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Vulnerability · Published Feb 18, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-71227wifi: mac80211: don't WARN for connections on invalid channels

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-71227
Debian:13linux6.12.115-2DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71227
Debian:14linux6.18.10-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:25.10linuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:25.10linux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:25.10linux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:25.10linux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:25.10linux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:25.10linux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71227

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux f2d9d270c15ae0139b54a7e7466d738327e97e03 – before 6acc2d23f13d60874981b4828ba156ba01c86510f2d9d270c15ae0139b54a7e7466d738327e97e03 – before c02b1d244a5d799696ca74d3fba6539c8d76195ff2d9d270c15ae0139b54a7e7466d738327e97e03 – before 579cf5939f8f4c4f88c75862d0c573fb13567b74f2d9d270c15ae0139b54a7e7466d738327e97e03 – before 10d3ff7e5812c8d70300f6fa8f524009a06aa7e1f2d9d270c15ae0139b54a7e7466d738327e97e03 – before 99067b58a408a384d2a45c105eb3dce980a862ce
Linux Linux 3.8

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