# CVE-2026-74634: ring-buffer: Prevent subbuf order change when resizing is disabled

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-22 · Updated: 2026-08-25

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.8

## Description

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.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b45b91db41379ee5fb36c187d6d7c37b725cbe8e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62978cf6347972c04130e4e841ba404504d92b32
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7568e9e717e7540bd05bcc007f5d76fcaff3cdff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf98d7b0d5a99991e47e66cee4eb1d3fa514be97

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