--- linux-2.5-orig/fs/binfmt_elf.c	2003-10-16 13:35:24.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.5/fs/binfmt_elf.c	2003-10-16 15:23:34.000000000 -0500
@@ -602,6 +602,10 @@
 			// printk(KERN_WARNING "ELF: Ambiguous type, using ELF\n");
 			interpreter_type = INTERPRETER_ELF;
 		}
+		/* Verify the interpreter has a valid arch */
+		if ((interpreter_type == INTERPRETER_ELF) &&
+		    !elf_check_arch(&interp_elf_ex))
+			goto out_free_dentry;
 	} else {
 		/* Executables without an interpreter also need a personality  */
 		SET_PERSONALITY(elf_ex, ibcs2_interpreter);