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CVE-2025-39702VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-39702: Linux azure · In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: sr: Fix MAC comparison to be constant-time To prevent timing attacks, MACs

Affects linux-azureSource GCVE Database

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Mentioned vulnerabilities

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Medium : upgrade to 10.3 when convenient.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 37% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 10.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 5 Sep 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Upgrade redhat/kernel to 10.3.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hatredhat/kernelpkg:rpm/redhat/kernelOther threatsAffected
  • <10.3
Fixed in
  • 10.3

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AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated kernel packages that fix these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as detailed in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:19469 and reboot their systems to ensure the fixes take effect. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the official update and rebooting.

Description

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.

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