diff --git a/libc/bionic/libc_init_common.cpp b/libc/bionic/libc_init_common.cpp
index 36dc085..9b23ece 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/libc_init_common.cpp
+++ b/libc/bionic/libc_init_common.cpp
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@
 
 #include <elf.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <sys/auxv.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -120,6 +122,198 @@
   __libc_init_vdso();
 }
 
+__noreturn static void __early_abort(int line) {
+  // We can't write to stdout or stderr because we're aborting before we've checked that
+  // it's safe for us to use those file descriptors. We probably can't strace either, so
+  // we rely on the fact that if we dereference a low address, either debuggerd or the
+  // kernel's crash dump will show the fault address.
+  *reinterpret_cast<int*>(line) = 0;
+  _exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+// Force any of the closed stdin, stdout and stderr to be associated with /dev/null.
+static void __nullify_closed_stdio() {
+  int dev_null = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(open("/dev/null", O_RDWR));
+  if (dev_null == -1) {
+    // init won't have /dev/null available, but SELinux provides an equivalent.
+    dev_null = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(open("/sys/fs/selinux/null", O_RDWR));
+  }
+  if (dev_null == -1) {
+    __early_abort(__LINE__);
+  }
+
+  // If any of the stdio file descriptors is valid and not associated
+  // with /dev/null, dup /dev/null to it.
+  for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+    // If it is /dev/null already, we are done.
+    if (i == dev_null) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // Is this fd already open?
+    int status = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(fcntl(i, F_GETFL));
+    if (status != -1) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // The only error we allow is that the file descriptor does not
+    // exist, in which case we dup /dev/null to it.
+    if (errno == EBADF) {
+      // Try dupping /dev/null to this stdio file descriptor and
+      // repeat if there is a signal. Note that any errors in closing
+      // the stdio descriptor are lost.
+      status = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(dup2(dev_null, i));
+      if (status == -1) {
+        __early_abort(__LINE__);
+      }
+    } else {
+      __early_abort(__LINE__);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // If /dev/null is not one of the stdio file descriptors, close it.
+  if (dev_null > 2) {
+    if (close(dev_null) == -1) {
+      __early_abort(__LINE__);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// Check if the environment variable definition at 'envstr'
+// starts with '<name>=', and if so return the address of the
+// first character after the equal sign. Otherwise return null.
+static const char* env_match(const char* envstr, const char* name) {
+  size_t i = 0;
+
+  while (envstr[i] == name[i] && name[i] != '\0') {
+    ++i;
+  }
+
+  if (name[i] == '\0' && envstr[i] == '=') {
+    return envstr + i + 1;
+  }
+
+  return nullptr;
+}
+
+static bool __is_valid_environment_variable(const char* name) {
+  // According to the kernel source, by default the kernel uses 32*PAGE_SIZE
+  // as the maximum size for an environment variable definition.
+  const int MAX_ENV_LEN = 32*4096;
+
+  if (name == nullptr) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Parse the string, looking for the first '=' there, and its size.
+  int pos = 0;
+  int first_equal_pos = -1;
+  while (pos < MAX_ENV_LEN) {
+    if (name[pos] == '\0') {
+      break;
+    }
+    if (name[pos] == '=' && first_equal_pos < 0) {
+      first_equal_pos = pos;
+    }
+    pos++;
+  }
+
+  // Check that it's smaller than MAX_ENV_LEN (to detect non-zero terminated strings).
+  if (pos >= MAX_ENV_LEN) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Check that it contains at least one equal sign that is not the first character
+  if (first_equal_pos < 1) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+static bool __is_unsafe_environment_variable(const char* name) {
+  // None of these should be allowed in setuid programs.
+  static const char* const UNSAFE_VARIABLE_NAMES[] = {
+      "GCONV_PATH",
+      "GETCONF_DIR",
+      "HOSTALIASES",
+      "JE_MALLOC_CONF",
+      "LD_AOUT_LIBRARY_PATH",
+      "LD_AOUT_PRELOAD",
+      "LD_AUDIT",
+      "LD_DEBUG",
+      "LD_DEBUG_OUTPUT",
+      "LD_DYNAMIC_WEAK",
+      "LD_LIBRARY_PATH",
+      "LD_ORIGIN_PATH",
+      "LD_PRELOAD",
+      "LD_PROFILE",
+      "LD_SHOW_AUXV",
+      "LD_USE_LOAD_BIAS",
+      "LOCALDOMAIN",
+      "LOCPATH",
+      "MALLOC_CHECK_",
+      "MALLOC_CONF",
+      "MALLOC_TRACE",
+      "NIS_PATH",
+      "NLSPATH",
+      "RESOLV_HOST_CONF",
+      "RES_OPTIONS",
+      "TMPDIR",
+      "TZDIR",
+      nullptr
+  };
+  for (size_t i = 0; UNSAFE_VARIABLE_NAMES[i] != nullptr; ++i) {
+    if (env_match(name, UNSAFE_VARIABLE_NAMES[i]) != nullptr) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+static void __sanitize_environment_variables(char** env) {
+  bool is_AT_SECURE = getauxval(AT_SECURE);
+  char** src = env;
+  char** dst = env;
+  for (; src[0] != nullptr; ++src) {
+    if (!__is_valid_environment_variable(src[0])) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    // Remove various unsafe environment variables if we're loading a setuid program.
+    if (is_AT_SECURE && __is_unsafe_environment_variable(src[0])) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    dst[0] = src[0];
+    ++dst;
+  }
+  dst[0] = nullptr;
+}
+
+void __libc_init_AT_SECURE(KernelArgumentBlock& args) {
+  __libc_auxv = args.auxv;
+
+  // Check that the kernel provided a value for AT_SECURE.
+  bool found_AT_SECURE = false;
+  for (ElfW(auxv_t)* v = __libc_auxv; v->a_type != AT_NULL; ++v) {
+    if (v->a_type == AT_SECURE) {
+      found_AT_SECURE = true;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  if (!found_AT_SECURE) __early_abort(__LINE__);
+
+  if (getauxval(AT_SECURE)) {
+    // If this is a setuid/setgid program, close the security hole described in
+    // ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:23.stdio.asc
+    __nullify_closed_stdio();
+
+    __sanitize_environment_variables(args.envp);
+  }
+
+  // Now the environment has been sanitized, make it available.
+  environ = args.envp;
+}
+
 /* This function will be called during normal program termination
  * to run the destructors that are listed in the .fini_array section
  * of the executable, if any.
diff --git a/libc/bionic/libc_init_common.h b/libc/bionic/libc_init_common.h
index 3032f99..673ad5b 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/libc_init_common.h
+++ b/libc/bionic/libc_init_common.h
@@ -49,8 +49,12 @@
 __END_DECLS
 
 #if defined(__cplusplus)
+
 class KernelArgumentBlock;
 __LIBC_HIDDEN__ void __libc_init_common(KernelArgumentBlock& args);
+
+__LIBC_HIDDEN__ void __libc_init_AT_SECURE(KernelArgumentBlock& args);
+
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/libc/bionic/libc_init_static.cpp b/libc/bionic/libc_init_static.cpp
index bc11f3d..7794fbe 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/libc_init_static.cpp
+++ b/libc/bionic/libc_init_static.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
                             structors_array_t const * const structors) {
   KernelArgumentBlock args(raw_args);
   __libc_init_tls(args);
+  __libc_init_AT_SECURE(args);
   __libc_init_common(args);
 
   apply_gnu_relro();
diff --git a/linker/Android.mk b/linker/Android.mk
index 00add7d..7a9b5d9 100644
--- a/linker/Android.mk
+++ b/linker/Android.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
     linker_allocator.cpp \
     linker_sdk_versions.cpp \
     linker_block_allocator.cpp \
-    linker_environ.cpp \
     linker_libc_support.c \
     linker_memory.cpp \
     linker_phdr.cpp \
diff --git a/linker/linker.cpp b/linker/linker.cpp
index bdd3ecd..b5ebc1e 100644
--- a/linker/linker.cpp
+++ b/linker/linker.cpp
@@ -54,29 +54,15 @@
 #include "linker.h"
 #include "linker_block_allocator.h"
 #include "linker_debug.h"
-#include "linker_environ.h"
 #include "linker_sleb128.h"
 #include "linker_phdr.h"
 #include "linker_relocs.h"
 #include "linker_reloc_iterators.h"
 #include "ziparchive/zip_archive.h"
 
-/* >>> IMPORTANT NOTE - READ ME BEFORE MODIFYING <<<
- *
- * Do NOT use malloc() and friends or pthread_*() code here.
- * Don't use printf() either; it's caused mysterious memory
- * corruption in the past.
- * The linker runs before we bring up libc and it's easiest
- * to make sure it does not depend on any complex libc features
- *
- * open issues / todo:
- *
- * - cleaner error reporting
- * - after linking, set as much stuff as possible to READONLY
- *   and NOEXEC
- */
+extern void __libc_init_AT_SECURE(KernelArgumentBlock&);
 
-// Override macros to use C++ style casts
+// Override macros to use C++ style casts.
 #undef ELF_ST_TYPE
 #define ELF_ST_TYPE(x) (static_cast<uint32_t>(x) & 0xf)
 
@@ -2420,66 +2406,6 @@
   return local_group_root_->target_sdk_version_;
 }
 
-/* Force any of the closed stdin, stdout and stderr to be associated with
-   /dev/null. */
-static int nullify_closed_stdio() {
-  int dev_null, i, status;
-  int return_value = 0;
-
-  dev_null = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(open("/dev/null", O_RDWR));
-  if (dev_null < 0) {
-    DL_ERR("cannot open /dev/null: %s", strerror(errno));
-    return -1;
-  }
-  TRACE("[ Opened /dev/null file-descriptor=%d]", dev_null);
-
-  /* If any of the stdio file descriptors is valid and not associated
-     with /dev/null, dup /dev/null to it.  */
-  for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-    /* If it is /dev/null already, we are done. */
-    if (i == dev_null) {
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    TRACE("[ Nullifying stdio file descriptor %d]", i);
-    status = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(fcntl(i, F_GETFL));
-
-    /* If file is opened, we are good. */
-    if (status != -1) {
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    /* The only error we allow is that the file descriptor does not
-       exist, in which case we dup /dev/null to it. */
-    if (errno != EBADF) {
-      DL_ERR("fcntl failed: %s", strerror(errno));
-      return_value = -1;
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    /* Try dupping /dev/null to this stdio file descriptor and
-       repeat if there is a signal.  Note that any errors in closing
-       the stdio descriptor are lost.  */
-    status = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(dup2(dev_null, i));
-    if (status < 0) {
-      DL_ERR("dup2 failed: %s", strerror(errno));
-      return_value = -1;
-      continue;
-    }
-  }
-
-  /* If /dev/null is not one of the stdio file descriptors, close it. */
-  if (dev_null > 2) {
-    TRACE("[ Closing /dev/null file-descriptor=%d]", dev_null);
-    if (close(dev_null) == -1) {
-      DL_ERR("close failed: %s", strerror(errno));
-      return_value = -1;
-    }
-  }
-
-  return return_value;
-}
-
 bool soinfo::prelink_image() {
   /* Extract dynamic section */
   ElfW(Word) dynamic_flags = 0;
@@ -3122,33 +3048,27 @@
   gettimeofday(&t0, 0);
 #endif
 
-  // Initialize environment functions, and get to the ELF aux vectors table.
-  linker_env_init(args);
+  // Sanitize the environment.
+  __libc_init_AT_SECURE(args);
 
   // Initialize system properties
   __system_properties_init(); // may use 'environ'
 
-  // If this is a setuid/setgid program, close the security hole described in
-  // ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:23.stdio.asc
-  if (get_AT_SECURE()) {
-    nullify_closed_stdio();
-  }
-
   debuggerd_init();
 
   // Get a few environment variables.
-  const char* LD_DEBUG = linker_env_get("LD_DEBUG");
+  const char* LD_DEBUG = getenv("LD_DEBUG");
   if (LD_DEBUG != nullptr) {
     g_ld_debug_verbosity = atoi(LD_DEBUG);
   }
 
-  // Normally, these are cleaned by linker_env_init, but the test
+  // These should have been sanitized by __libc_init_AT_SECURE, but the test
   // doesn't cost us anything.
   const char* ldpath_env = nullptr;
   const char* ldpreload_env = nullptr;
-  if (!get_AT_SECURE()) {
-    ldpath_env = linker_env_get("LD_LIBRARY_PATH");
-    ldpreload_env = linker_env_get("LD_PRELOAD");
+  if (!getauxval(AT_SECURE)) {
+    ldpath_env = getenv("LD_LIBRARY_PATH");
+    ldpreload_env = getenv("LD_PRELOAD");
   }
 
 #if !defined(__LP64__)
diff --git a/linker/linker_environ.cpp b/linker/linker_environ.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c466a2..0000000
--- a/linker/linker_environ.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,191 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2010 The Android Open Source Project
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- * are met:
- *  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- *  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
- *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
- *    distribution.
- *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
- * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
- * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
- * COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
- * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
- * BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
- * OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
- * AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
- * OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
- * OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
- * SUCH DAMAGE.
- */
-
-#include "linker_environ.h"
-
-#include <linux/auxvec.h>
-#include <stddef.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#include "private/KernelArgumentBlock.h"
-
-static bool _AT_SECURE_value = true;
-
-bool get_AT_SECURE() {
-  return _AT_SECURE_value;
-}
-
-static void __init_AT_SECURE(KernelArgumentBlock& args) {
-  // Check auxv for AT_SECURE first to see if program is setuid, setgid,
-  // has file caps, or caused a SELinux/AppArmor domain transition.
-  bool kernel_supplied_AT_SECURE;
-  _AT_SECURE_value = args.getauxval(AT_SECURE, &kernel_supplied_AT_SECURE);
-
-  // We don't support ancient kernels.
-  if (!kernel_supplied_AT_SECURE) {
-    const char* msg = "FATAL: kernel did not supply AT_SECURE\n";
-    write(2, msg, strlen(msg));
-    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-  }
-}
-
-// Check if the environment variable definition at 'envstr'
-// starts with '<name>=', and if so return the address of the
-// first character after the equal sign. Otherwise return null.
-static const char* env_match(const char* envstr, const char* name) {
-  size_t i = 0;
-
-  while (envstr[i] == name[i] && name[i] != '\0') {
-    ++i;
-  }
-
-  if (name[i] == '\0' && envstr[i] == '=') {
-    return envstr + i + 1;
-  }
-
-  return nullptr;
-}
-
-static bool __is_valid_environment_variable(const char* name) {
-  // According to its sources, the kernel uses 32*PAGE_SIZE by default
-  // as the maximum size for an env. variable definition.
-  const int MAX_ENV_LEN = 32*4096;
-
-  if (name == nullptr) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  // Parse the string, looking for the first '=' there, and its size.
-  int pos = 0;
-  int first_equal_pos = -1;
-  while (pos < MAX_ENV_LEN) {
-    if (name[pos] == '\0') {
-      break;
-    }
-    if (name[pos] == '=' && first_equal_pos < 0) {
-      first_equal_pos = pos;
-    }
-    pos++;
-  }
-
-  // Check that it's smaller than MAX_ENV_LEN (to detect non-zero terminated strings).
-  if (pos >= MAX_ENV_LEN) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  // Check that it contains at least one equal sign that is not the first character
-  if (first_equal_pos < 1) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  return true;
-}
-
-static bool __is_unsafe_environment_variable(const char* name) {
-  // None of these should be allowed in setuid programs.
-  static const char* const UNSAFE_VARIABLE_NAMES[] = {
-      "GCONV_PATH",
-      "GETCONF_DIR",
-      "HOSTALIASES",
-      "JE_MALLOC_CONF",
-      "LD_AOUT_LIBRARY_PATH",
-      "LD_AOUT_PRELOAD",
-      "LD_AUDIT",
-      "LD_DEBUG",
-      "LD_DEBUG_OUTPUT",
-      "LD_DYNAMIC_WEAK",
-      "LD_LIBRARY_PATH",
-      "LD_ORIGIN_PATH",
-      "LD_PRELOAD",
-      "LD_PROFILE",
-      "LD_SHOW_AUXV",
-      "LD_USE_LOAD_BIAS",
-      "LOCALDOMAIN",
-      "LOCPATH",
-      "MALLOC_CHECK_",
-      "MALLOC_CONF",
-      "MALLOC_TRACE",
-      "NIS_PATH",
-      "NLSPATH",
-      "RESOLV_HOST_CONF",
-      "RES_OPTIONS",
-      "TMPDIR",
-      "TZDIR",
-      nullptr
-  };
-  for (size_t i = 0; UNSAFE_VARIABLE_NAMES[i] != nullptr; ++i) {
-    if (env_match(name, UNSAFE_VARIABLE_NAMES[i]) != nullptr) {
-      return true;
-    }
-  }
-  return false;
-}
-
-static void __sanitize_environment_variables() {
-  char** src  = environ;
-  char** dst = environ;
-  for (; src[0] != nullptr; ++src) {
-    if (!__is_valid_environment_variable(src[0])) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    // Remove various unsafe environment variables if we're loading a setuid program.
-    if (get_AT_SECURE() && __is_unsafe_environment_variable(src[0])) {
-        continue;
-    }
-    dst[0] = src[0];
-    ++dst;
-  }
-  dst[0] = nullptr;
-}
-
-void linker_env_init(KernelArgumentBlock& args) {
-  // Store environment pointer - can't be null.
-  environ = args.envp;
-
-  __init_AT_SECURE(args);
-  __sanitize_environment_variables();
-}
-
-const char* linker_env_get(const char* name) {
-  if (name == nullptr || name[0] == '\0') {
-    return nullptr;
-  }
-
-  for (char** p = environ; p[0] != nullptr; ++p) {
-    const char* val = env_match(p[0], name);
-    if (val != nullptr) {
-      if (val[0] == '\0') {
-        return nullptr; // Return null for empty strings.
-      }
-      return val;
-    }
-  }
-  return nullptr;
-}
diff --git a/linker/linker_environ.h b/linker/linker_environ.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0f6ac08..0000000
--- a/linker/linker_environ.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2010 The Android Open Source Project
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- * are met:
- *  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- *  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
- *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
- *    distribution.
- *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
- * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
- * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
- * COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
- * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
- * BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
- * OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
- * AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
- * OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
- * OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
- * SUCH DAMAGE.
- */
-
-#ifndef LINKER_ENVIRON_H
-#define LINKER_ENVIRON_H
-
-class KernelArgumentBlock;
-
-// Call this function before any of the other functions in this header file.
-extern void linker_env_init(KernelArgumentBlock& args);
-
-// Returns the value of environment variable 'name' if defined and not
-// empty, or null otherwise.
-extern const char* linker_env_get(const char* name);
-
-// Returns the value of this program's AT_SECURE variable.
-extern bool get_AT_SECURE();
-
-#endif // LINKER_ENVIRON_H