CVE-2026-98147
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: printk: Don't WARN on kthread_run failure.
Published Sep 25, 2026 · updated Oct 15, 2026 · Linux Linux
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.
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Sep 25, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
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.
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
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.
Affected
- vendor Linux Linuxversion unspecified
Sources
- CIRCL Vulnerability LookupVulnerability recordCVE-2026-98147
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.
vulnerability.circl.lu - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-98147
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-98147
30-day exploitation probability 0.1%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-98147
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.
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