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.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b348c9c8d2ca2c67559ffd0e258ae7e1107d4f0 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ddd55cf19ed6cc62def5e3af10c2a9df1b861c3 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86b6d34717fe0570afce07ee79b8eeb40341f831 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a458b2902115b26a25d67393b12ddd57d1216aaa Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3967c493799e63f648e9c7b6cb063aa2aed04e7 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7878d47560d61e3f370aca3cebb8f42a55b990a Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff55a452d56490047f5233cc48c5d933f8586884 Patch
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.0 · linux, debianNVD modified 2026-10-15 22:18
Affected (CPE criteria) 4
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.17:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b348c9c8d2ca2c67559ffd0e258ae7e1107d4f0 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ddd55cf19ed6cc62def5e3af10c2a9df1b861c3 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86b6d34717fe0570afce07ee79b8eeb40341f831 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a458b2902115b26a25d67393b12ddd57d1216aaa Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3967c493799e63f648e9c7b6cb063aa2aed04e7 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7878d47560d61e3f370aca3cebb8f42a55b990a Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff55a452d56490047f5233cc48c5d933f8586884 Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html