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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-71227

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: don't WARN for connections on invalid channels It's not clear (to me) how exactly syzbot managed

Published Feb 18, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 30, 2026 · Linux Linux

Last checked Nov 13, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-71227. EPSS is 0.18%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.18%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux patch: 6.19

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: don't WARN for connections on invalid channels It's not clear (to me) how exactly syzbot managed to hit this, but it seems conceivable that e.g. regulatory changed and has disabled a channel between scanning (channel is checked to be usable by cfg80211_get_ies_channel_number) and connecting on the channel later. With one scenario that isn't covered elsewhere described above, the warning isn't good, replace it with a (more informative) error message.

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  • vendor Linux Linux patch: 6.19patch: 6.19

How to fix CVE-2025-71227

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-71227. EPSS is 0.18%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux patch: 6.19 patch: 6.19. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.18%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 18, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: don't WARN for connections on invalid channels It's not clear (to me) how exactly syzbot managed to hit this, but it seems conceivable that e.g. regulatory changed and has disabled a channel between scanning (channel is checked to be usable by cfg80211_get_ies_channel_number) and connecting on the channel later. Wi

  2. Oct 30, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: don't WARN for connections on invalid channels It's not clear (to me) how exactly syzbot managed to hit this, but it seems conceivable that e.g. regulatory changed and has disabled a channel between scanning (channel is checked to be usable by cfg80211_get_ies_channel_number) and connecting on the channel later. Wi

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-71227

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-71227

    30-day exploitation probability 0.18%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-207830

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: don't WARN for connections on invalid channels It's not clear (to me) how exactly syzbot managed to hit this, but it seems conceivable that e.g. regulatory changed and has disabled a channel betwe

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 13, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 13, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 6, 2026
  • EUVDNov 5, 2026