In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gve: Implement settime64 with -EOPNOTSUPP ptp_clock_settime() assumes every ptp_clock has implement…

Code

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• Repository · git.kernel.org
• Repository · git.kernel.org

Timeline

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1. Dec 8, 2025 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gve: Implement settime64 with -EOPNOTSUPP ptp_clock_settime() assumes every ptp_clock has implemented settime64(). Stub it with -EOPNOTSUPP to prevent a NULL dereference.

2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gve: Implement settime64 with -EOPNOTSUPP ptp_clock_settime() assumes every ptp_clock has implemented settime64(). Stub it with -EOPNOTSUPP to prevent a NULL dereference.

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-40298

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-40298

  30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

  first.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-40298

  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gve: Implement settime64 with -EOPNOTSUPP ptp_clock_settime() assumes every ptp_clock has implemented settime64(). Stub it with -EOPNOTSUPP to prevent a NULL dereference.

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Reference · git.kernel.org
• Reference · git.kernel.org