1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/session.c b/session.c
index f5049774b..2bcf8185c 100644
--- a/session.c
+++ b/session.c
@@ -978,6 +978,11 @@ child_set_env(char ***envp, u_int *envsizep, const char *name,
         u_int envsize;
         u_int i, namelen;
 
+        if (strchr(name, '=') != NULL) {
+                error("Invalid environment variable \"%.100s\"", name);
+                return;
+        }
+
         /*
          * If we're passed an uninitialized list, allocate a single null
          * entry before continuing.
@@ -2225,8 +2230,8 @@ session_env_req(Session *s)
         char *name, *val;
         u_int name_len, val_len, i;
 
-        name = packet_get_string(&name_len);
-        val = packet_get_string(&val_len);
+        name = packet_get_cstring(&name_len);
+        val = packet_get_cstring(&val_len);
         packet_check_eom();
 
         /* Don't set too many environment variables */