# CVE-2026-43346: ice: ptp: don't WARN when controlling PF is unavailable

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.114, 6.18.24, 6.19.14
- Published: 2026-05-08 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- Linux: from 2f59743be4d9568cad2d9cf697d1b897975421ed, fixed in 228497715a162d040df1617e62c3b7d0df54b235; from e800654e85b5b27966fc6493201f5f8cf658beb6, fixed in e19675b384e9dcaca1bd5e4a67b8ad136eccfbe8; from e800654e85b5b27966fc6493201f5f8cf658beb6, fixed in c73f365707d3b1b78b7d16e1f029020d1ae50d0f; from e800654e85b5b27966fc6493201f5f8cf658beb6, fixed in bb3f21edc7056cdf44a7f7bd7ba65af40741838c; from 6.12.11, fixed in 6.12.114
- Linux: 6.13
- Kernel (Linux): fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.24; fixed in 6.19.14

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: ptp: don't WARN when controlling PF is unavailable In VFIO passthrough setups, it is possible to pass through only a PF which doesn't own the source timer. In that case the PTP controlling PF (adapter->ctrl_pf) is never initialized in the VM, so ice_get_ctrl_ptp() returns NULL and triggers WARN_ON() in ice_ptp_setup_pf(). Since this is an expected behavior in that configuration, replace WARN_ON() with an informational message and return -EOPNOTSUPP.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.114, 6.18.24, 6.19.14) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/228497715a162d040df1617e62c3b7d0df54b235
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e19675b384e9dcaca1bd5e4a67b8ad136eccfbe8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c73f365707d3b1b78b7d16e1f029020d1ae50d0f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb3f21edc7056cdf44a7f7bd7ba65af40741838c

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