"Authorization:" header missing from GET request - Googe Earth for Linux

Which products are affected?
Google Earth for Linux (5.1.3533.1731)

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Create a server side script which requests authorization and logs HTTP 
headers. Also create a local kml file with contains network link to above 
script.
2. Start GE on Linux and load local file. GE will receive 401 error 
response and will ask for username and password. Enter them. GE will ask 
again, and again,...
3. Look at logged headers: no "Authorization:" header was sent by GE.

What is the expected output or behavior? What do you see instead?
No "Authorization:" header present in request
GE for Windows works fine.

What application versions (if any) are you using?
Google Earth for Linux (5.1.3533.1731 and 4.3)

Which operating systems (and/or relevant web browsers) are affected?
Ubuntu, Fedora, Oracle Linux.

Please provide any additional information (code snippets/links) below.

Get request example after username/password request:
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GET /files/test.kml HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: GoogleEarth/5.1.3533.1731(X11;Linux (2.6.31.0);en-
US;kml:2.2;client:Free;type:default)
Host: 192.168.11.7:4007
Accept: application/vnd.google-earth.kml xml, application/vnd.google-
earth.kmz, image/*, */*
Connection: Keep-Alive
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Original issue reported on code.google.com by g.ba...@gmail.com on 6 Mar 2010 at 9:54

chiropterist / kml-samples

"Authorization:" header missing from GET request - Googe Earth for Linux #333