diff --git a/libelf/elf32_getchdr.c b/libelf/elf32_getchdr.c
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+/* Return section compression header.
+   Copyright (C) 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
+   This file is part of elfutils.
+
+   This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of either
+
+     * the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+       Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+       your option) any later version
+
+   or
+
+     * the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+       Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
+       your option) any later version
+
+   or both in parallel, as here.
+
+   elfutils is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+   WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received copies of the GNU General Public License and
+   the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this program.  If
+   not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <libelf.h>
+#include "libelfP.h"
+#include "common.h"
+
+#ifndef LIBELFBITS
+# define LIBELFBITS 32
+#endif
+
+
+ElfW2(LIBELFBITS,Chdr) *
+elfw2(LIBELFBITS,getchdr) (Elf_Scn *scn)
+{
+  ElfW2(LIBELFBITS,Shdr) *shdr = elfw2(LIBELFBITS,getshdr) (scn);
+  if (shdr == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+
+  /* Must have SHF_COMPRESSED flag set.  Allocated or no bits sections
+     can never be compressed.  */
+  if ((shdr->sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC) != 0)
+    {
+      __libelf_seterrno (ELF_E_INVALID_SECTION_FLAGS);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+  if (shdr->sh_type == SHT_NULL
+      || shdr->sh_type == SHT_NOBITS)
+    {
+      __libelf_seterrno (ELF_E_INVALID_SECTION_TYPE);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+  if ((shdr->sh_flags & SHF_COMPRESSED) == 0)
+    {
+      __libelf_seterrno (ELF_E_NOT_COMPRESSED);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+  /* This makes sure the data is in the correct format, so we don't
+     need to swap fields. */
+  Elf_Data *d  = elf_getdata (scn, NULL);
+  if (d == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+
+  if (d->d_size < sizeof (ElfW2(LIBELFBITS,Chdr)) || d->d_buf == NULL)
+    {
+      __libelf_seterrno (ELF_E_INVALID_DATA);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+  return (ElfW2(LIBELFBITS,Chdr) *) d->d_buf;
+}