CVE-2025-40204
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
12/11/2025
Last modified:
12/11/2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
sctp: Fix MAC comparison to be constant-time<br />
<br />
To prevent timing attacks, MACs need to be compared in constant time.<br />
Use the appropriate helper function for this.
Impact
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b32ff285ff6f6f1ac1d9495787ccce8837d6405
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e8b8c326c2a6de4d837b1bb034ea704f4690d77
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cd60e0d0fb8f0e62ec4499138afce6342dc9d4c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8019b3699289fce3f10b63f98601db97b8d105b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c05d44ec24126fc283835b68f82dba3ae985209
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b93fa8dc521d00d2d44bf034fb90e0d79b036617
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd91c79e4f58fbe2898dac84858033700e0e99fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed3044b9c810c5c24eb2830053fbfe5fd134c5d4