--- binutils.orig/bfd/elfcode.h	2020-05-13 11:18:04.792779506 +0100

+++ binutils-2.32/bfd/elfcode.h	2020-05-13 11:19:36.270101134 +0100

@@ -750,12 +750,9 @@ elf_object_p (bfd *abfd)

 		  != 0))

 	    abfd->flags &= ~D_PAGED;

 	}

-    }

-  /* A further sanity check.  */

-  if (i_ehdrp->e_shnum != 0)

-    {

-      if (i_ehdrp->e_shstrndx >= elf_numsections (abfd))

+      if (i_ehdrp->e_shstrndx >= elf_numsections (abfd)

+         || i_shdrp[i_ehdrp->e_shstrndx].sh_type != SHT_STRTAB)

 	{

 	  /* PR 2257:

 	     We used to just goto got_wrong_format_error here