diff -rupN --no-dereference binutils-2.32/bfd/elf-bfd.h binutils-2.32-new/bfd/elf-bfd.h
--- binutils-2.32/bfd/elf-bfd.h	2019-01-19 17:01:32.000000000 +0100
+++ binutils-2.32-new/bfd/elf-bfd.h	2019-11-19 20:47:11.528645500 +0100
@@ -2749,6 +2749,8 @@ extern bfd_vma elf64_r_sym (bfd_vma);
 extern bfd_vma elf32_r_info (bfd_vma, bfd_vma);
 extern bfd_vma elf32_r_sym (bfd_vma);
 
+extern bfd_boolean is_debuginfo_file (bfd *);
+
 /* Large common section.  */
 extern asection _bfd_elf_large_com_section;
 
diff -rupN --no-dereference binutils-2.32/bfd/elf.c binutils-2.32-new/bfd/elf.c
--- binutils-2.32/bfd/elf.c	2019-11-19 20:47:04.094602882 +0100
+++ binutils-2.32-new/bfd/elf.c	2019-11-19 20:47:11.530645511 +0100
@@ -5807,6 +5807,35 @@ assign_file_positions_for_load_sections
   return TRUE;
 }
 
+/* Determine if a bfd is a debuginfo file.  Unfortunately there
+   is no defined method for detecting such files, so we have to
+   use heuristics instead.  */
+
+bfd_boolean
+is_debuginfo_file (bfd *abfd)
+{
+  if (abfd == NULL || bfd_get_flavour (abfd) != bfd_target_elf_flavour)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  Elf_Internal_Shdr **start_headers = elf_elfsections (abfd);
+  Elf_Internal_Shdr **end_headers = start_headers + elf_numsections (abfd);
+  Elf_Internal_Shdr **headerp;
+
+  for (headerp = start_headers; headerp < end_headers; headerp ++)
+    {
+      Elf_Internal_Shdr *header = * headerp;
+
+      /* Debuginfo files do not have any allocated SHT_PROGBITS sections.
+	 The only allocated sections are SHT_NOBITS or SHT_NOTES.  */
+      if ((header->sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC) == SHF_ALLOC
+	  && header->sh_type != SHT_NOBITS
+	  && header->sh_type != SHT_NOTE)
+	return FALSE;
+    }
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
 /* Assign file positions for the other sections.  */
 
 static bfd_boolean
@@ -5840,7 +5869,13 @@ assign_file_positions_for_non_load_secti
 	BFD_ASSERT (hdr->sh_offset == hdr->bfd_section->filepos);
       else if ((hdr->sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC) != 0)
 	{
-	  if (hdr->sh_size != 0)
+	  if (hdr->sh_size != 0
+	      /* PR 24717 - debuginfo files are known to be not strictly
+		 compliant with the ELF standard.  In particular they often
+		 have .note.gnu.property sections that are outside of any
+		 loadable segment.  This is not a problem for such files,
+		 so do not warn about them.  */
+	      && ! is_debuginfo_file (abfd))
 	    _bfd_error_handler
 	      /* xgettext:c-format */
 	      (_("%pB: warning: allocated section `%s' not in segment"),