CVE-2026-43384

medium Red Hat
EPSS Score
0.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 95% most likely to be exploited
Published: May 8, 2026 (6 days ago)
Last Modified: May 8, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's TCP Authentication Option (TCP-AO) implementation. This vulnerability arises from a non-constant-time comparison of Message Authentication Codes (MACs). A remote attacker could potentially exploit this timing discrepancy to perform a timing attack, which may lead to the disclosure of sensitive information.

CWE

CWE-208

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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