CVE-2025-40204
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CVE Details
| Release Date: | 2025-11-12 | |
| Impact: | Moderate | What is this? |
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: 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.
See more information about CVE-2025-40204 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v3 metrics
| Base Score: | 5.3 |
| Vector String: | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| Version: | 3.1 |
| Attack Vector: | Adjacent_Network |
| Attack Complexity: | High |
| Privileges Required: | None |
| User Interaction: | None |
| Scope: | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact: | High |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
Errata information
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2025-28049 | 2025-12-12 |
| Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2025-28048 | 2025-12-12 |
| Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2025-28049 | 2025-12-12 |
| Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2025-28048 | 2025-12-12 |
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