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Description of problem:

The introduction of GNU Property Notes (a new ELF_T_NHDR8 type) 
added extra robustness checks. When those failed no part of an ELF Note would be converted (from big/little endian). This impacts code, like rpmbuild debugedit, which only try to convert the header, but no other part of the ELF Note.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

- elfutils-0.176-1

How reproducible:

Always.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Take an different endian ELF file (say ppc64 on x86_64, or x86_64 on s390x) with a build-id ELF Note in it.
2. Run /usr/lib/rpm/debugedit -i <file> on it

Actual results:

- No build-id printed.

Expected results:

- build-id printed.

Additional info:

Upstream patch:
https://sourceware.org/ml/elfutils-devel/2019-q2/msg00049.html

Patch added to Fedora elfutils-0.176-2.fc31

*** Bug 1702467 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Verified with 0.176-2.el7 .

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197