# CVE-2026-98057: ring-buffer: Add checking nr\_subbufs to persistent ring buffer validation

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.111, 6.14, 6.18.57, 7.2.7
- Published: 2026-09-25 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 3ec743d558f111d8999aea24577ba66c65ee2eeb, fixed in f0467190e6a9fc61e343c8064ef16aad513788c3; from f5b95f1fa2ef3a03f49eeec658ba97e721412b32, fixed in 364a31052aa9ef91db137f82d797366007cd85b7; from f5b95f1fa2ef3a03f49eeec658ba97e721412b32, fixed in 69d502457e3f76142f7fcf6e2625e80e0ce8a60f; from f5b95f1fa2ef3a03f49eeec658ba97e721412b32, fixed in 6c001a62c34f13fe1c6a24304c289b387d9e697d; from 6.12.16, fixed in 6.12.111; from 6.13.4, fixed in 6.14
- Linux: 6.14
- Kernel (Linux): fixed in 6.12.111; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.57; from 6.14.0, fixed in 7.2.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ring-buffer: Add checking nr_subbufs to persistent ring buffer validation Sashiko reported that the code was using meta->nr_subbufs without making sure that it matched the nr_pages + 1 on data that was assuming the two were the same. Add a check to the persistent ring buffer validation code to make sure that the saved nr_subbufs matches what we expect.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.111, 6.14, 6.18.57, 7.2.7) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0467190e6a9fc61e343c8064ef16aad513788c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/364a31052aa9ef91db137f82d797366007cd85b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69d502457e3f76142f7fcf6e2625e80e0ce8a60f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c001a62c34f13fe1c6a24304c289b387d9e697d

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