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CVE-2026-89500: ring-buffer: Make cpu_buffer::free_page a buffer_data_read_page

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-11 · updated 2026-10-19

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.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 6.8 — fixed in 7.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 7.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a1fb95de5404134f8758c1295ce88986bdf117c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1dabe68fb53730bc0be60c5dbfd3f4c560084e7
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d787d509bdf6c88c85e095247daf7456cb7fb772
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8f52dc3c3f1f987d8cf920ccd8d66590870bf3f

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