diff -up openssh-5.8p1/packet.c.packet openssh-5.8p1/packet.c

--- openssh-5.8p1/packet.c.packet	2011-04-05 13:29:06.998648899 +0200

+++ openssh-5.8p1/packet.c	2011-04-05 13:30:32.967648596 +0200

@@ -294,6 +294,8 @@ packet_connection_is_on_socket(void)

 	struct sockaddr_storage from, to;

 	socklen_t fromlen, tolen;

+	if (!active_state)

+		return 0;

 	/* filedescriptors in and out are the same, so it's a socket */

 	if (active_state->connection_in == active_state->connection_out)

 		return 1;