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ring-buffer: Prevent subbuf order change when resizing is disabled

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ring-buffer: Prevent subbuf order change when resizing is disabled Because ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set() frees buffer pages, we can't allow it when resizing is disabled. A non-consuming reader is at risk of use-after-free (rb_advance_iter()). Return -EBUSY on resize_disabled, matching ring_buffer_resize() behaviour.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.12.104, 6.18.45, 7.1.9
CVEs
CVE-2026-74634
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 22:12 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

ring-buffer: Prevent subbuf order change when resizing is disabled

core-osv · Original source

Published 22 Aug 2026, 15:32 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ring-buffer: Prevent subbuf order change when resizing is disabled Because ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set() frees buffer pages, we can't allow it when resizing is disabled. A non-consuming reader is at risk of use-after-free (rb_advance_iter()). Return -EBUSY on resize_disabled, matching ring_buffer_resize() behaviour.

osv:CVE-2026-74634

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.12.104, 6.18.45, 7.1.9

Complete source record
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