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Description of problem:
Trying to load an BPF object, which was fully stripped, using ip/libbpf fails with a SEGFAULT.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
iproute-5.15.0-2.el9.x86_64
libbpf-0.5.0-4.el9.x86_64
kernel-5.14.0-72.el9.x86_64


How reproducible:
Always


Steps to Reproduce:
This example is based on a BPF selftest failure. The behavior is very likely to occur in other places as well.
1. # cd /usr/libexec/kselftests/bpf
2. # ip link add dev veth0 type veth peer name veth1
3. # strip sample_map_ret0.o
4. # ip link set dev veth0 xdp obj sample_map_ret0.o sec .text verbose


Actual results:
libbpf: loading sample_map_ret0.o
libbpf: elf: section(1) .text, size 176, link 0, flags 6, type=1
Segmentation fault (core dumped)


Expected results:
Loading a fully stripped BPF file can not work but it should fail with a friendly error message.

Requires upstream commit:

    03e601f48b2 libbpf: Don't crash on object files with no symbol tables

which should be pulled in as a part of BPF 5.16 rebase.

libbpf 0.6.0 should contain the commit mentioned above

Tested on kernel 5.14.0-130.el9.x86_64
[root@netqe12 ~]# cd /usr/libexec/kselftests/bpf
[root@netqe12 bpf]# ip link add dev veth0 type veth peer name veth1
[root@netqe12 bpf]# strip sample_map_ret0.o
[root@netqe12 bpf]# ip link set dev veth0 xdp obj sample_map_ret0.o sec .text verbose
libbpf: loading sample_map_ret0.o
libbpf: elf: couldn't find symbol table in sample_map_ret0.o, stripped object file?
ERROR: opening BPF object file failed

The error msg looks more friendly. 

Since the patch has already been merged by bpf update, so mark this as testOnly.

Based on comment3, move this to VERIFIED

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 (libbpf bug fix and enhancement update), 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/RHBA-2022:8364