--- openssh-5.2p1/session.c	2009-03-20 18:08:11.263662384 +0100
+++ openssh-5.2p1/session.c	2009-03-20 18:26:29.925498409 +0100
@@ -1408,6 +1408,7 @@
 	const char *cp;
 	char component[MAXPATHLEN];
 	struct stat st;
+	int last;
 
 	if (*path != '/')
 		fatal("chroot path does not begin at root");
@@ -1419,7 +1420,7 @@
 	 * root-owned directory with strict permissions.
 	 */
 	for (cp = path; cp != NULL;) {
-		if ((cp = strchr(cp, '/')) == NULL)
+		if (((last = ((cp = strchr(cp, '/')) == NULL))))
 			strlcpy(component, path, sizeof(component));
 		else {
 			cp++;
@@ -1432,7 +1433,7 @@
 		if (stat(component, &st) != 0)
 			fatal("%s: stat(\"%s\"): %s", __func__,
 			    component, strerror(errno));
-		if (st.st_uid != 0 || (st.st_mode & 022) != 0)
+		if ((st.st_uid != 0 || (st.st_mode & 022) != 0) && !(last && st.st_uid == uid))
 			fatal("bad ownership or modes for chroot "
 			    "directory %s\"%s\"", 
 			    cp == NULL ? "" : "component ", component);