Overview
About vulnerability
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/tcp-md5: 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.
Details
- Affected product:
- Ubuntu 16.04 ELS , Ubuntu 18.04 ELS , Ubuntu 20.04 ELS
- Affected packages:
- linux-hwe @ 4.15.0 (+4 more)
Fixes
KernelCare state
Live-patch status from KernelCare for each operating system.
| Operating system | Status | Covered kernels |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | Planned | — |
| Debian 11 | Released |
37 kernels
|
| Debian 11 cloud | Released |
17 kernels
|
| Debian 13 | Planned | — |
| Proxmox VE 7 5.15 | Released |
47 kernels
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 | Planned | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 Azure | Planned | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 GCP | Planned | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 HWE AWS | Released |
57 kernels
|
| Ubuntu 20.04 HWE Azure | Released |
40 kernels
|
| Ubuntu 22.04 | Released |
96 kernels
|
| Ubuntu 22.04 AWS | Released |
87 kernels
|
| Ubuntu 22.04 Azure | Released |
77 kernels
|
| Ubuntu 24.04 | Planned | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 AWS | Planned | — |