diff --git a/binutils-CVE-2018-20002.patch b/binutils-CVE-2018-20002.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69057c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binutils-CVE-2018-20002.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+diff -rup binutils.ori/bfd/syms.c binutils-2.31.1/bfd/syms.c
+--- binutils.ori/bfd/syms.c	2019-01-03 13:51:05.784005438 +0000
++++ binutils-2.31.1/bfd/syms.c	2019-01-03 13:53:43.238815129 +0000
+@@ -822,10 +822,18 @@ _bfd_generic_read_minisymbols (bfd *abfd
+   if (symcount < 0)
+     goto error_return;
+ 
+-  *minisymsp = syms;
+-  *sizep = sizeof (asymbol *);
++  if (symcount == 0)
++    /* We return 0 above when storage is 0.  Exit in the same state
++       here, so as to not complicate callers with having to deal with
++       freeing memory for zero symcount.  */
++    free (syms);
++  else
++    {
++      *minisymsp = syms;
++      *sizep = sizeof (asymbol *);
++    }
+ 
+-  return symcount;
++ return symcount;
+ 
+  error_return:
+   bfd_set_error (bfd_error_no_symbols);
+diff -rup binutils.ori/binutils/nm.c binutils-2.31.1/binutils/nm.c
+--- binutils.ori/binutils/nm.c	2019-01-03 13:51:06.337001258 +0000
++++ binutils-2.31.1/binutils/nm.c	2019-01-03 13:52:37.542311774 +0000
+@@ -1162,13 +1162,11 @@ display_rel_file (bfd *abfd, bfd *archiv
+       if (synth_count > 0)
+ 	{
+ 	  asymbol **symp;
+-	  void *new_mini;
+ 	  long i;
+ 
+-	  new_mini = xmalloc ((symcount + synth_count + 1) * sizeof (*symp));
+-	  symp = (asymbol **) new_mini;
+-	  memcpy (symp, minisyms, symcount * sizeof (*symp));
+-	  symp += symcount;
++	  minisyms = xrealloc (minisyms,
++			       (symcount + synth_count + 1) * sizeof (*symp));
++	  symp = (asymbol **) minisyms + symcount;
+ 	  for (i = 0; i < synth_count; i++)
+ 	    *symp++ = synthsyms + i;
+ 	  *symp = 0;
+diff -rup binutils.orig/binutils/nm.c binutils-2.31.1/binutils/nm.c
+--- binutils.orig/binutils/nm.c	2019-01-03 14:18:21.086458519 +0000
++++ binutils-2.31.1/binutils/nm.c	2019-01-03 14:18:23.642438853 +0000
+@@ -1170,7 +1170,6 @@ display_rel_file (bfd *abfd, bfd *archiv
+ 	  for (i = 0; i < synth_count; i++)
+ 	    *symp++ = synthsyms + i;
+ 	  *symp = 0;
+-	  minisyms = new_mini;
+ 	  symcount += synth_count;
+ 	}
+     }
diff --git a/binutils.spec b/binutils.spec
index f1ab6a0..01eb8ac 100644
--- a/binutils.spec
+++ b/binutils.spec
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 Summary: A GNU collection of binary utilities
 Name: %{?cross}binutils%{?_with_debug:-debug}
 Version: 2.31.1
-Release: 15%{?dist}
+Release: 16%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3+
 URL: https://sourceware.org/binutils
 
@@ -191,6 +191,10 @@ Patch17: binutils-delay-ld-script-constant-eval.patch
 # Lifetime: Fixed in 2.32
 Patch18: binutils-gold-discard-version-info.patch
 
+# Purpose:  Fix a memory leak reading minisymbols.
+# Lifetime: Fixed in 2.32
+Patch19: binutils-CVE-2018-20002.patch
+
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 Provides: bundled(libiberty)
@@ -332,6 +336,7 @@ using libelf instead of BFD.
 %patch16 -p1
 %patch17 -p1
 %patch18 -p1
+%patch19 -p1
 
 # We cannot run autotools as there is an exact requirement of autoconf-2.59.
 
@@ -480,7 +485,7 @@ export LDFLAGS=$RPM_LD_FLAGS
 %make_build %{_smp_mflags} tooldir=%{_prefix} MAKEINFO=true all
 %endif
 
-# Do not use %%check as it is run after %%install where libbfd.so is rebuild
+# Do not use %%check as it is run after %%install where libbfd.so is rebuilt
 # with -fvisibility=hidden no longer being usable in its shared form.
 %if %{without testsuite}
 echo ====================TESTSUITE DISABLED=========================
@@ -739,6 +744,9 @@ exit 0
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %changelog
+* Thu Jan 03 2019 Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com> - 2.31.1-16
+- Fix a memory leak reading minisymbols.  (#1661535)
+
 * Wed Nov 28 2018 Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com> - 2.31.1-15
 - Stop gold from warning about discard version information unless explicitly requested.  (#1654153)