Copyright © 2012 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved. Moderate 2026-08-22T00:00:00 kernel: ring-buffer: Prevent subbuf order change when resizing is disabled 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CWE-825

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.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ring-buffer component. This vulnerability occurs when the system attempts to change the order of sub-buffers while resizing is disabled, leading to memory being freed prematurely. A local attacker could exploit this use-after-free condition to potentially cause a system crash (denial of service) or gain elevated privileges.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Fix deferred kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not affected kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Not affected kernel-rt https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-74634 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74634 https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026082222-CVE-2026-74634-71a0@gregkh/T