error while loading shared libraries: libcriterion.so.3: cannot enable executable stack as shared object requires: Invalid argument

[hlimbo]

Hi,

I am using the Criterion, which is a C Unit Testing Framework (https://github.com/Snaipe/Criterion). After I finished installing the Criterion package, I wanted to test out if the package was installed properly by typing up the following:

 #include <criterion/criterion.h>
Test(simple,the_test)
{ 
   cr_assert(0,"Hello World");
}

The file compiles regularly as expected using:

gcc -o test simple_test.c -lcriterion

However whenever the I attempt to run the executable test it gives the following error:

./test: error while loading shared libraries: libcriterion.so.3: cannot enable executable stack as shared object requires: Invalid argument

I have already tried a possible solution found here: ##916 but has not worked for me.

[rowanG077]

Did you try clearing the executeable stack flag? execstack -c <PathToLibrary>/libcriterion.so.3

[hlimbo]

Yes I tried do that but after I recompile and try to rerun the program, the program hangs without any error or warning messages.

[rowanG077]

Then it most likely actually requires executable stack. Which won't be supported by design on WSL. To be sure that is what is happening you could try to build your project on an actual ubuntu machine where you cleared the executable flag on the library and see if it works there. See: #286

[therealkenc]

Which won't be supported by design on WSL.

Yeah the entire ecosystem is busy implementing if (workaround_wsl) as we speak. Like here, posted to bezier just four days ago.

[rowanG077]

Well implementing workarounds aren't good and the teams implementing it are wrong. They should just not use libraries that are still using executable stack. It`s a security risk.

[hlimbo]

I've rebuilt my project on an actual Ubuntu machine and the library I'm using works as intended. Its unfortunate I can't use libraries that require the use of an executable stack.

[rowanG077]

You cleared the executable flag on your actual ubuntu machine and everything works? If that is the case then this is indeed a bug.

Just write to the maintainer of the iibrary. Almost no one actually required executable stack.

[hlimbo]

I did not need to clear the executable flag on the ubuntu machine. Everything works as intended when I install the library regularly.

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