diff --git a/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh_8.2p1.bb b/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh_8.2p1.bb
index b429fbe96d..6ed54a8139 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh_8.2p1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh_8.2p1.bb
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ CVE_CHECK_WHITELIST += "CVE-2007-2768"
 # and when running in a Kerberos environment. As such it is not relevant to OpenEmbedded
 CVE_CHECK_WHITELIST += "CVE-2014-9278"
 
+# CVE only applies to some distributed RHEL binaries
+CVE_CHECK_WHITELIST += "CVE-2008-3844"
+
 PAM_SRC_URI = "file://sshd"
 
 inherit manpages useradd update-rc.d update-alternatives systemd