--- binutils-2.16.1/binutils/readelf.c.orig	2005-06-16 12:25:11.000000000 +0200
+++ binutils-2.16.1/binutils/readelf.c	2005-06-16 12:33:37.000000000 +0200
@@ -4123,6 +4123,19 @@ process_section_groups (FILE *file)
 	      entry = byte_get (indices, 4);
 	      indices += 4;
 
+              if (entry >= elf_header.e_shnum)
+                {
+                  error (_("section [%5u] in group section [%5u] > maximum section [%5u]\n"),
+                         entry, i, elf_header.e_shnum - 1);
+                  continue;
+                }
+              else if (entry >= SHN_LORESERVE && entry <= SHN_HIRESERVE)
+                {
+                  error (_("invalid section [%5u] in group section [%5u]\n"),
+                         entry, i);
+                  continue;
+                }
+
 	  if (do_section_groups)
 	    {
 	      printf ("\n%s group section [%5u] `%s' [%s] contains %u sections:\n",