2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 0b688f8ca..5fbc487b5 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ openssh (1:5.2p1-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * Add debian/README.source with instructions on bzr handling.
   * Make ChrootDirectory work with SELinux (thanks, Russell Coker; closes:
     #556644).
+  * Initialise sc to NULL in ssh_selinux_getctxbyname (thanks, Václav Ovsík;
+    closes: #498684).
 
  -- Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>  Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:31:44 +0000
 
diff --git a/openbsd-compat/port-linux.c b/openbsd-compat/port-linux.c
index b7142ba90..9cb58e369 100644
--- a/openbsd-compat/port-linux.c
+++ b/openbsd-compat/port-linux.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ ssh_selinux_enabled(void)
 static security_context_t
 ssh_selinux_getctxbyname(char *pwname)
 {
-        security_context_t sc;
+        security_context_t sc = NULL;
         char *sename = NULL, *role = NULL, *lvl = NULL;
         int r;