CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-98147

Unknown
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the printk subsystem incorrectly uses WARN_ON() to catch kthread_run() failure, since __kthread_create_on_node() returns -EINTR upon SIGKILL. This causes spurious kernel warnings under normal conditions.

Risk Assessment

Spurious kernel warnings can clutter logs and, with panic_on_warn enabled, lead to unnecessary kernel panic and denial of service.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version with the fix that does not use WARN_ON() to handle kthread_run() failure caused by -EINTR after SIGKILL.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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 data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS