd) = shindex;
+ elf_tdata (abfd)->dynsymtab_hdr = *hdr;
+@@ -1740,34 +1774,38 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
+
+ /* 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);
++ ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
++ goto success;
+
+- case SHT_SYMTAB_SHNDX: /* Symbol section indices when >64k sections */
++ case SHT_SYMTAB_SHNDX: /* Symbol section indices when >64k sections. */
+ if (elf_symtab_shndx (abfd) == shindex)
+- return TRUE;
++ 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;
+- return TRUE;
++ goto success;
+
+- case SHT_STRTAB: /* A string table */
++ case SHT_STRTAB: /* A string table. */
+ if (hdr->bfd_section != NULL)
+- return TRUE;
++ goto success;
++
+ if (ehdr->e_shstrndx == shindex)
+ {
+ elf_tdata (abfd)->shstrtab_hdr = *hdr;
+ elf_elfsections (abfd)[shindex] = &elf_tdata (abfd)->shstrtab_hdr;
+- return TRUE;
++ 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;
+- return TRUE;
++ goto success;
+ }
++
+ if (elf_elfsections (abfd)[elf_dynsymtab (abfd)]->sh_link == shindex)
+ {
+ dynsymtab_strtab:
+@@ -1776,8 +1814,9 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
+ 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);
++ 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
+@@ -1795,9 +1834,9 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
+ {
+ /* Prevent endless recursion on broken objects. */
+ if (i == shindex)
+- return FALSE;
++ goto fail;
+ if (! bfd_section_from_shdr (abfd, i))
+- return FALSE;
++ goto fail;
+ if (elf_onesymtab (abfd) == i)
+ goto symtab_strtab;
+ if (elf_dynsymtab (abfd) == i)
+@@ -1805,7 +1844,8 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
+ }
+ }
+ }
+- return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
++ ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
++ goto success;
+
+ case SHT_REL:
+ case SHT_RELA:
+@@ -1820,7 +1860,7 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
+ if (hdr->sh_entsize
+ != (bfd_size_type) (hdr->sh_type == SHT_REL
+ ? bed->s->sizeof_rel : bed->s->sizeof_rela))
+- return FALSE;
++ goto fail;
+
+ /* Check for a bogus link to avoid crashing. */
+ if (hdr->sh_link >= num_sec)
+@@ -1828,8 +1868,9 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
+ ((*_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);
++ ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
++ shindex);
++ goto success;
+ }
+
+ /* For some incomprehensible reason Oracle distributes
+@@ -1870,7 +1911,7 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
+ 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;
++ 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
+@@ -1885,14 +1926,18 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
+ || 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);
++ {
++ ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
++ shindex);
++ goto success;
++ }
+
+ if (! bfd_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr->sh_info))
+- return FALSE;
++ goto fail;
++
+ target_sect = bfd_section_from_elf_index (abfd, hdr->sh_info);
+ if (target_sect == NULL)
+- return FALSE;
++ goto fail;
+
+ esdt = elf_section_data (target_sect);
+ if (hdr->sh_type == SHT_RELA)
+@@ -1904,7 +1949,7 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
+ amt = sizeof (*hdr2);
+ hdr2 = (Elf_Internal_Shdr *) bfd_alloc (abfd, amt);
+ if (hdr2 == NULL)
+- return FALSE;
++ goto fail;
+ *hdr2 = *hdr;
+ *p_hdr = hdr2;
+ elf_elfsections (abfd)[shindex] = hdr2;
+@@ -1920,34 +1965,40 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
+ target_sect->use_rela_p = 1;
+ }
+ abfd->flags |= HAS_RELOC;
+- return TRUE;
++ goto success;
+ }
+
+ 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);
++ 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))
+- return FALSE;
++ goto fail;
++
+ elf_dynversym (abfd) = shindex;
+ elf_tdata (abfd)->dynversym_hdr = *hdr;
+- return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
++ 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;
+- return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
++ ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
++ goto success;
+
+ case SHT_SHLIB:
+- return TRUE;
++ goto success;
+
+ case SHT_GROUP:
+ if (! IS_VALID_GROUP_SECTION_HEADER (hdr, GRP_ENTRY_SIZE))
+- return FALSE;
++ goto fail;
++
+ if (!_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex))
+- return FALSE;
++ goto fail;
++
+ if (hdr->contents != NULL)
+ {
+ Elf_Internal_Group *idx = (Elf_Internal_Group *) hdr->contents;
+@@ -1973,7 +2024,7 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
+ }
+ }
+ }
+- break;
++ goto success;
+
+ default:
+ /* Possibly an attributes section. */
+@@ -1981,14 +2032,14 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
+ || hdr->sh_type == bed->obj_attrs_section_type)
+ {
+ if (! _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex))
+- return FALSE;
++ goto fail;
+ _bfd_elf_parse_attributes (abfd, hdr);
+- return TRUE;
++ goto success;
+ }
+
+ /* Check for any processor-specific section types. */
+ if (bed->elf_backend_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex))
+- return TRUE;
++ goto success;
+
+ if (hdr->sh_type >= SHT_LOUSER && hdr->sh_type <= SHT_HIUSER)
+ {
+@@ -2000,9 +2051,12 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
+ "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);
++ {
++ /* 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)
+@@ -2023,8 +2077,11 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
+ "`%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);
++ {
++ /* 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. */
+@@ -2032,10 +2089,17 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsign
+ (_("%B: don't know how to handle section `%s' [0x%8x]"),
+ abfd, name, hdr->sh_type);
+
+- return FALSE;
++ goto fail;
+ }
+
+- return TRUE;
++ 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. */
+Index: binutils-2.24/bfd/peXXigen.c
+===================================================================
+--- binutils-2.24.orig/bfd/peXXigen.c
++++ binutils-2.24/bfd/peXXigen.c
+@@ -1528,7 +1528,12 @@ pe_print_edata (bfd * abfd, void * vfile
+ _("\nExport Address Table -- Ordinal Base %ld\n"),
+ edt.base);
+
+- for (i = 0; i < edt.num_functions; ++i)
++ /* 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);
+@@ -1564,7 +1569,16 @@ pe_print_edata (bfd * abfd, void * vfile
+ fprintf (file,
+ _("\n[Ordinal/Name Pointer] Table\n"));
+
+- for (i = 0; i < edt.num_names; ++i)
++ /* 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 +
+Index: binutils-2.24/bfd/ChangeLog
+===================================================================
+--- binutils-2.24.orig/bfd/ChangeLog
++++ binutils-2.24/bfd/ChangeLog
+@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
+ 2014-10-27 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ PR binutils/17512
++ * elf.c (bfd_section_from_shdr): Detect and warn about ELF
++ binaries with a group of sections linked by the string table
++ indicies.
+ * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_swap_aouthdr_in): Handle corrupt binaries
+ with an invalid value for NumberOfRvaAndSizes.
++ (pe_print_edata): Detect out of range rvas and entry counts for
++ the Export Address table, Name Pointer table and Ordinal table.
+
+ PR binutils/17510
+ * elf.c (setup_group): Improve handling of corrupt group
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8503.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8503.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2dd3354fc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8503.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+Upstream-Status: Backport
+
+CVE-2014-8503 fix.
+
+[YOCTO #7084]
+
+Signed-off-by: Armin Kuster <akuster808@gmail.com>
+
+From 0102ea8cec5fc509bba6c91df61b7ce23a799d32 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 17:16:17 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] Fixes a seg-fault in the ihex parser when it encounters a
+ malformed ihex file.
+
+ PR binutils/17512
+ * ihex.c (ihex_scan): Fix typo in invocation of ihex_bad_byte.
+---
+ bfd/ChangeLog | 1 +
+ bfd/ihex.c | 2 +-
+ 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+Index: binutils-2.24/bfd/ihex.c
+===================================================================
+--- binutils-2.24.orig/bfd/ihex.c
++++ binutils-2.24/bfd/ihex.c
+@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ ihex_scan (bfd *abfd)
+ {
+ if (! ISHEX (buf[i]))
+ {
+- ihex_bad_byte (abfd, lineno, hdr[i], error);
++ ihex_bad_byte (abfd, lineno, buf[i], error);
+ goto error_return;
+ }
+ }
+Index: binutils-2.24/bfd/ChangeLog
+===================================================================
+--- binutils-2.24.orig/bfd/ChangeLog
++++ binutils-2.24/bfd/ChangeLog
+@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
++2014-10-30 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
++
++ PR binutils/17512
++ * ihex.c (ihex_scan): Fix typo in invocation of ihex_bad_byte.
++
+ 2014-10-27 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ PR binutils/17512
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8504.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8504.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4d1d1ff61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8504.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+Upstream-Status: Backport
+
+CVE-2014-8504 fix.
+
+[YOCTO #7084]
+
+Signed-off-by: Armin Kuster <akuster808@gmail.com>
+
+From 708d7d0d11f0f2d776171979aa3479e8e12a38a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 10:48:14 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] This patch fixes a flaw in the SREC parser which could cause
+ a stack overflow and potential secuiryt breach.
+
+ PR binutils/17510
+ * srec.c (srec_bad_byte): Increase size of buf to allow for
+ negative values.
+ (srec_scan): Use an unsigned char buffer to hold header bytes.
+---
+ bfd/ChangeLog | 8 ++++++++
+ bfd/elf.c | 2 +-
+ bfd/peXXigen.c | 1 -
+ bfd/srec.c | 4 ++--
+ 4 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
+
+Index: binutils-2.24/bfd/ChangeLog
+===================================================================
+--- binutils-2.24.orig/bfd/ChangeLog
++++ binutils-2.24/bfd/ChangeLog
+@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
++2014-10-28 Andreas Schwab <schwab@suse.de>
++ Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
++
++ PR binutils/17510
++ * srec.c (srec_bad_byte): Increase size of buf to allow for
++ negative values.
++ (srec_scan): Use an unsigned char buffer to hold header bytes.
++
+ 2014-10-30 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ PR binutils/17512
+Index: binutils-2.24/bfd/peXXigen.c
+===================================================================
+--- binutils-2.24.orig/bfd/peXXigen.c
++++ binutils-2.24/bfd/peXXigen.c
+@@ -471,7 +471,6 @@ _bfd_XXi_swap_aouthdr_in (bfd * abfd,
+ a->NumberOfRvaAndSizes = 0;
+ }
+
+-
+ for (idx = 0; idx < a->NumberOfRvaAndSizes; idx++)
+ {
+ /* If data directory is empty, rva also should be 0. */
+Index: binutils-2.24/bfd/srec.c
+===================================================================
+--- binutils-2.24.orig/bfd/srec.c
++++ binutils-2.24/bfd/srec.c
+@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ srec_bad_byte (bfd *abfd,
+ }
+ else
+ {
+- char buf[10];
++ char buf[40];
+
+ if (! ISPRINT (c))
+ sprintf (buf, "\\%03o", (unsigned int) c);
+@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ srec_scan (bfd *abfd)
+ case 'S':
+ {
+ file_ptr pos;
+- char hdr[3];
++ unsigned char hdr[3];
+ unsigned int bytes, min_bytes;
+ bfd_vma address;
+ bfd_byte *data;
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8737.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8737.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4a84562201
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils/binutils_CVE-2014-8737.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+Upstream-Status: Backport
+
+CVE-2014-8737 fix.
+
+[YOCTO #7084]
+
+Signed-off-by: Armin Kuster <akuster808@gmail.com>
+
+From dd9b91de2149ee81d47f708e7b0bbf57da10ad42 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 14:49:10 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] Prevent archive memebers with illegal pathnames from being
+ extracted from an archive.
+
+ PR binutils/17552, binutils/17533
+ * bucomm.c (is_valid_archive_path): New function. Returns false
+ for absolute pathnames and pathnames that include /../.
+ * bucomm.h (is_valid_archive_path): Add prototype.
+ * ar.c (extract_file): Use new function to check for valid
+ pathnames when extracting files from an archive.
+ * objcopy.c (copy_archive): Likewise.
+ * doc/binutils.texi: Update documentation to mention the
+ limitation on pathname of archive members.
+---
+ binutils/ChangeLog | 16 ++++++++++++++--
+ binutils/ar.c | 9 +++++++++
+ binutils/bucomm.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ binutils/bucomm.h | 12 ++++++++----
+ binutils/doc/binutils.texi | 3 ++-
+ binutils/objcopy.c | 6 ++++++
+ 6 files changed, 65 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
+
+Index: binutils-2.24/binutils/ar.c
+===================================================================
+--- binutils-2.24.orig/binutils/ar.c
++++ binutils-2.24/binutils/ar.c
+@@ -1031,6 +1031,15 @@ extract_file (bfd *abfd)
+ bfd_size_type size;
+ struct stat buf;
+
++ /* PR binutils/17533: Do not allow directory traversal
++ outside of the current directory tree. */
++ if (! is_valid_archive_path (bfd_get_filename (abfd)))
++ {
++ non_fatal (_("illegal pathname found in archive member: %s"),
++ bfd_get_filename (abfd));
++ return;
++ }
++
+ if (bfd_stat_arch_elt (abfd, &buf) != 0)
+ /* xgettext:c-format */
+ fatal (_("internal stat error on %s"), bfd_get_filename (abfd));
+Index: binutils-2.24/binutils/bucomm.c
+===================================================================
+--- binutils-2.24.orig/binutils/bucomm.c
++++ binutils-2.24/binutils/bucomm.c
+@@ -624,3 +624,29 @@ bfd_get_archive_filename (const bfd *abf
+ bfd_get_filename (abfd));
+ return buf;
+ }
++
++/* Returns TRUE iff PATHNAME, a filename of an archive member,
++ is valid for writing. For security reasons absolute paths
++ and paths containing /../ are not allowed. See PR 17533. */
++
++bfd_boolean
++is_valid_archive_path (char const * pathname)
++{
++ const char * n = pathname;
++
++ if (IS_ABSOLUTE_PATH (n))
++ return FALSE;
++
++ while (*n)
++ {
++ if (*n == '.' && *++n == '.' && ( ! *++n || IS_DIR_SEPARATOR (*n)))
++ return FALSE;
++
++ while (*n && ! IS_DIR_SEPARATOR (*n))
++ n++;
++ while (IS_DIR_SEPARATOR (*n))
++ n++;
++ }
++
++ return TRUE;
++}
+Index: binutils-2.24/binutils/bucomm.h
+===================================================================
+--- binutils-2.24.orig/binutils/bucomm.h
++++ binutils-2.24/binutils/bucomm.h
+@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
+ #ifndef _BUCOMM_H
+ #define _BUCOMM_H
+
++/* In bucomm.c. */
++
+ /* Return the filename in a static buffer. */
+ const char *bfd_get_archive_filename (const bfd *);
+
+@@ -58,20 +60,22 @@ bfd_vma parse_vma (const char *, const c
+
+ off_t get_file_size (const char *);
+
++bfd_boolean is_valid_archive_path (char const *);
++
+ extern char *program_name;
+
+-/* filemode.c */
++/* In filemode.c. */
+ void mode_string (unsigned long, char *);
+
+-/* version.c */
++/* In version.c. */
+ extern void print_version (const char *);
+
+-/* rename.c */
++/* In rename.c. */
+ extern void set_times (const char *, const struct stat *);
+
+ extern int smart_rename (const char *, const char *, int);
+
+-/* libiberty. */
++/* In libiberty. */
+ void *xmalloc (size_t);
+
+ void *xrealloc (void *, size_t);
+Index: binutils-2.24/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
+===================================================================
+--- binutils-2.24.orig/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
++++ binutils-2.24/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
+@@ -234,7 +234,8 @@ a normal archive. Instead the elements
+ individually to the second archive.
+
+ The paths to the elements of the archive are stored relative to the
+-archive itself.
++archive itself. For security reasons absolute paths and paths with a
++@code{/../} component are not allowed.
+
+ @cindex compatibility, @command{ar}
+ @cindex @command{ar} compatibility
+Index: binutils-2.24/binutils/objcopy.c
+===================================================================
+--- binutils-2.24.orig/binutils/objcopy.c
++++ binutils-2.24/binutils/objcopy.c
+@@ -2206,6 +2206,12 @@ copy_archive (bfd *ibfd, bfd *obfd, cons
+ bfd_boolean del = TRUE;
+ bfd_boolean ok_object;
+
++ /* PR binutils/17533: Do not allow directory traversal
++ outside of the current directory tree by archive members. */
++ if (! is_valid_archive_path (bfd_get_filename (this_element)))
++ fatal (_("illegal pathname found in archive member: %s"),
++ bfd_get_filename (this_element));
++
+ /* Create an output file for this member. */
+ output_name = concat (dir, "/",
+ bfd_get_filename (this_element), (char *) 0);
+Index: binutils-2.24/binutils/ChangeLog
+===================================================================
+--- binutils-2.24.orig/binutils/ChangeLog
++++ binutils-2.24/binutils/ChangeLog
+@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
++2014-11-06 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
++
++ PR binutils/17552, binutils/17533
++ * bucomm.c (is_valid_archive_path): New function. Returns false
++ for absolute pathnames and pathnames that include /../.
++ * bucomm.h (is_valid_archive_path): Add prototype.
++ * ar.c (extract_file): Use new function to check for valid
++ pathnames when extracting files from an archive.
++ * objcopy.c (copy_archive): Likewise.
++ * doc/binutils.texi: Update documentation to mention the
++ limitation on pathname of archive members.
++
+ 2013-11-22 Cory Fields <cory@coryfields.com>
+
+ * windres.c (define_resource): Use zero for timestamp, making