Error: "xmalloc: zero size" when connecting to Linux/Unix machines using SSH (4249072)

When connecting to Linux/Unix machines with SSH you receive an error "xmalloc: zero size"

This is an upstream ssh defect and usually occurs when the linux/unix host has an empty SSH banner configured.

WORKAROUND

Check the sshd_config for the location of the banner (usually /etc/ssh/sshd_config). A default SSH installation will point the banner to /etc/banner or /etc/issue. The line will usually look something like below:

#no default banner path
Banner /etc/banner

Next check to see that the banner is not empty by performing cat /etc/banner(or whatever the banner name may be). If the prompt returns without any data, then this value should be commented out in the sshd_config and sshd restarted. Example below:

root@redhat #cat /etc/banner
root@redhat # <----This indicates an empty banner

root@redhat #cat /etc/banner

root@redhat # <-----This empty line above indicates a banner with just a return character

If either of these are true , then you should just comment out the Banner definition by:
#Banner /etc/banner

RESOLUTION

Issue fixed in TPAM 2.5.