CVE-2026-98147printk: Don't WARN on kthread_run failure.
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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.
- CVSS
- Not yet scored
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Undergoing Analysis
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | 76f258bf3f2aae570209319944703a92ac64e29e builds before 0af43b52fe4b1751b731c067127fdf47cf1b700c; 76f258bf3f2aae570209319944703a92ac64e29e builds before 4e676279798148382497d0e38c0bd51115e64be1; 76f258bf3f2aae570209319944703a92ac64e29e builds before 72dd0ec09e7cc98ed58ddeac26575e5d1ab8a93d | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0af43b52fe4b1751b731c067127fdf47cf1b700c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e676279798148382497d0e38c0bd51115e64be1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72dd0ec09e7cc98ed58ddeac26575e5d1ab8a93d
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