diff --git a/_gdb.spec.Patch.include b/_gdb.spec.Patch.include
index 4404807..1647254 100644
--- a/_gdb.spec.Patch.include
+++ b/_gdb.spec.Patch.include
@@ -284,3 +284,7 @@ Patch067: gdb-gcc-13-backport-self-move-diagnostic-fix
 # (Simon Marchi, backtrace/29374)
 Patch068: gdb-backport-call-check_typedef-at-beginning-of-dwarf_expr_context.patch
 
+# Backport "Fix an illegal memory access when parsing..."
+# (Nick Clifton, RHBZ 2153228)
+Patch069: gdb-rhbz2153228-fail-if-sh_info-is-zero.patch
+
diff --git a/_gdb.spec.patch.include b/_gdb.spec.patch.include
index f004491..4ef8e6c 100644
--- a/_gdb.spec.patch.include
+++ b/_gdb.spec.patch.include
@@ -66,3 +66,4 @@
 %patch066 -p1
 %patch067 -p1
 %patch068 -p1
+%patch069 -p1
diff --git a/_patch_order b/_patch_order
index 20b172f..9258332 100644
--- a/_patch_order
+++ b/_patch_order
@@ -65,4 +65,5 @@ gdb-rhbz2143992-libiberty-fix-c89isms-in-configure.patch
 gdb-rhbz2152431-label-symbol-value.patch
 gdb-backport-python-config-replace-deprecated-distutils.patch
 gdb-gcc-13-backport-self-move-diagnostic-fix
-gdb-backport-call-check_typedef-at-beginning-of-dwarf_expr_context.patch
\ No newline at end of file
+gdb-backport-call-check_typedef-at-beginning-of-dwarf_expr_context.patch
+gdb-rhbz2153228-fail-if-sh_info-is-zero.patch
diff --git a/gdb-rhbz2153228-fail-if-sh_info-is-zero.patch b/gdb-rhbz2153228-fail-if-sh_info-is-zero.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07c8e14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb-rhbz2153228-fail-if-sh_info-is-zero.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+From FEDORA_PATCHES Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2022 15:09:12 +0100
+Subject: gdb-rhbz2153228-fail-if-sh_info-is-zero.patch
+
+;; Backport "Fix an illegal memory access when parsing..."
+;; (Nick Clifton, RHBZ 2153228)
+
+	PR 29699
+	* elf.c (_bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables): Fail if the sh_info field
+	of the section header is zero.
+
+diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
+--- a/bfd/elf.c
++++ b/bfd/elf.c
+@@ -8832,7 +8832,9 @@ _bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables (bfd *abfd, bool default_imported_symver)
+ 	  bfd_set_error (bfd_error_file_too_big);
+ 	  goto error_return_verref;
+ 	}
+-      elf_tdata (abfd)->verref = (Elf_Internal_Verneed *) bfd_alloc (abfd, amt);
++      if (amt == 0)
++	goto error_return_verref;
++      elf_tdata (abfd)->verref = (Elf_Internal_Verneed *) bfd_zalloc (abfd, amt);
+       if (elf_tdata (abfd)->verref == NULL)
+ 	goto error_return_verref;
+ 
diff --git a/gdb.spec b/gdb.spec
index 9fe7277..2b0cde4 100644
--- a/gdb.spec
+++ b/gdb.spec
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Version: 12.1
 
 # The release always contains a leading reserved number, start it at 1.
 # `upstream' is not a part of `name' to stay fully rpm dependencies compatible for the testing.
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 
 License: GPLv3+ and GPLv3+ with exceptions and GPLv2+ and GPLv2+ with exceptions and GPL+ and LGPLv2+ and LGPLv3+ and BSD and Public Domain and GFDL
 # Do not provide URL for snapshots as the file lasts there only for 2 days.
@@ -1201,6 +1201,10 @@ fi
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Apr 27 2023 Keith Seitz <keiths@redhat.com> - 12.1-2.el9
+- Backport binutls/29699 "Fix an illegal memory access when parsing..."
+  (Nick Clifton, RHBZ 2153228)
+
 * Tue Apr 18 2023 Keith Seitz <keiths@redhat.com> - 12.1-1.el9
 - Initial import for GTS13.