VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2024-49954

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.24%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-10-21
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: static_call: Replace pointless WARN_ON() in static_call_module_notify() static_call_module_notify() triggers a WARN_ON(), when memory allocation fails in __static_call_add_module(). That's not really justified, because the failure case must be correctly handled by the well known call chain and the error code is passed through to the initiating userspace application. A memory allocation fail is not a fatal problem, but the WARN_ON() takes the machine out when panic_on_warn is set. Replace it with a pr_warn().

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-noinfo

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