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Medium [CVE-2026-74634] Prevent subbuf order change when resizing is disabled

This medium-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-74634 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat package: kernel.

CVE-2026-74634 Published Aug 22, 2026Updated by vendor Aug 22, 2026
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Summary

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. 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 severity: Moderate — CVSS 5.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Weakness: CWE-825. Affected Red Hat products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.

Red Hat does not currently list a fixing RHSA for this CVE.

Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat package: kernel.

Affected versions

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Fixed versions

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Mitigation

The source record does not include mitigation steps. That is not a statement that no fix exists — read the vendor advisory below for the authoritative guidance.

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