@@ -3271,8 +3271,12 @@ static int bpf_object__elf_collect(struct bpf_object *obj)
} else if (strcmp(name, MAPS_ELF_SEC) == 0) {
obj->efile.btf_maps_shndx = idx;
} else if (strcmp(name, BTF_ELF_SEC) == 0) {
+ if (sh->sh_type != SHT_PROGBITS)
+ return -LIBBPF_ERRNO__FORMAT;
btf_data = data;
} else if (strcmp(name, BTF_EXT_ELF_SEC) == 0) {
+ if (sh->sh_type != SHT_PROGBITS)
+ return -LIBBPF_ERRNO__FORMAT;
btf_ext_data = data;
} else if (sh->sh_type == SHT_SYMTAB) {
/* already processed during the first pass above */