diff -up openssh-5.1p1/sshconnect2.c.cloexec openssh-5.1p1/sshconnect2.c

--- openssh-5.1p1/sshconnect2.c.cloexec	2008-07-23 15:21:23.000000000 +0200

+++ openssh-5.1p1/sshconnect2.c	2008-07-23 15:23:19.000000000 +0200

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@

 #include <stdio.h>

 #include <string.h>

 #include <unistd.h>

+#include <fcntl.h>

 #if defined(HAVE_STRNVIS) && defined(HAVE_VIS_H)

 #include <vis.h>

 #endif

@@ -1267,6 +1268,7 @@ ssh_keysign(Key *key, u_char **sigp, u_i

 		return -1;

 	}

 	if (pid == 0) {

+		fcntl(packet_get_connection_in(), F_SETFD, 0); /* keep the socket on exec */

 		permanently_drop_suid(getuid());

 		close(from[0]);

 		if (dup2(from[1], STDOUT_FILENO) < 0)

diff -up openssh-5.1p1/sshconnect.c.cloexec openssh-5.1p1/sshconnect.c

--- openssh-5.1p1/sshconnect.c.cloexec	2008-07-02 14:34:30.000000000 +0200

+++ openssh-5.1p1/sshconnect.c	2008-07-23 15:21:23.000000000 +0200

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@

 #include <stdlib.h>

 #include <string.h>

 #include <unistd.h>

+#include <fcntl.h>

 #include "xmalloc.h"

 #include "key.h"

@@ -194,8 +195,11 @@ ssh_create_socket(int privileged, struct

 		return sock;

 	}

 	sock = socket(ai->ai_family, ai->ai_socktype, ai->ai_protocol);

-	if (sock < 0)

+	if (sock < 0) {

 		error("socket: %.100s", strerror(errno));

+		return -1;

+	}

+	fcntl(sock, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC);

 	/* Bind the socket to an alternative local IP address */

 	if (options.bind_address == NULL)