CVE-2026-89771

CVE-2026-89771

High · published September 12, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
1.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ring-buffer: Fix subbuf resize race with ring buffer readers

trace_buffer subbuf_size is read lockless in ring_buffer_read_page() and

ring_buffer_read_start(), while it can simultaneously be resized with

ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set().

Instead of trace_buffer::subbuf_size, use bpage::order in

ring_buffer_read_start() and ring_buffer_read_page().

In ring_buffer_read_start(), even with resize_disabled, there is still a

possibility of a race with a buffer modification. Hold the trace_buffer

mutex to synchronise with any pending ring buffer order modification.

trace_buffer::subbuf_size is now actually useless, remove it. Also,

create accessors rb_subbuf_capacity() and rb_page_capacity() which

return the actual size available for storing events, while

rb_subbuf_size() returns the actual subbuf page-size.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00120 · 1.7th percentile
Published
2026-09-12T00:20Z
References (4)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 SEP 03:23Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 11 SEP 19:47Z
    ring-buffer: Fix subbuf resize race with ring buffer readers
    cvelistv5