Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/tcp-md5: 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.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References8
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/02669e2a4d207068edce7e8b5fafd85822018ce6 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/345a9530756528d7ca407663d659c3c40e75c3dd Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/46d0d6f50dab706637f4c18a470aac20a21900d3 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d305a95130a8d08b9545e47f1e18d29d59866cb Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/821c8751fdeecdeecabeb11704dd33439c9e4bbc Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae3831b44f477de048287493e184fc3ff913b624 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b502e97e29d791ff7a8051f29a414535739be218 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff44ec94d4fc8348600a69de0a8fa1102c23bce8
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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9.4
CRITICAL
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 46 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-208
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