| Name | CVE-2025-40204 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux (PTS) | bullseye | 5.10.223-1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.244-1 | vulnerable | |
| bookworm | 6.1.148-1 | vulnerable | |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.158-1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 6.12.43-1 | vulnerable | |
| trixie (security) | 6.12.48-1 | vulnerable | |
| forky | 6.16.12-2 | vulnerable | |
| sid | 6.17.7-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | source | bookworm | 6.1.158-1 | |||
| linux | source | trixie | 6.12.57-1 | |||
| linux | source | (unstable) | 6.17.6-1 |
https://git.kernel.org/linus/dd91c79e4f58fbe2898dac84858033700e0e99fb (6.18-rc1)