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

ring-buffer: Fix possible dereference of uninitialized pointer

There is a pointer head_page in rb_meta_validate_events() which is not
initialized at the beginning of a function. This pointer can be dereferenced
if there is a failure during reader page validation. In this case the control
is passed to "invalid" label where the pointer is dereferenced in a loop.

To fix the issue initialize orig_head and head_page before calling
rb_validate_buffer.

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4904-1 linux-6.12 security update
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000


Fri, 08 May 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-476
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Thu, 07 May 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-476

Thu, 07 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-824
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 06 May 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-476

Wed, 06 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ring-buffer: Fix possible dereference of uninitialized pointer There is a pointer head_page in rb_meta_validate_events() which is not initialized at the beginning of a function. This pointer can be dereferenced if there is a failure during reader page validation. In this case the control is passed to "invalid" label where the pointer is dereferenced in a loop. To fix the issue initialize orig_head and head_page before calling rb_validate_buffer. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
Title ring-buffer: Fix possible dereference of uninitialized pointer
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-21T12:40:28.662Z

Reserved: 2026-05-01T14:12:55.998Z

Link: CVE-2026-43272

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-05-06T12:16:48.433

Modified: 2026-11-11T23:10:00.263

Link: CVE-2026-43272

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-05-06T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-43272 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-08T21:45:19Z

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