CVE-2025-39702CWE-203

CVE-2025-39702

Critical · published September 5, 2025

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
36.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00432 · 36.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-203 · Observable Discrepancy
Published
2025-09-05T22:15Z
Affected products (8)
ProductVersionsFixed in
linux/linux_kernel≥ 4.10, < 5.15.1905.15.190
linux/linux_kernel≥ 5.16, < 6.1.1496.1.149
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.2, < 6.6.1036.6.103
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.7, < 6.12.446.12.44
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.13, < 6.16.46.16.4
linux/linux_kernelall versions—
linux/linux_kernelall versions—
debian/debian_linuxall versions—
References (9)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 05 SEP 17:21Z
    ipv6: sr: Fix MAC comparison to be constant-time
    cvelistv5