diff --git a/libelf/gelf_update_sym.c b/libelf/gelf_update_sym.c
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+/* Update symbol information in symbol table at the given index.
+   Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2014, 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
+   This file is part of elfutils.
+   Written by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>, 2000.
+
+   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 <gelf.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "libelfP.h"
+
+
+int
+gelf_update_sym (Elf_Data *data, int ndx, GElf_Sym *src)
+{
+  Elf_Data_Scn *data_scn = (Elf_Data_Scn *) data;
+  Elf_Scn *scn;
+  int result = 0;
+
+  if (data == NULL)
+    return 0;
+
+  if (unlikely (data_scn->d.d_type != ELF_T_SYM))
+    {
+      /* The type of the data better should match.  */
+      __libelf_seterrno (ELF_E_DATA_MISMATCH);
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+  scn = data_scn->s;
+  rwlock_wrlock (scn->elf->lock);
+
+  if (scn->elf->class == ELFCLASS32)
+    {
+      Elf32_Sym *sym;
+
+      /* There is the possibility that the values in the input are
+	 too large.  */
+      if (unlikely (src->st_value > 0xffffffffull)
+	  || unlikely (src->st_size > 0xffffffffull))
+	{
+	  __libelf_seterrno (ELF_E_INVALID_DATA);
+	  goto out;
+	}
+
+      /* Check whether we have to resize the data buffer.  */
+      if (INVALID_NDX (ndx, Elf32_Sym, &data_scn->d))
+	{
+	  __libelf_seterrno (ELF_E_INVALID_INDEX);
+	  goto out;
+	}
+
+      sym = &((Elf32_Sym *) data_scn->d.d_buf)[ndx];
+
+#define COPY(name) \
+      sym->name = src->name
+      COPY (st_name);
+      COPY (st_value);
+      COPY (st_size);
+      /* Please note that we can simply copy the `st_info' element since
+	 the definitions of ELFxx_ST_BIND and ELFxx_ST_TYPE are the same
+	 for the 64 bit variant.  */
+      COPY (st_info);
+      COPY (st_other);
+      COPY (st_shndx);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      /* Check whether we have to resize the data buffer.  */
+      if (INVALID_NDX (ndx, Elf64_Sym, &data_scn->d))
+	{
+	  __libelf_seterrno (ELF_E_INVALID_INDEX);
+	  goto out;
+	}
+
+      ((Elf64_Sym *) data_scn->d.d_buf)[ndx] = *src;
+    }
+
+  result = 1;
+
+  /* Mark the section as modified.  */
+  scn->flags |= ELF_F_DIRTY;
+
+ out:
+  rwlock_unlock (scn->elf->lock);
+
+  return result;
+}