CVE 9.8 CRITICAL

net/tcp-ao: Fix MAC comparison to be constant-time_CVE-2026-43384

9.8 / 10
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net/tcp-ao: 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.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-43384
Source Linux
Published May 8, 2026 at 14:21
Modified May 11, 2026 at 06:34

Affected Product

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Version 0a3a809089eb1d4a0a2fd0c16b520d603988c859
Affected Versions Linux Linux 0a3a809089eb1d4a0a2fd0c16b520d603988c859
Linux Linux 0a3a809089eb1d4a0a2fd0c16b520d603988c859
Linux Linux 0a3a809089eb1d4a0a2fd0c16b520d603988c859
Linux Linux 0a3a809089eb1d4a0a2fd0c16b520d603988c859
Linux Linux 6.7

References

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