ldd functionality from suid binary

[Renáta Hodován]

Any idea? :)
Once again, the question is: is there any way to call ldd from an suid 
binary?

Cheers,
Reni

2012-07-12 20:56 keltezĂŠssel, RenĂĄta HodovĂĄn Ă­rta:
> Hi there,
>
> I have a problem what I hope you can help in. I need a C++ function 
> what is able to work out an ldd-like functionality (this should be a 
> part of a bigger project). I already have a solution and you can find 
> its simplified version under the following link:
> http://pastebin.com/3SwYj5vR
>
> Unfortunately the binary, what will contain this code, has suid flag. 
> And in this case my example exits with status 5 error message (without 
> suid the code works fine).
> I investigated the code of ldd and found the following in rtld.c : 
> process_dl_audit function:
>
>       if (mode != normal)
>         _exit (5);
>
> So it seems to me that ldd doesn't work for suid binaries. But I hope 
> that I'm wrong.
> This is why I'd like to ask your help to find a solution/workaround!
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Renata Hodovan
>
>