CVE-2026-98147

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedSep 25, 2026
First seenSep 25, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.2.7 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel6.12 ≤ v < 6.12.114, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.18.57, 6.19 ≤ v < 7.2.7, 7.36.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.2.7

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