ELF loader cannot load ELF binaries with relocation section not pointing to a symbol section

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Static executable generated with gcc 7 for ARM create an ELF executable with this REL section header (note the readelf warning):

  [Nr] Name              Type            Addr     Off    Size   ES Flg Lk Inf Al
  [ 0]                   NULL            00000000 000000 000000 00      0   0  0
  [ 1] .note.ABI-tag     NOTE            00010114 000114 000020 00   A  0   0  4
  [ 2] .note.gnu.build-i NOTE            00010134 000134 000024 00   A  0   0  4
readelf: Warning: [ 3]: Link field (0) should index a symtab section.
  [ 3] .rel.dyn          REL             00010158 000158 000008 08   A  0   0  4

Created with

arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc-7 -static xxx.c

Bincat will abort with

EXCEPTION: Exceptions.Error("symbol 0 of section 0 not found for reloc in section 3")