--- /dev/null
+diff -up openssh-5.9p0/configure.ac.vendor openssh-5.9p0/configure.ac
+--- openssh-5.9p0/configure.ac.vendor 2011-09-03 20:24:29.899501572 +0200
++++ openssh-5.9p0/configure.ac 2011-09-03 20:24:39.153501595 +0200
+@@ -4131,6 +4131,12 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([lastlog],
+ fi
+ ]
+ )
++AC_ARG_ENABLE(vendor-patchlevel,
++ [ --enable-vendor-patchlevel=TAG specify a vendor patch level],
++ [AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(SSH_VENDOR_PATCHLEVEL,[SSH_RELEASE "-" "$enableval"],[Define to your vendor patch level, if it has been modified from the upstream source release.])
++ SSH_VENDOR_PATCHLEVEL="$enableval"],
++ [AC_DEFINE(SSH_VENDOR_PATCHLEVEL,SSH_RELEASE,[Define to your vendor patch level, if it has been modified from the upstream source release.])
++ SSH_VENDOR_PATCHLEVEL=none])
+
+ dnl lastlog, [uw]tmpx? detection
+ dnl NOTE: set the paths in the platform section to avoid the
+@@ -4357,6 +4363,7 @@ echo " Translate v4 in v6 hack
+ echo " BSD Auth support: $BSD_AUTH_MSG"
+ echo " Random number source: $RAND_MSG"
+ echo " Privsep sandbox style: $SANDBOX_STYLE"
++echo " Vendor patch level: $SSH_VENDOR_PATCHLEVEL"
+
+ echo ""
+
+diff -up openssh-5.9p0/servconf.c.vendor openssh-5.9p0/servconf.c
+--- openssh-5.9p0/servconf.c.vendor 2011-09-03 20:24:29.080500853 +0200
++++ openssh-5.9p0/servconf.c 2011-09-03 20:27:15.727564566 +0200
+@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ initialize_server_options(ServerOptions
+ options->max_authtries = -1;
+ options->max_sessions = -1;
+ options->banner = NULL;
++ options->show_patchlevel = -1;
+ options->use_dns = -1;
+ options->client_alive_interval = -1;
+ options->client_alive_count_max = -1;
+@@ -300,6 +301,8 @@ fill_default_server_options(ServerOption
+ options->ip_qos_interactive = IPTOS_LOWDELAY;
+ if (options->ip_qos_bulk == -1)
+ options->ip_qos_bulk = IPTOS_THROUGHPUT;
++ if (options->show_patchlevel == -1)
++ options->show_patchlevel = 0;
+
+ /* Turn privilege separation on by default */
+ if (use_privsep == -1)
+@@ -338,7 +341,7 @@ typedef enum {
+ sIgnoreUserKnownHosts, sCiphers, sMacs, sProtocol, sPidFile,
+ sGatewayPorts, sPubkeyAuthentication, sXAuthLocation, sSubsystem,
+ sMaxStartups, sMaxAuthTries, sMaxSessions,
+- sBanner, sUseDNS, sHostbasedAuthentication,
++ sBanner, sShowPatchLevel, sUseDNS, sHostbasedAuthentication,
+ sHostbasedUsesNameFromPacketOnly, sTwoFactorAuthentication,
+ sSecondPubkeyAuthentication, sSecondGssAuthentication,
+ sSecondPasswordAuthentication, sSecondKbdInteractiveAuthentication,
+@@ -470,6 +473,7 @@ static struct {
+ { "maxauthtries", sMaxAuthTries, SSHCFG_ALL },
+ { "maxsessions", sMaxSessions, SSHCFG_ALL },
+ { "banner", sBanner, SSHCFG_ALL },
++ { "showpatchlevel", sShowPatchLevel, SSHCFG_GLOBAL },
+ { "usedns", sUseDNS, SSHCFG_GLOBAL },
+ { "verifyreversemapping", sDeprecated, SSHCFG_GLOBAL },
+ { "reversemappingcheck", sDeprecated, SSHCFG_GLOBAL },
+@@ -1152,6 +1156,10 @@ process_server_config_line(ServerOptions
+ multistate_ptr = multistate_privsep;
+ goto parse_multistate;
+
++ case sShowPatchLevel:
++ intptr = &options->show_patchlevel;
++ goto parse_flag;
++
+ case sAllowUsers:
+ while ((arg = strdelim(&cp)) && *arg != '\0') {
+ if (options->num_allow_users >= MAX_ALLOW_USERS)
+@@ -1849,6 +1857,7 @@ dump_config(ServerOptions *o)
+ dump_cfg_fmtint(sUseLogin, o->use_login);
+ dump_cfg_fmtint(sCompression, o->compression);
+ dump_cfg_fmtint(sGatewayPorts, o->gateway_ports);
++ dump_cfg_fmtint(sShowPatchLevel, o->show_patchlevel);
+ dump_cfg_fmtint(sUseDNS, o->use_dns);
+ dump_cfg_fmtint(sAllowTcpForwarding, o->allow_tcp_forwarding);
+ dump_cfg_fmtint(sUsePrivilegeSeparation, use_privsep);
+diff -up openssh-5.9p0/servconf.h.vendor openssh-5.9p0/servconf.h
+--- openssh-5.9p0/servconf.h.vendor 2011-09-03 20:24:29.179632045 +0200
++++ openssh-5.9p0/servconf.h 2011-09-03 20:24:39.426502323 +0200
+@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ typedef struct {
+ int max_authtries;
+ int max_sessions;
+ char *banner; /* SSH-2 banner message */
++ int show_patchlevel; /* Show vendor patch level to clients */
+ int use_dns;
+ int client_alive_interval; /*
+ * poke the client this often to
+diff -up openssh-5.9p0/sshd.c.vendor openssh-5.9p0/sshd.c
+--- openssh-5.9p0/sshd.c.vendor 2011-09-03 20:24:35.987501565 +0200
++++ openssh-5.9p0/sshd.c 2011-09-03 20:24:39.542501643 +0200
+@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ sshd_exchange_identification(int sock_in
+ minor = PROTOCOL_MINOR_1;
+ }
+ snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "SSH-%d.%d-%.100s%s", major, minor,
+- SSH_VERSION, newline);
++ (options.show_patchlevel == 1) ? SSH_VENDOR_PATCHLEVEL : SSH_VERSION, newline);
+ server_version_string = xstrdup(buf);
+
+ /* Send our protocol version identification. */
+@@ -1627,7 +1627,8 @@ main(int ac, char **av)
+ exit(1);
+ }
+
+- debug("sshd version %.100s", SSH_RELEASE);
++ debug("sshd version %.100s",
++ (options.show_patchlevel == 1) ? SSH_VENDOR_PATCHLEVEL : SSH_RELEASE);
+
+ /* Store privilege separation user for later use if required. */
+ if ((privsep_pw = getpwnam(SSH_PRIVSEP_USER)) == NULL) {
+diff -up openssh-5.9p0/sshd_config.0.vendor openssh-5.9p0/sshd_config.0
+--- openssh-5.9p0/sshd_config.0.vendor 2011-09-03 20:24:37.524438185 +0200
++++ openssh-5.9p0/sshd_config.0 2011-09-03 20:24:39.677508255 +0200
+@@ -556,6 +556,11 @@ DESCRIPTION
+ Defines the number of bits in the ephemeral protocol version 1
+ server key. The minimum value is 512, and the default is 1024.
+
++ ShowPatchLevel
++ Specifies whether sshd will display the specific patch level of
++ the binary in the server identification string. The patch level
++ is set at compile-time. The default is M-bM-^@M-^\noM-bM-^@M-^].
++
+ StrictModes
+ Specifies whether sshd(8) should check file modes and ownership
+ of the user's files and home directory before accepting login.
+diff -up openssh-5.9p0/sshd_config.5.vendor openssh-5.9p0/sshd_config.5
+--- openssh-5.9p0/sshd_config.5.vendor 2011-09-03 20:24:37.640442022 +0200
++++ openssh-5.9p0/sshd_config.5 2011-09-03 20:24:40.176544206 +0200
+@@ -952,6 +952,14 @@ This option applies to protocol version
+ .It Cm ServerKeyBits
+ Defines the number of bits in the ephemeral protocol version 1 server key.
+ The minimum value is 512, and the default is 1024.
++.It Cm ShowPatchLevel
++Specifies whether
++.Nm sshd
++will display the patch level of the binary in the identification string.
++The patch level is set at compile-time.
++The default is
++.Dq no .
++This option applies to protocol version 1 only.
+ .It Cm StrictModes
+ Specifies whether
+ .Xr sshd 8
+diff -up openssh-5.9p0/sshd_config.vendor openssh-5.9p0/sshd_config
+--- openssh-5.9p0/sshd_config.vendor 2011-09-03 20:24:37.770439735 +0200
++++ openssh-5.9p0/sshd_config 2011-09-03 20:24:40.278628002 +0200
+@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ X11Forwarding yes
+ #Compression delayed
+ #ClientAliveInterval 0
+ #ClientAliveCountMax 3
++#ShowPatchLevel no
+ #UseDNS yes
+ #PidFile /var/run/sshd.pid
+ #MaxStartups 10