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.
History

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: 2025-09-05T17:21:08.674Z

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

Link: CVE-2025-39702

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Status : Received

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

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

Link: CVE-2025-39702

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