1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/linker/linker.cpp b/linker/linker.cpp
index 08231eae0..1f32f6d09 100755
--- a/linker/linker.cpp
+++ b/linker/linker.cpp
@@ -2071,6 +2071,12 @@ static ElfW(Addr) __linker_init_post_relocation(KernelArgumentBlock& args, ElfW(
     si->dynamic = NULL;
     si->ref_count = 1;
 
+    ElfW(Ehdr)* elf_hdr = reinterpret_cast<ElfW(Ehdr)*>(si->base);
+    if (elf_hdr->e_type != ET_DYN) {
+        __libc_format_fd(2, "error: only position independent executables (PIE) are supported.\n");
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+
     // Use LD_LIBRARY_PATH and LD_PRELOAD (but only if we aren't setuid/setgid).
     parse_LD_LIBRARY_PATH(ldpath_env);
     parse_LD_PRELOAD(ldpreload_env);