--- src/cmds/common_cmds.c.orig	2012-07-21 11:55:15.393624674 -0400
+++ src/cmds/common_cmds.c	2012-07-21 12:02:20.341749132 -0400
@@ -36,6 +36,17 @@
 
   len_total = strlen(one_var);
   tmp_char = strchr(one_var, '=');
+  if (tmp_char == NULL)
+    {
+    /* The environment *should* always have an '=' sign,
+     * but if someone is manually setting envp with something
+     * like 'execve' then this isn't guaranteed.
+     * Just skip this element
+     */
+    *name = NULL;
+    *value = NULL;
+    return(PBSE_BAD_PARAMETER);
+    }
   pos_eq = tmp_char - one_var;
   len_name = pos_eq;
   tmp_pos = pos_eq + 1;