Segmentation fault with ldconfig when dynamic tokens are in $LD_LIBRARY_PATH

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

Using a syntax such as the examples below results in a segmentation fault on RHEL8:

$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=\$LIB ldconfig -p >/dev/null
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH='$LIB' ldconfig -p >/dev/null
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8

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