CVE-2026-23364Observable Timing Discrepancy in Linux

Severity
7.4HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 85.81%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMar 25

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: Compare MACs in constant time To prevent timing attacks, MAC comparisons need to be constant-time. Replace the memcmp() with the correct function, crypto_memneq().

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NExploitability: 2.2 | Impact: 5.2

Affected Packages5 packages

Linuxlinux/linux_kernel5.15.06.1.167+4
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.19.8-1
CVEListV5linux/linuxe2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9cd52a0e309659537048a864211abc3ea4c5caa63+6
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.19.8-1 (forky)

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
CVE-2026-23364: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: Compare MACs in constant time To prevent timing attacks, MAC comparisons ne2026-03-25
GHSA
GHSA-4mmg-5v66-42gx: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: Compare MACs in constant time To prevent timing attacks, MAC comparisons2026-03-25
OSV
ksmbd: Compare MACs in constant time2026-03-25

📋Vendor Advisories

3
Red Hat
kernel: ksmbd: Compare MACs in constant time2026-03-25
Microsoft
ksmbd: Compare MACs in constant time2026-03-10
Debian
CVE-2026-23364: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: Comp...2026

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-23364 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
CVE-2026-23364 — Observable Timing Discrepancy in Linux | cvebase