ghsa-4xv3-7wp7-qjp7
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Published
2025-11-13 00:30
Modified
2025-11-13 00:30
Details

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.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-40204"
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  "id": "GHSA-4xv3-7wp7-qjp7",
  "modified": "2025-11-13T00:30:18Z",
  "published": "2025-11-13T00:30:18Z",
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