Description of problem:
[root@hubmaier ~]# gdb vpnc
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This GDB was configured as "x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu"...
(gdb) run
Starting program: /usr/sbin/vpnc
FATAL: error reading `/proc/sys/crypto/fips_enabled' in libgcrypt: Permission denied

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
abort () at abort.c:124
124           ABORT_INSTRUCTION;
(gdb) l
119
120       /* Now try to abort using the system specific command.  */
121       if (stage == 6)
122         {
123           ++stage;
124           ABORT_INSTRUCTION;
125         }
126
127       /* If we can't signal ourselves and the abort instruction failed, exit.  */
128       if (stage == 7)
(gdb) thread apply all backtrace
(gdb) bt
#0  abort () at abort.c:124
#1  0x0000000000340a9b in _gcry_initialize_fips_mode (
    force=<value optimized out>) at fips.c:164
#2  0x000000000033b2a6 in global_init () at global.c:97
#3  0x000000000033c0a6 in _gcry_check_version (
    req_version=<value optimized out>) at global.c:226
#4  0x00007ff0659c1aba in main (argc=1, argv=0x7fff6d9cc078) at vpnc.c:3049
(gdb) 

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
vpnc-0.5.1-6.fc10.x86_64
libgcrypt-1.4.3-2.fc10.x86_64
libgcrypt-1.4.3-2.fc10.i386
selinux-policy-targeted-3.5.13-11.fc10.noarch

How reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1.see above
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Actual results:
crash

Expected results:
should survive inability to read from that file

Additional info: