VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2025-40204
CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability0.47%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2025-11-12
Last modified2026-10-19
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.