6 files changed, 123 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/elf/Makefile b/elf/Makefile
index 77a76f2142..2bce1ed486 100644
--- a/elf/Makefile
+++ b/elf/Makefile
@@ -3442,3 +3442,27 @@ $(objpfx)tst-dlopen-constructor-null: \
   $(objpfx)tst-dlopen-constructor-null-mod2.so
 $(objpfx)tst-dlopen-constructor-null-mod2.so: \
   $(objpfx)tst-dlopen-constructor-null-mod1.so
+
+ifeq ($(run-built-tests),yes)
+tests-special += $(objpfx)tst-origin.out
+endif
+CFLAGS-tst-origin.c += $(no-stack-protector)
+$(objpfx)tst-origin: $(objpfx)tst-origin.o $(objpfx)liborigin-mod.so
+	$(LINK.o) -o $@ -B$(csu-objpfx) $(LDFLAGS.so) $< \
+		-Wl,-rpath,\$$ORIGIN \
+		-L$(subst :, -L,$(rpath-link)) -Wl,--no-as-needed -lorigin-mod
+$(objpfx)liborigin-mod.so: $(objpfx)liborigin-mod.os
+	$(LINK.o) -shared -o $@ -B$(csu-objpfx) $(LDFLAGS.so) \
+		$(LDFLAGS-soname-fname) \
+		$<
+$(objpfx)tst-origin.out: tst-origin.sh $(objpfx)tst-origin
+	$(SHELL) \
+		$< \
+		'$(common-objpfx)' \
+		'$(test-wrapper-env)' \
+		'$(run-program-env)' \
+		'$(rpath-link)' \
+		tst-origin \
+		liborigin-mod.so \
+		> $@; \
+	$(evaluate-test)
diff --git a/elf/dl-load.c b/elf/dl-load.c
index 4998652adf..6b7e9799f3 100644
--- a/elf/dl-load.c
+++ b/elf/dl-load.c
@@ -965,6 +965,12 @@ _dl_map_object_from_fd (const char *name, const char *origname, int fd,
     {
       assert (nsid == LM_ID_BASE);
       memset (&id, 0, sizeof (id));
+      char *realname_can = _dl_canonicalize (fd);
+      if (realname_can != NULL)
+	{
+	  free (realname);
+	  realname = realname_can;
+	}
     }
   else
     {
diff --git a/elf/dl-origin.c b/elf/dl-origin.c
index 9f6b921b01..812f5dbb28 100644
--- a/elf/dl-origin.c
+++ b/elf/dl-origin.c
@@ -47,3 +47,9 @@ _dl_get_origin (void)
 
   return result;
 }
+
+char *
+_dl_canonicalize (int fd)
+{
+  return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/elf/liborigin-mod.c b/elf/liborigin-mod.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa6d4c27df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elf/liborigin-mod.c
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+void foo (void) {}
diff --git a/elf/tst-origin.c b/elf/tst-origin.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..734b2e81f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elf/tst-origin.c
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/* Test if $ORIGIN works correctly with symlinks (BZ 25263)
+   Copyright (C) 2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+extern void foo (void);
+
+int
+main (int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+  foo ();
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/elf/tst-origin.sh b/elf/tst-origin.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..a033810bac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elf/tst-origin.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Test if $ORIGIN works correctly with symlinks (BZ 25263)
+# Copyright (C) 2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+# The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+# The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+# <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+set -e
+
+objpfx=$1
+test_wrapper_env=$2
+run_program_env=$3
+library_path=$4
+test_program=$5
+test_library=$6
+
+cleanup()
+{
+  # Move the binary and library back to build directory
+  mv $tmpdir/sub/$test_program ${objpfx}elf
+  mv $tmpdir/sub/$test_library ${objpfx}elf
+
+  rm -rf $tmpdir
+}
+
+tmpdir=$(mktemp -d "${objpfx}elf/tst-origin.XXXXXXXXXX")
+trap cleanup 0
+
+mkdir ${tmpdir}/sub
+
+# Remove the dependency from $library_path
+mv ${objpfx}elf/$test_program  $tmpdir/sub
+mv ${objpfx}elf/$test_library  $tmpdir/sub
+
+cd ${tmpdir}
+ln -s sub/$test_program $test_program
+
+${test_wrapper_env} \
+${run_program_env} \
+${objpfx}elf/ld.so --library-path "$library_path" \
+  ./$test_program 2>&1 && rc=0 || rc=$?
+
+# Also check if ldd resolves the dependency
+LD_TRACE_LOADED_OBJECTS=1 \
+${objpfx}elf/ld.so --library-path "$library_path" \
+  ./$test_program 2>&1 | grep 'not found' && rc=1 || rc=0
+
+exit $rc