# CVE-2026-89503: ring-buffer: Fix subbuf resize race with ring\_buffer\_alloc\_read\_page()

- 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
- Fixed in: 6.12.112, 6.18.50, 7.2.4
- Published: 2026-09-11 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from bce761d757452ba5eb77e11fecc37a04b67494e7, fixed in 2313ff69bd237aad264a5913907f374f958335a2; from bce761d757452ba5eb77e11fecc37a04b67494e7, fixed in 2dc510957fe8fd098ab3c3147ebdf34d00cd2734; from bce761d757452ba5eb77e11fecc37a04b67494e7, fixed in 53106e9262a310ef2c9a9321168c03705940c678; from bce761d757452ba5eb77e11fecc37a04b67494e7, fixed in e743527c5bfdceda1095bc0a9e596e2aebb6a9c3
- Linux: 6.8
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.8.0, fixed in 6.12.112; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.50; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ring-buffer: Fix subbuf resize race with ring_buffer_alloc_read_page() ring_buffer_alloc_read_page() is racy with ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set, it can allocate a reader page with an outdated order. This isn't a big issue, the user can still re-allocate a new reader page and try again. However, what is more problematic is if the value of subbuf_order changes in the middle of ring_buffer_alloc_read_page(). In that case, bpage->order might not match the actual allocated memory. Use bpage->order for the allocation to prevent this race.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.112, 6.18.50, 7.2.4) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2313ff69bd237aad264a5913907f374f958335a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2dc510957fe8fd098ab3c3147ebdf34d00cd2734
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53106e9262a310ef2c9a9321168c03705940c678
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e743527c5bfdceda1095bc0a9e596e2aebb6a9c3

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