diff --git a/kernel/module/main.c b/kernel/module/main.c
index d0e1e0bd2ad06b..30c7a05488bc35 100644
--- a/kernel/module/main.c
+++ b/kernel/module/main.c
@@ -1933,6 +1933,7 @@ static int elf_validity_ehdr(const struct load_info *info)
  * * Section array fits in the user provided data
  * * Section index 0 is NULL
  * * Section contents are inbounds
+ * * Relocation section target indices are inbounds
  *
  * Then updates @info with a &load_info->sechdrs pointer if valid.
  *
@@ -1983,6 +1984,12 @@ static int elf_validity_cache_sechdrs(struct load_info *info)
 	/* Validate contents are inbounds */
 	for (i = 1; i < info->hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
 		shdr = &sechdrs[i];
+		if ((shdr->sh_type == SHT_REL || shdr->sh_type == SHT_RELA) &&
+		    shdr->sh_info >= info->hdr->e_shnum) {
+			pr_err("Invalid ELF relocation section target index %u\n",
+			       shdr->sh_info);
+			return -ENOEXEC;
+		}
 		switch (shdr->sh_type) {
 		case SHT_NULL:
 		case SHT_NOBITS: