--- binutils.orig/binutils/debug.c	2024-11-06 17:39:57.452250912 +0000
+++ binutils-2.30/binutils/debug.c	2024-11-06 17:44:37.951018606 +0000
@@ -2483,8 +2483,22 @@ debug_write_type (struct debug_handle *i
     case DEBUG_KIND_INDIRECT:
       if (*type->u.kindirect->slot == DEBUG_TYPE_NULL)
 	return (*fns->empty_type) (fhandle);
-      return debug_write_type (info, fns, fhandle, *type->u.kindirect->slot,
-			       name);
+      /* PR 28718: Allow for malicious recursion.  */
+      {
+	static int recursion_depth = 0;
+	bfd_boolean result;
+
+	if (recursion_depth > 256)
+	  {
+	    debug_error (_("debug_write_type: too many levels of nested indirection"));
+	    return FALSE;
+	  }
+	++ recursion_depth;
+	result = debug_write_type (info, fns, fhandle, *type->u.kindirect->slot,
+				  name);
+	-- recursion_depth;
+	return result;
+      }
     case DEBUG_KIND_VOID:
       return (*fns->void_type) (fhandle);
     case DEBUG_KIND_INT: