1 files changed, 14 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/readpass.c b/readpass.c
index 69edce306..122d2a87c 100644
--- a/readpass.c
+++ b/readpass.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: readpass.c,v 1.62 2020/07/14 23:57:01 djm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: readpass.c,v 1.63 2020/08/11 09:45:54 djm Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2001 Markus Friedl.  All rights reserved.
  *
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ notify_start(int force_askpass, const char *fmt, ...)
         int devnull;
         pid_t pid;
         void (*osigchld)(int);
-        const char *askpass;
-        struct notifier_ctx *ret;
+        const char *askpass, *s;
+        struct notifier_ctx *ret = NULL;
 
         va_start(args, fmt);
         xvasprintf(&prompt, fmt, args);
@@ -248,15 +248,19 @@ notify_start(int force_askpass, const char *fmt, ...)
                 (void)write(STDERR_FILENO, "\r", 1);
                 (void)write(STDERR_FILENO, prompt, strlen(prompt));
                 (void)write(STDERR_FILENO, "\r\n", 2);
-                free(prompt);
-                return NULL;
+                goto out;
         }
         if ((askpass = getenv("SSH_ASKPASS")) == NULL)
                 askpass = _PATH_SSH_ASKPASS_DEFAULT;
-        if (getenv("DISPLAY") == NULL || *askpass == '\0') {
-                debug3("%s: cannot notify", __func__);
-                free(prompt);
-                return NULL;
+        if (*askpass == '\0') {
+                debug3("%s: cannot notify: no askpass", __func__);
+                goto out;
+        }
+        if (getenv("DISPLAY") == NULL &&
+            ((s = getenv(SSH_ASKPASS_REQUIRE_ENV)) == NULL ||
+            strcmp(s, "force") != 0)) {
+                debug3("%s: cannot notify: no display", __func__);
+                goto out;
         }
         osigchld = ssh_signal(SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL);
         if ((pid = fork()) == -1) {
@@ -284,6 +288,7 @@ notify_start(int force_askpass, const char *fmt, ...)
         }
         ret->pid = pid;
         ret->osigchld = osigchld;
+ out:
         free(prompt);
         return ret;
 }