In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ipv6: sr: Fix MAC comparison to be constant-time

To prevent timing attacks, MACs need to be compared in constant time.
Use the appropriate helper function for this.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Sat, 06 Sep 2025 09:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Sat, 06 Sep 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


Fri, 05 Sep 2025 17:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: sr: Fix MAC comparison to be constant-time To prevent timing attacks, MACs need to be compared in constant time. Use the appropriate helper function for this.
Title ipv6: sr: Fix MAC comparison to be constant-time
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-09-29T05:57:43.992Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.115Z

Link: CVE-2025-39702

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-09-05T18:15:47.270

Modified: 2025-09-08T16:25:38.810

Link: CVE-2025-39702

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2025-09-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-39702 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-09-06T09:01:40Z