CVE-2026-98147
printk: Don't WARN on kthread_run failure.
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.2.7
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: printk: Don't WARN on kthread_run failure. Since __kthread_create_on_node() returns -EINTR upon SIGKILL, we should not use WARN_ON() in order to catch kthread_run() failure.
Timeline
- CVE published
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Linux Linux
From 76f258bf3f2aae570209319944703a92ac64e29e · fixed in 15ba35d632c38d879d182577b0af487de0f2dec4; From 76f258bf3f2aae570209319944703a92ac64e29e · fixed in 0af43b52fe4b1751b731c067127fdf47cf1b700c; From 76f258bf3f2aae570209319944703a92ac64e29e · fixed in 4e676279798148382497d0e38c0bd51115e64be1; From 76f258bf3f2aae570209319944703a92ac64e29e · fixed in 72dd0ec09e7cc98ed58ddeac26575e5d1ab8a93d
- Linux Linux
6.12
- KernelLinux
From 6.12.0 · fixed in 6.12.114; From 6.13.0 · fixed in 6.18.57; From 6.19.0 · fixed in 7.2.7