OpenSSH 9.5 through 9.7 before 9.8 sometimes allows timing attacks against echo-off password entry (e.g., for su and Sudo) because of an ObscureKeystrokeTiming logic error. Similarly, other timing attacks against keystroke entry could occur.
CVE-2024-39894
Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2024-07-02. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 34(Track)EG Risk 34/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation2% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 2%
- EPSS %ILE
- 75%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 2, 2024
Last Modified
April 15, 2026
References (20)
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/03/6
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/23/4
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/23/6
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/28/3
- cve@mitrehttps://crzphil.github.io/posts/ssh-obfuscation-bypass/
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.mindrot.org/pipermail/openssh-unix-announce/2024-July/000158.html
- cve@mitrehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41508530
- cve@mitrehttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240712-0004/
- cve@mitrehttps://www.openssh.com/txt/release-9.8
- cve@mitrehttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/02/1
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/33
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/03/6
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/23/4
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/23/6
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/28/3
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2024-39894(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | ssh-askpass-gnome (1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.4) @ noble | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(2 across 2 ecosystems)
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| openssh | — | 1:9.8p1-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| openssh | — | 1:9.8p1-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(1)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
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