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HIGHCVE-2026-23253Published Modified CNA Linux

CVE-2026-23253: media: dvb-core: fix wrong reinitialization of ringbuffer on reopen

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: dvb-core: fix wrong reinitialization of ringbuffer on reopen dvb_dvr_open() calls dvb_ringbuffer_init() when a new reader opens the DVR device. dvb_ringbuffer_init() calls init_waitqueue_head(), which reinitializes the waitqueue list head to empty. Since dmxdev->dvr_buffer.queue is a shared waitqueue (all opens of the same DVR device share it), this orphans any existing waitqueue entries from io_uring poll or epoll, leaving them with stale prev/next pointers while the list head is reset to {self, self}. The waitqueue and spinlock in dvr_buffer are already properly initialized once in dvb_dmxdev_init(). The open path only needs to reset the buffer data pointer, size, and read/write positions. Replace the dvb_ringbuffer_init() call in dvb_dvr_open() with direct assignment of data/size and a call to dvb_ringbuffer_reset(), which properly resets pread, pwrite, and error with correct memory ordering without touching the waitqueue or spinlock.

Metrics

CVSS v3.1
7.8
Severity
HIGH
Fixed in
0
Affected Products
2

Fix available

032eb8e4adc207ef31bc6e5ae56bab940b01760665.10.2535.15.203527cfa8a3486b3555c5c15e2f62be484a11398dc6.1.1676.6.1306.12.776.18.176.19.77.0af050ab44fa1b1897a940d7d756e512232f5e5dfbfbc0b5b32a8f28ce284add619bf226716a59bc0cfd94642025e6f71c8f754bdec0800ee95e4f3ddd71781bad59b1c9d60d7068004581f9bf19c0c9df1e520ca2e83ece6731af6167c9e5e16931ecba0fb378cf89be434ed1f10ab79cc4788fba8ae868d
Affected packages
  • Linux / Linux
    < 527cfa8a3486b3555c5c15e2f62be484a11398dc (from 34731df288a5ffe4b0c396caf8cd24c6a710a222) · < fb378cf89be434ed1f10ab79cc4788fba8ae868d (from 34731df288a5ffe4b0c396caf8cd24c6a710a222) · < f1e520ca2e83ece6731af6167c9e5e16931ecba0 (from 34731df288a5ffe4b0c396caf8cd24c6a710a222) · < af050ab44fa1b1897a940d7d756e512232f5e5df (from 34731df288a5ffe4b0c396caf8cd24c6a710a222) · < d71781bad59b1c9d60d7068004581f9bf19c0c9d (from 34731df288a5ffe4b0c396caf8cd24c6a710a222) · < cfd94642025e6f71c8f754bdec0800ee95e4f3dd (from 34731df288a5ffe4b0c396caf8cd24c6a710a222)
  • Linux / Linux
    2.6.17
    Fixed in 0, 5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.77, 6.18.17, 6.19.7, 7.0
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H