Bug 1533

Summary:	input_userauth_banner incorrectly escapes banner
Product:	Portable OpenSSH	Reporter:	Mike Frysinger <vapier>
Component:	sshd	Assignee:	Assigned to nobody <unassigned-bugs>
Status:	CLOSED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	cjwatson, dtucker
Priority:	P2
Version:	5.1p1
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
URL:	http://bugs.gentoo.org/244222
Bug Depends on:
Bug Blocks:	1626

Description Mike Frysinger 2008-10-26 22:10:13 AEDT

if your banner includes backslashes, then openssh-5.1 will escape all of them.  so instead of just one \, you get \\.  example:
http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=169798

proposed fix:
http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=169911

this was noted & fixed by Michał Górny

Comment 1 Darren Tucker 2010-01-02 15:35:35 AEDT

Add to the list for 5.4

Comment 2 Darren Tucker 2010-01-04 12:46:08 AEDT

Patch has been applied and will be in 5.4.  Thanks.

Comment 3 Darren Tucker 2010-03-26 10:50:55 AEDT

With the release of 5.4p1, this bug is now considered closed.