break;
     }
 
+#define CHECK_ENTSIZE_VALUES(section, i, size32, size64) \
+  do                                                                       \
+    {                                                                      \
+      size_t expected_entsize                                              \
+       = is_32bit_elf ? size32 : size64;                                   \
+      if (section->sh_entsize != expected_entsize)                         \
+       error (_("Section %d has invalid sh_entsize %lx (expected %lx)\n"), \
+              i, (unsigned long int) section->sh_entsize,                  \
+              (unsigned long int) expected_entsize);                       \
+      section->sh_entsize = expected_entsize;                              \
+    }                                                                      \
+  while (0)
+#define CHECK_ENTSIZE(section, i, type) \
+  CHECK_ENTSIZE_VALUES (section, i, sizeof (Elf32_External_##type),        \
+                       sizeof (Elf64_External_##type))
+
   for (i = 0, section = section_headers;
        i < elf_header.e_shnum;
        i++, section++)
              continue;
            }
 
+         CHECK_ENTSIZE (section, i, Sym);
          num_dynamic_syms = section->sh_size / section->sh_entsize;
          dynamic_symbols = GET_ELF_SYMBOLS (file, section);
        }
            }
          symtab_shndx_hdr = section;
        }
+      else if (section->sh_type == SHT_SYMTAB)
+       CHECK_ENTSIZE (section, i, Sym);
+      else if (section->sh_type == SHT_GROUP)
+       CHECK_ENTSIZE_VALUES (section, i, GRP_ENTRY_SIZE, GRP_ENTRY_SIZE);
+      else if (section->sh_type == SHT_REL)
+       CHECK_ENTSIZE (section, i, Rel);
+      else if (section->sh_type == SHT_RELA)
+       CHECK_ENTSIZE (section, i, Rela);
       else if ((do_debugging || do_debug_info || do_debug_abbrevs
                || do_debug_lines || do_debug_pubnames || do_debug_aranges
                || do_debug_frames || do_debug_macinfo || do_debug_str
                  char *strtab = NULL;
 
                  symsec = SECTION_HEADER (section->sh_link);
+                 if (symsec->sh_type != SHT_SYMTAB
+                     && symsec->sh_type != SHT_DYNSYM)
+                    continue;
+
                  nsyms = symsec->sh_size / symsec->sh_entsize;
                  symtab = GET_ELF_SYMBOLS (file, symsec);
 
              break;
 
            link_section = SECTION_HEADER (section->sh_link);
-           total = section->sh_size / section->sh_entsize;
+           total = section->sh_size / sizeof (Elf_External_Versym);
 
            if (SECTION_HEADER_INDEX (link_section->sh_link)
                >= elf_header.e_shnum)
 
 /* ELF support for BFD.
-   Copyright 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003
+   Copyright 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    Written by Fred Fish @ Cygnus Support, from information published
   unsigned char                a_val[8];
 } Elf64_External_Auxv;
 
+/* Size of SHT_GROUP section entry.  */
+
+#define GRP_ENTRY_SIZE         4
 
 #endif /* _ELF_EXTERNAL_H */