1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/auth.c b/auth.c
index 687c57b42..aed3c13ac 100644
--- a/auth.c
+++ b/auth.c
@@ -474,8 +474,7 @@ check_key_in_hostfiles(struct passwd *pw, struct sshkey *key, const char *host,
                 user_hostfile = tilde_expand_filename(userfile, pw->pw_uid);
                 if (options.strict_modes &&
                     (stat(user_hostfile, &st) == 0) &&
-                    ((st.st_uid != 0 && st.st_uid != pw->pw_uid) ||
-                    (st.st_mode & 022) != 0)) {
+                    !secure_permissions(&st, pw->pw_uid)) {
                         logit("Authentication refused for %.100s: "
                             "bad owner or modes for %.200s",
                             pw->pw_name, user_hostfile);