[Backport][v1.71]Added #defined to force disable secure_getenv (#39343)#39716
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[Backport][v1.71]Added #defined to force disable secure_getenv (#39343)#39716pawbhard merged 1 commit intogrpc:v1.71.xfrom
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Problem: [secure_getenv](https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/2dd25392e8951c000eee2f35c9fe66862f9c8883/src/core/util/linux/env.cc#L41) return NULL if linux [capabilities](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/capabilities.7.html) are added to the executable. As a solution, adding the "GRPC_FORCE_INSECURE_GETENV" We want to discourage its use due to security vulnerabilities mentioned in the [secure_getenv](https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/2dd25392e8951c000eee2f35c9fe66862f9c8883/src/core/util/linux/env.cc#L41) man page Closes grpc#39343 COPYBARA_INTEGRATE_REVIEW=grpc#39343 from pawbhard:getenv_wa 999f13a PiperOrigin-RevId: 760926719
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Backport #39343 to 1.71.