main/binutils: various security fixes

ref #3544

Adresses:
CVE-2014-8484
CVE-2014-8485
CVE-2014-8501
CVE-2014-8502
CVE-2014-8503
CVE-2014-8504
CVE-2014-8737
CVE-2014-8738

9 files changed, 909 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/main/binutils/APKBUILD b/main/binutils/APKBUILD
index a85e84b065..797b2cf8e8 100644
--- a/main/binutils/APKBUILD
+++ b/main/binutils/APKBUILD
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Maintainer: Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org>
 pkgname=binutils
 pkgver=2.24
-pkgrel=2
+pkgrel=3
 pkgdesc="Tools necessary to build programs"
 url="http://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/"
 depends=""
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ source="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/binutils-$pkgver.tar.bz2
 	binutils-ld-fix-static-linking.patch
 	02_fix-opcodes-configure-bfd-version-on-busybox-ash.patch
 	bfd-version.patch
+	binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8484.patch
+	binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8485.patch
+	binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8501.patch
+	binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8502.patch
+	binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8503.patch
+	binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8504.patch
+	binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8737.patch
+	binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8738.patch
 	"
 
 _builddir="$srcdir/$pkgname-$pkgver"
@@ -85,12 +93,36 @@ libs() {
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 26210092adc0e0d7b236eb464dea543a  02_fix-opcodes-configure-bfd-version-on-busybox-ash.patch
-56c179892fa33cd0bac127761834e5d9  bfd-version.patch"
+56c179892fa33cd0bac127761834e5d9  bfd-version.patch
+125d8ce675ced84814d5f068106dbaa3  binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8484.patch
+6923e5279a84cb7134b07e2cf6686434  binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8485.patch
+4c590dc70829d8f4fc190f0fe7e3add8  binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8501.patch
+339fd5a7b79f973e0eb57e9616cfb1e5  binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8502.patch
+70540e2c6418a54ad88ab9c6b988d075  binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8503.patch
+acce1f1d28db6bdb84b430a05f331366  binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8504.patch
+12fb3e860203a06b5d1f4b023c06dcec  binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8737.patch
+d35b0ccb79d565757821b3e0206f3873  binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8738.patch"
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diff --git a/main/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8484.patch b/main/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8484.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..69a5e85064
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8484.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+--- binutils-2.24/bfd/srec.c	2013-11-04 16:33:37.000000000 +0100
++++ binutils-2.24-1/bfd/srec.c	2014-10-24 21:46:38.973046641 +0200
+@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@
+ 	  {
+ 	    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 @@
+ 	      }
+ 
+ 	    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)
diff --git a/main/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8485.patch b/main/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8485.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..705c74835b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8485.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
+index c884d1d..c8ac826 100644
+--- a/bfd/elf.c
++++ b/bfd/elf.c
+@@ -608,9 +608,10 @@ setup_group (bfd *abfd, Elf_Internal_Shdr *hdr, asection *newsect)
+ 		  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);
+@@ -618,8 +619,17 @@ setup_group (bfd *abfd, Elf_Internal_Shdr *hdr, asection *newsect)
+ 		  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,
+ 		     to the flag word followed by an array of elf section
+@@ -651,6 +661,21 @@ setup_group (bfd *abfd, Elf_Internal_Shdr *hdr, asection *newsect)
+ 		    }
+ 		}
+ 	    }
++
++	  /* 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_Shdr *hdr, asection *newsect)
+     {
+       (*_bfd_error_handler) (_("%B: no group info for section %A"),
+ 			     abfd, newsect);
++      return FALSE;
+     }
+   return TRUE;
+ }
+-- 
+1.7.1
+
diff --git a/main/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8501.patch b/main/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8501.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1312885854
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8501.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+diff --git a/bfd/peXXigen.c b/bfd/peXXigen.c
+index 2fb631c..987be40 100644
+--- a/bfd/peXXigen.c
++++ b/bfd/peXXigen.c
+@@ -504,6 +504,18 @@ _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.  */
+-- 
+1.7.1
+
diff --git a/main/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8502.patch b/main/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8502.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4cb1dd012e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8502.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,504 @@
+diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
+index 4679268..48e1dca 100644
+--- a/bfd/elf.c
++++ b/bfd/elf.c
+@@ -1574,38 +1574,74 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
+   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 bfd * sections_being_created_abfd = 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.
++
++	 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])
++	{
++	  (*_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 +1655,11 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
+ 		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 +1688,26 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
+ 		}
+ 	    }
+ 	}
+-      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 +1724,7 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
+ 	  && (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 +1750,29 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
+ 		  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 +1781,38 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
+ 
+       /* 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 +1821,9 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
+ 	  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 +1841,9 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
+ 		{
+ 		  /* 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 +1851,8 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int 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;
+ 
+     case SHT_REL:
+     case SHT_RELA:
+@@ -1820,7 +1867,7 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
+ 	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 +1875,9 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
+ 	    ((*_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 +1918,7 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
+ 	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 +1933,18 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
+ 	    || 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 +1956,7 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
+ 	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 +1972,40 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
+ 	      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 +2031,7 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
+ 		}
+ 	    }
+ 	}
+-      break;
++      goto success;
+ 
+     default:
+       /* Possibly an attributes section.  */
+@@ -1981,14 +2039,14 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
+ 	  || 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 +2058,12 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
+ 		 "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 +2084,11 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
+ 		 "`%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 +2096,20 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
+ 	  (_("%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;
++      sections_being_created_abfd = abfd;
++    }
++  return ret;
+ }
+ 
+ /* Return the local symbol specified by ABFD, R_SYMNDX.  */
+diff --git a/bfd/peXXigen.c b/bfd/peXXigen.c
+index b7b32b2..76bb4ae 100644
+--- a/bfd/peXXigen.c
++++ b/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);
+ 
+@@ -1528,7 +1537,12 @@ 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 +1578,16 @@ 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 +
diff --git a/main/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8503.patch b/main/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8503.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c889c695f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8503.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+diff --git a/bfd/ihex.c b/bfd/ihex.c
+index 8d3590d..9b3b813 100644
+--- a/bfd/ihex.c
++++ b/bfd/ihex.c
+@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ 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;
+ 		}
+ 	    }
+-- 
+1.7.1
+
diff --git a/main/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8504.patch b/main/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8504.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6dc3d497e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8504.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
+index 3fcf2d8..949221f 100644
+--- a/bfd/elf.c
++++ b/bfd/elf.c
+@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ setup_group (bfd *abfd, Elf_Internal_Shdr *hdr, asection *newsect)
+ 		      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,
+ 		     to the flag word followed by an array of elf section
+diff --git a/bfd/peXXigen.c b/bfd/peXXigen.c
+index c7d6067..6129085 100644
+--- a/bfd/peXXigen.c
++++ b/bfd/peXXigen.c
+@@ -515,7 +515,6 @@ _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.  */
+diff --git a/bfd/srec.c b/bfd/srec.c
+index 9ed2080..5f9a546 100644
+--- a/bfd/srec.c
++++ b/bfd/srec.c
+@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ srec_bad_byte (bfd *abfd,
+     }
+   else
+     {
+-      char buf[10];
++      char buf[40];
+ 
+       if (! ISPRINT (c))
+ 	sprintf (buf, "\\%03o", (unsigned int) c);
+@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ 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;
+-- 
+1.7.1
+
diff --git a/main/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8737.patch b/main/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8737.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7fafa8daf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8737.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+diff --git a/binutils/ar.c b/binutils/ar.c
+index ebd9528..117826d 100644
+--- a/binutils/ar.c
++++ b/binutils/ar.c
+@@ -1034,6 +1034,15 @@ 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));
+diff --git a/binutils/bucomm.c b/binutils/bucomm.c
+index fd73070..b8deff5 100644
+--- a/binutils/bucomm.c
++++ b/binutils/bucomm.c
+@@ -624,3 +624,29 @@ bfd_get_archive_filename (const bfd *abfd)
+ 	   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;
++}
+diff --git a/binutils/bucomm.h b/binutils/bucomm.h
+index a93c378..a71a8fb 100644
+--- a/binutils/bucomm.h
++++ b/binutils/bucomm.h
+@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
+ #ifndef _BUCOMM_H
+ #define _BUCOMM_H
+ 
++/* In bucomm.c.  */
++
+ /* Return the filename in a static buffer.  */
+ const char *bfd_get_archive_filename (const bfd *);
+ 
+@@ -56,20 +58,22 @@ bfd_vma parse_vma (const char *, const char *);
+ 
+ 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);
+diff --git a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
+index eee77b1..39eb1d2 100644
+--- a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
++++ b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
+@@ -234,7 +234,8 @@ a normal archive.  Instead the elements of the first archive are added
+ 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
+diff --git a/binutils/objcopy.c b/binutils/objcopy.c
+index 3b353ad..8454bc6 100644
+--- a/binutils/objcopy.c
++++ b/binutils/objcopy.c
+@@ -2295,6 +2295,12 @@ copy_archive (bfd *ibfd, bfd *obfd, const char *output_target,
+       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);
+-- 
+1.7.1
+
diff --git a/main/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8738.patch b/main/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8738.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d671ed241b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8738.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+diff --git a/bfd/archive.c b/bfd/archive.c
+index 40a3395..b905213 100644
+--- a/bfd/archive.c
++++ b/bfd/archive.c
+@@ -1293,6 +1293,9 @@ _bfd_slurp_extended_name_table (bfd *abfd)
+       amt = namedata->parsed_size;
+       if (amt + 1 == 0)
+ 	goto byebye;
++      /* PR binutils/17533: A corrupt archive can contain an invalid size.  */
++      if (amt > (bfd_size_type) bfd_get_size (abfd))
++	goto byebye;
+ 
+       bfd_ardata (abfd)->extended_names_size = amt;
+       bfd_ardata (abfd)->extended_names = (char *) bfd_zalloc (abfd, amt + 1);
+@@ -1300,6 +1303,8 @@ _bfd_slurp_extended_name_table (bfd *abfd)
+ 	{
+ 	byebye:
+ 	  free (namedata);
++	  bfd_ardata (abfd)->extended_names = NULL;
++	  bfd_ardata (abfd)->extended_names_size = 0;
+ 	  return FALSE;
+ 	}
+ 
+@@ -1308,7 +1313,6 @@ _bfd_slurp_extended_name_table (bfd *abfd)
+ 	  if (bfd_get_error () != bfd_error_system_call)
+ 	    bfd_set_error (bfd_error_malformed_archive);
+ 	  bfd_release (abfd, (bfd_ardata (abfd)->extended_names));
+-	  bfd_ardata (abfd)->extended_names = NULL;
+ 	  goto byebye;
+ 	}
+ 
+@@ -1316,11 +1320,12 @@ _bfd_slurp_extended_name_table (bfd *abfd)
+ 	 text, the entries in the list are newline-padded, not null
+ 	 padded. In SVR4-style archives, the names also have a
+ 	 trailing '/'.  DOS/NT created archive often have \ in them
+-	 We'll fix all problems here..  */
++	 We'll fix all problems here.  */
+       {
+ 	char *ext_names = bfd_ardata (abfd)->extended_names;
+ 	char *temp = ext_names;
+ 	char *limit = temp + namedata->parsed_size;
++
+ 	for (; temp < limit; ++temp)
+ 	  {
+ 	    if (*temp == ARFMAG[1])
+-- 
+1.7.1
+