Index: openssh-9.8p1/sshd-session.c
===================================================================
--- openssh-9.8p1.orig/sshd-session.c
+++ openssh-9.8p1/sshd-session.c
@@ -1624,9 +1624,6 @@ cleanup_exit(int i)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	/* Override default fatal exit value when auth was attempted */
-	if (i == 255 && auth_attempted)
-		_exit(EXIT_AUTH_ATTEMPTED);
 #ifdef SSH_AUDIT_EVENTS
 	/* done after do_cleanup so it can cancel the PAM auth 'thread' */
        if (the_active_state != NULL &&
@@ -1636,5 +1633,8 @@ cleanup_exit(int i)
 #endif
 
 	clobber_stack();
+	/* Override default fatal exit value when auth was attempted */
+	if (i == 255 && auth_attempted)
+		_exit(EXIT_AUTH_ATTEMPTED);
 	_exit(i);
 }