diff -rup binutils,orig/bfd/elf.c binutils-2.31.1/bfd/elf.c

--- binutils,orig/bfd/elf.c	2018-08-28 12:38:29.987511521 +0100

+++ binutils-2.31.1/bfd/elf.c	2018-08-28 12:39:35.010036349 +0100

@@ -1877,7 +1877,7 @@ _bfd_elf_get_symbol_version_string (bfd

 	{

 	  Elf_Internal_Verneed *t;

-	  version_string = "";

+	  version_string = _("<corrupt>");

 	  for (t = elf_tdata (abfd)->verref;

 	       t != NULL;

 	       t = t->vn_nextref)

diff -rup binutils,orig/binutils/readelf.c binutils-2.31.1/binutils/readelf.c

--- binutils,orig/binutils/readelf.c	2018-08-28 12:38:30.552507392 +0100

+++ binutils-2.31.1/binutils/readelf.c	2018-08-28 12:42:04.625942967 +0100

@@ -11263,6 +11263,7 @@ get_symbol_version_string (Filedata *

   unsigned char data[2];

   unsigned short vers_data;

   unsigned long offset;

+  unsigned short max_vd_ndx;

   if (!is_dynsym

       || version_info[DT_VERSIONTAGIDX (DT_VERSYM)] == 0)

@@ -11280,6 +11281,8 @@ get_symbol_version_string (Filedata *

   if ((vers_data & VERSYM_HIDDEN) == 0 && vers_data == 0)

     return NULL;

+  max_vd_ndx = 0;

+

   /* Usually we'd only see verdef for defined symbols, and verneed for

      undefined symbols.  However, symbols defined by the linker in

      .dynbss for variables copied from a shared library in order to

@@ -11322,6 +11325,9 @@ get_symbol_version_string (Filedata *

 	      ivd.vd_flags = BYTE_GET (evd.vd_flags);

 	    }

+	  if ((ivd.vd_ndx & VERSYM_VERSION) > max_vd_ndx)

+	    max_vd_ndx = ivd.vd_ndx & VERSYM_VERSION;

+

 	  off += ivd.vd_next;

 	}

       while (ivd.vd_ndx != (vers_data & VERSYM_VERSION) && ivd.vd_next != 0);

@@ -11413,6 +11419,9 @@ get_symbol_version_string (Filedata *

 	  return (ivna.vna_name < strtab_size

 		  ? strtab + ivna.vna_name : _("<corrupt>"));

 	}

+      else if ((max_vd_ndx || (vers_data & VERSYM_VERSION) != 1)

+	       && (vers_data & VERSYM_VERSION) > max_vd_ndx)

+	return _("<corrupt>");

     }

   return NULL;

 }