binaries linked with --version-script segfault with 2.23 on powerpc-linux-gnu. The binaries don't need to be built with 2.23, but just start segfaulting. Several packages link their binaries, not just the shared libraries with --version-script= ... On Ubuntu 16.04, this is at least seen for xorriso (src:libisoburn), lua5.x and llvm (when built using autoconf, not cmake). https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libisoburn/+bug/1571684 (gdb) run Starting program: /home/doko/tmp/libisoburn-1.4.2/xorriso/.libs/xorriso -no_rc -version [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] Using host libthread_db library "/lib/powerpc-linux-gnu/libthread_db.so.1". xorriso 1.4.2 : RockRidge filesystem manipulator, libburnia project. xorriso 1.4.2 ISO 9660 Rock Ridge filesystem manipulator and CD/DVD/BD burn program Copyright (C) 2015, Thomas Schmitt <scdbackup@gmx.net>, libburnia project. xorriso version : 1.4.2 Version timestamp : 2015.11.28.140001 Build timestamp : -none-given- libisofs in use : 1.4.2 (min. 1.4.2) libjte in use : 1.0.0 (min. 1.0.0) libburn in use : 1.4.2 (min. 1.4.2) libburn OS adapter: internal GNU/Linux SG_IO adapter sg-linux libisoburn in use : 1.4.2 (min. 1.4.2) Provided under GNU GPL version 3 or later, due to libreadline license. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. __GI__IO_wsetb (f=f@entry=0x1feccca0 <_IO_stdout_>, b=b@entry=0x0, eb=eb@entry=0x0, a=a@entry=0) at wgenops.c:105 105 wgenops.c: No such file or directory. Fedora report this for s390x too: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1320305 libburn and libisofs seem to be affected too.