CVE-2026-43384

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-05-08. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net/tcp-ao: 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.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
49(Track)
EG Risk 49/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
38%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 8, 2026

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Sep 9, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

net/tcp-ao: Fix MAC comparison to be constant-time - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67edfec516d30d3e62925c397be4a1e5185802fc
generic

net/tcp-ao: Fix MAC comparison to be constant-time - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/080b0e210088296dd50d6637c06c1db14246adfe
generic

net/tcp-ao: Fix MAC comparison to be constant-time - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a269cbdc442f8658bca35383e34b9d0b0ff95a1c
generic

net/tcp-ao: Fix MAC comparison to be constant-time - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8be6ed64966da48b6c4726918f106c18742a5125

Patch Availability(21)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-edge (6.17.0-1018.18~24.04.1) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oem-6.17 (6.17.0-1028.28) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-6.8 (6.8.0-134.134) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8 (6.8.0-1058.61.1) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-lowlatency-hwe-20.04-edge (6.8.0-134.134.1) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8 (6.8.0-1029.30) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp (6.8.0.1032.33) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-hwe-24.04 (6.17.0-1026.26) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-realtime-6.8 (6.8.0-2049.50) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-hwe-24.04-edge (6.17.0-1017.19) @ questing2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-6.8 (6.8.0-1060.64) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-134.134+fips1) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-6.17 (6.17.0-1021.21) @ questing2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04 (6.17.0-40.40~24.04.1) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-6.17 (6.17.0-1021.21~24.04.1) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fde-6.17 (6.17.0-1018.18~24.04.1) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fde-6.8 (6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fde-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1062.69) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1063.71) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-22.04-edge (6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-08-23ubuntu
linuxKernel @ 6.12.78—osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(2 across 2 ecosystems)
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.38-1 ... 6.12.85-1~bpo12+1 (17 versions)6.12.85-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 6.19~rc8-1~exp1 (122 versions)6.19.10-1—

All Vendor Advisories

(20)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 34× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 361 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-13 16:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-12 15:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-11 14:23 UTCOSV refresh
  5. 2026-09-11 09:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-08 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-01 13:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-23 19:11 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-23 19:11 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-08-23 19:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-17 11:33 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-17 11:33 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-08-17 11:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-16 11:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-16 08:14 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-08-16 08:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-16 04:35 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-16 04:35 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-08-16 04:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-15 01:19 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-08-15 01:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-14 21:40 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-08-14 21:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-14 18:02 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-08-14 18:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-14 14:05 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-08-14 14:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-14 10:26 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-08-14 10:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-14 06:48 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-08-14 06:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-14 03:09 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-08-14 03:09 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-08-14 03:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-08-13 08:20 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-08-13 08:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-13 03:41 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-08-13 03:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-13 00:02 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-08-13 00:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-12 20:24 UTCVendor advisory
  38. 2026-08-12 20:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-12 16:45 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-08-12 16:45 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-08-12 16:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-08-11 23:20 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-08-11 23:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-11 19:42 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-08-11 19:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-11 15:52 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-08-11 15:52 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-08-11 15:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-11 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-08-11 08:36 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-08-11 08:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-11 04:57 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-08-11 04:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-08-11 01:18 UTCEG score recompute
  56. 2026-08-11 01:18 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-08-11 01:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  59. 2026-08-10 12:09 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-08-10 12:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-08-10 08:22 UTCVendor advisory
  62. 2026-08-10 08:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-08-10 04:43 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-08-10 04:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-08-10 01:05 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-08-10 01:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-08-09 21:25 UTCVendor advisory
  68. 2026-08-09 21:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-08-09 17:46 UTCVendor advisory
  70. 2026-08-09 17:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-08-09 14:08 UTCEG score recompute
  72. 2026-08-09 14:08 UTCVendor advisory
  73. 2026-08-09 14:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  75. 2026-08-09 10:29 UTCVendor advisory

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-43384?
CVE-2026-43384 is a critical vulnerability published on May 8, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/tcp-ao: 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.
When was CVE-2026-43384 disclosed?
CVE-2026-43384 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 8, 2026, with the most recent update on August 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-43384 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-43384 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 61.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-43384?
CVE-2026-43384 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-43384?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-43384, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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