# CVE-2024-49954: static\_call: Replace pointless WARN\_ON() in static\_call\_module\_notify()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-10-21 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: static_call: Replace pointless WARN_ON() in static_call_module_notify() static_call_module_notify() triggers a WARN_ON(), when memory allocation fails in __static_call_add_module(). That's not really justified, because the failure case must be correctly handled by the well known call chain and the error code is passed through to the initiating userspace application. A memory allocation fail is not a fatal problem, but the WARN_ON() takes the machine out when panic_on_warn is set. Replace it with a pr_warn().

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc9356513d56b688775497b7ac6f2b967f46a80c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea2cdf4da093d0482f0ef36ba971e2e0c7673425
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e67534bd31d79952b50e791e92adf0b3e6c13b8c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85a104aaef1f56623acc10ba4c42d5f046ba65b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b83bef74c121a3311240fc4002d23486b85355e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe513c2ef0a172a58f158e2e70465c4317f0a9a2

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