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CVE-2026-89500

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Description

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.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.8 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2026-09-11 20:19:32.180000
Last modified
2026-10-19 09:17:44.180000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2026-89500",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-11T20:19:32.180",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T09:17:44.180",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nring-buffer: Make cpu_buffer::free_page a buffer_data_read_page\n\nDiscarding a cached reader page after a concurrent ring buffer resize\nuses the new global subbuf_order for the free_pages() call. This\nmismatched order may crashes the kernel or leaks memory because the cached\npage was allocated under the old size.\n\nSave the actual free_page order alongside the page address to ensure we\nalways refer to the correct value and do not rely on the potentially\nstalled cpu_buffer->subbuf_order value. The simplest is to make\nfree_page a buffer_data_read_page which already covers exactly what we\nneed: a page address and a page order."
    }
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          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
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