Fix detection of uncompressed .debug_str sections.

Resolves: #1082370

binutils-2.24-fake-zlib-sections.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+*** ../binutils-2.24.orig/bfd/compress.c	2014-04-28 16:35:20.429816317 +0100
+--- bfd/compress.c	2014-04-28 16:36:06.450963028 +0100
+***************
+*** 25,30 ****
+--- 25,31 ----
+  #ifdef HAVE_ZLIB_H
+  #include <zlib.h>
+  #endif
++ #include "safe-ctype.h"
+  
+  #ifdef HAVE_ZLIB_H
+  static bfd_boolean
+*************** bfd_is_section_compressed (bfd *abfd, se
+*** 304,309 ****
+--- 305,319 ----
+    compressed = (bfd_get_section_contents (abfd, sec, compressed_buffer, 0, 12)
+  		&& CONST_STRNEQ ((char*) compressed_buffer, "ZLIB"));
+  
++   /* Check for the pathalogical case of a debug string section that
++      contains the string ZLIB.... as the first entry.  We assume that
++      no uncompressed .debug_str section would ever be big enough to
++      have the first byte of its (big-endian) size be non-zero.  */
++   if (compressed
++       && strcmp (sec->name, ".debug_str") == 0
++       && ISPRINT (compressed_buffer[4]))
++     compressed = FALSE;
++ 
+    /* Restore compress_status.  */
+    sec->compress_status = saved;
+    return compressed;

binutils.spec

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 Summary: A GNU collection of binary utilities
 Name: %{?cross}binutils%{?_with_debug:-debug}
 Version: 2.24
-Release: 12%{?dist}
+Release: 13%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3+
 Group: Development/Tools
 URL: http://sources.redhat.com/binutils
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ Patch15: binutils-2.24-elfnn-aarch64.patch
 Patch16: binutils-2.24-DW_FORM_ref_addr.patch
 # Fix compiling using gcc 4.9
 Patch17: binutils-2.24-set-section-macros.patch
+# Fix detections of uncompressed .debug_str sections that look like they have been compressed.
+Patch18: binutils-2.24-fake-zlib-sections.patch
 
 Provides: bundled(libiberty)
 
@@ -174,6 +176,7 @@ using libelf instead of BFD.
 %patch15 -p0 -b .elf-aarch64~
 %patch16 -p0 -b .ref-addr~
 %patch17 -p0 -b .sec-macros~
+%patch18 -p0 -b .fake-zlib~
 
 # We cannot run autotools as there is an exact requirement of autoconf-2.59.
 
@@ -479,6 +482,9 @@ exit 0
 %endif # %{isnative}
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Apr 28 2014 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> - 2.24-13
+- Fix detection of uncompressed .debug_str sections.  (#1082370)
+
 * Tue Apr 22 2014 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> - 2.24-12
 - Fix compiling using gcc 4.9  (#1087374)