CVE-2025-39702
Critical
ipv6: sr: Fix MAC comparison to be constant-time
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.
Exploit probability
0.4%
Published
September 5, 2025
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2025-39702
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b348c9c8d2ca2c67559ffd0e258ae7e1107d4f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ddd55cf19ed6cc62def5e3af10c2a9df1b861c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86b6d34717fe0570afce07ee79b8eeb40341f831
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a458b2902115b26a25d67393b12ddd57d1216aaa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3967c493799e63f648e9c7b6cb063aa2aed04e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7878d47560d61e3f370aca3cebb8f42a55b990a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff55a452d56490047f5233cc48c5d933f8586884
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/39xxx/CVE-2025-39702.json
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39702