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CVE-2026-89748

kernel: tracing: Fix retry exhaustion in simple ring buffer reader swap

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · September 11, 2026

Updated · September 29, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's tracing subsystem. An issue in the simple_ring_buffer_swap_reader_page() function, related to retry exhaustion during ring buffer reader page swaps, can lead to incorrect handling of successful or failed operations. This can result in corruption of the ring buffer, potentially causing system instability or denial of service.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write