ring-buffer: Make cpu_buffer::free_page a buffer_data_read_page
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ring-buffer: Make cpu_buffer::free_page a buffer_data_read_page Discarding a cached reader page after a concurrent ring buffer resize uses the new global subbuf_order for the free_pages() call. This mismatched order may crashes the kernel or leaks memory because the cached page was allocated under the old size. Save the actual free_page order alongside the page address to ensure we always refer to the correct value and do not rely on the potentially stalled cpu_buffer->subbuf_order value. The simplest is to make free_page a buffer_data_read_page which already covers exactly what we need: a page address and a page order.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 6.12.112, 6.18.51, 7.2.4
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-89500
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 16:20 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
ring-buffer: Make cpu_buffer::free_page a buffer_data_read_page
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 11 Sept 2026, 19:43 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ring-buffer: Make cpu_buffer::free_page a buffer_data_read_page Discarding a cached reader page after a concurrent ring buffer resize uses the new global subbuf_order for the free_pages() call. This mismatched order may crashes the kernel or leaks memory because the cached page was allocated under the old size. Save the actual free_page order alongside the page address to ensure we always refer to the correct value and do not rely on the potentially stalled cpu_buffer->subbuf_order value. The simplest is to make free_page a buffer_data_read_page which already covers exactly what we need: a page address and a page order.
osv:CVE-2026-89500
Kernel
Fixed versions: 6.12.112, 6.18.51, 7.2.4
Complete source record
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