From: Bram <bug_rh@spam.wizbit.be> --- This patch was submitted to BZ#15378 over a year ago. I have an Arch Linux user running into this bug who confirms the patch fixes their issues. ChangeLog: 2014-10-xx Bram <bug_rh@spam.wizbit.be> [BZ #15378] * elf/dl-load.c (open_path): Avoid writing to 'env_path_list' when none of the search directories exist. elf/dl-load.c | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/elf/dl-load.c b/elf/dl-load.c index 9dd40e3..3ac64f3 100644 --- a/elf/dl-load.c +++ b/elf/dl-load.c @@ -1897,9 +1897,9 @@ open_path (const char *name, size_t namelen, int mode, if (sps->malloced) free (sps->dirs); - /* rtld_search_dirs is attribute_relro, therefore avoid writing - into it. */ - if (sps != &rtld_search_dirs) + /* rtld_search_dirs and env_path_list are attribute_relro, therefore + avoid writing into it. */ + if (sps != &rtld_search_dirs && sps != &env_path_list) sps->dirs = (void *) -1; } -- 2.1.2