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diff --git a/lib/secure_getenv.c b/lib/secure_getenv.c
index 7b86173bb..821cb092d 100644
--- a/lib/secure_getenv.c
+++ b/lib/secure_getenv.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-/* Look up an environment variable more securely.
+/* Look up an environment variable, returning NULL in insecure situations.
- Copyright 2013-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ Copyright 2013-2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
@@ -20,22 +20,35 @@
#include <stdlib.h>
#if !HAVE___SECURE_GETENV
-# if HAVE_ISSETUGID
+# if HAVE_ISSETUGID || (HAVE_GETUID && HAVE_GETEUID && HAVE_GETGID && HAVE_GETEGID)
# include <unistd.h>
-# else
-# undef issetugid
-# define issetugid() 1
# endif
#endif
char *
secure_getenv (char const *name)
{
-#if HAVE___SECURE_GETENV
+#if HAVE___SECURE_GETENV /* glibc */
return __secure_getenv (name);
-#else
+#elif HAVE_ISSETUGID /* OS X, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD */
if (issetugid ())
- return 0;
+ return NULL;
+ return getenv (name);
+#elif HAVE_GETUID && HAVE_GETEUID && HAVE_GETGID && HAVE_GETEGID /* other Unix */
+ if (geteuid () != getuid () || getegid () != getgid ())
+ return NULL;
return getenv (name);
+#elif (defined _WIN32 || defined __WIN32__) && ! defined __CYGWIN__ /* native Windows */
+ /* On native Windows, there is no such concept as setuid or setgid binaries.
+ - Programs launched as system services have high privileges, but they don't
+ inherit environment variables from a user.
+ - Programs launched by a user with "Run as Administrator" have high
+ privileges and use the environment variables, but the user has been asked
+ whether he agrees.
+ - Programs launched by a user without "Run as Administrator" cannot gain
+ high privileges, therefore there is no risk. */
+ return getenv (name);
+#else
+ return NULL;
#endif
}