Why do I see the message "sshd[1234]: session_input_channel_req: no session req" ?

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • The file /var/log/secure has numerous entries like this:
sshd[1234]: session_input_channel_req: no session 3 req user@example.com
sshd[1234]: session_input_channel_req: no session 3 req user@example.com
last message repeated 2 times

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3

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