tracing: Fix retry exhaustion in simple ring buffer reader swap
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-89748 |
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-09-11 20:20:05 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-09-11 20:20:05 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tracing: Fix retry exhaustion in simple ring buffer reader swap
simple_ring_buffer_swap_reader_page() starts with retry set to 8 and
post-decrements it only after a failed link replacement. On the final
attempt, a successful replacement leaves retry at zero, while a failed
replacement leaves it at -1.
The current !retry test reverses both outcomes. It returns an error after
a successful final replacement, leaving the link update complete but the
reader bookkeeping unfinished. After a failed final replacement, it
falls through and updates the head and reader pointers as though the
replacement succeeded, which can corrupt the ring.
Treat only a negative counter as exhaustion and return the documented
-EBUSY error. |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 34e5b958bdad0f9cf16306368bbc2dc5b2a50143 df02489aa3aa1834659f0d20c89f7d212047d268 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 34e5b958bdad0f9cf16306368bbc2dc5b2a50143 e0d3aed7b12cf37b74c7cc5265073d0263b49cde git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 7.1 |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.1 semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.2.4 7.2.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.3-rc1 * original_commit_for_fix |
Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0d3aed7b12cf37b74c7cc5265073d0263b49cde |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/df02489aa3aa1834659f0d20c89f7d212047d268 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| CVE Program record |
CVE.ORG |
www.cve.org |
canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail |
NVD |
nvd.nist.gov |
canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.