ssh: fail client auth immediately on receiving disconnect message

ssh/client_auth.go

@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ func (c *connection) clientAuthenticate(config *ClientConfig) error {
 	for auth := AuthMethod(new(noneAuth)); auth != nil; {
 		ok, methods, err := auth.auth(sessionID, config.User, c.transport, config.Rand, extensions)
 		if err != nil {
+			// On disconnect, return error immediately
+			if _, ok := err.(*disconnectMsg); ok {
+				return err
+			}
 			// We return the error later if there is no other method left to
 			// try.
 			ok = authFailure

ssh/test/session_test.go

@@ -468,3 +468,72 @@ func TestClientAuthAlgorithms(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestClientAuthDisconnect(t *testing.T) {
+	// Use a static key that is not accepted by server.
+	// This key has been generated with following ssh-keygen command and
+	// used exclusively in this unit test:
+	// $ ssh-keygen -t RSA -b 2048 -f /tmp/static_key \
+	//   -C "Static RSA key for golang.org/x/crypto/ssh unit test"
+
+	const privKeyData = `-----BEGIN OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----
+b3BlbnNzaC1rZXktdjEAAAAABG5vbmUAAAAEbm9uZQAAAAAAAAABAAABFwAAAAdzc2gtcn
+NhAAAAAwEAAQAAAQEAwV1Zg3MqX27nIQQNWd8V09P4q4F1fx7H2xNJdL3Yg3y91GFLJ92+
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+8vc3NoIHVuaXQgdGVzdAECAwQFBgc=
+-----END OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----`
+
+	signer, err := ssh.ParsePrivateKey([]byte(privKeyData))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create signer from key: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Start server with MaxAuthTries 1 and publickey and password auth
+	// enabled
+	server := newServerForConfig(t, "MaxAuthTries", map[string]string{})
+
+	// Connect to server, expect failure, that PublicKeysCallback is called
+	// and that PasswordCallback is not called.
+	publicKeysCallbackCalled := false
+	config := clientConfig()
+	config.Auth = []ssh.AuthMethod{
+		ssh.PublicKeysCallback(func() ([]ssh.Signer, error) {
+			publicKeysCallbackCalled = true
+			return []ssh.Signer{signer}, nil
+		}),
+		ssh.PasswordCallback(func() (string, error) {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected call to PasswordCallback()")
+			return "notaverygoodpassword", nil
+		}),
+	}
+	client, err := server.TryDial(config)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected TryDial() to fail")
+		_ = client.Close()
+	}
+	if !publicKeysCallbackCalled {
+		t.Errorf("expected PublicKeysCallback() to be called")
+	}
+}

ssh/test/test_unix_test.go

@@ -58,12 +58,17 @@ UsePAM yes
 PasswordAuthentication yes
 ChallengeResponseAuthentication yes
 AuthenticationMethods {{.AuthMethods}}
+`
+	maxAuthTriesSshdConfigTail = `
+PasswordAuthentication yes
+MaxAuthTries 1
 `
 )
 
 var configTmpl = map[string]*template.Template{
-	"default":   template.Must(template.New("").Parse(defaultSshdConfig)),
-	"MultiAuth": template.Must(template.New("").Parse(defaultSshdConfig + multiAuthSshdConfigTail))}
+	"default":      template.Must(template.New("").Parse(defaultSshdConfig)),
+	"MultiAuth":    template.Must(template.New("").Parse(defaultSshdConfig + multiAuthSshdConfigTail)),
+	"MaxAuthTries": template.Must(template.New("").Parse(defaultSshdConfig + maxAuthTriesSshdConfigTail))}
 
 type server struct {
 	t          *testing.T