HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2025-71226
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CVE-2025-71226

Published: February 18, 2026· Updated: Feb 18, 2026

EPSS:0.02%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:4.5th

Official Description

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

wifi: iwlwifi: Implement settime64 as stub for MVM/MLD PTP

Since commit dfb073d32cac ("ptp: Return -EINVAL on ptp_clock_register if

required ops are NULL"), PTP clock registered through ptp_clock_register

is required to have ptp_clock_info.settime64 set, however, neither MVM

nor MLD's PTP clock implementation sets it, resulting in warnings when

the interface starts up, like

WARNING: drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c:325 at ptp_clock_register+0x2c8/0x6b8, CPU#1: wpa_supplicant/469

CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 469 Comm: wpa_supplicant Not tainted 6.18.0+ #101 PREEMPT(full)

ra: ffff800002732cd4 iwl_mvm_ptp_init+0x114/0x188 [iwlmvm]

ERA: 9000000002fdc468 ptp_clock_register+0x2c8/0x6b8

iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Failed to register PHC clock (-22)

I don't find an appropriate firmware interface to implement settime64()

for iwlwifi MLD/MVM, thus instead create a stub that returns

-EOPTNOTSUPP only, suppressing the warning and allowing the PTP clock to

be registered.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2025-71226 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

Affected Vendors & Products

Mentioned vendors (from description):
Linux
CPE data not yet available in NVD for this CVE.

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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All References (2)

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2025-71226
SeverityNONE
CISA KEVNo
EPSS (30d)0.02%
PublishedFeb 18, 2026

Recommended Actions

  • Apply vendor patches immediately
  • Monitor CVE-2025-71226 in threat intel feeds
  • Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.