High severity · published Mar 18, 2026
CVE-2026-23253
media: dvb-core: fix wrong reinitialization of ringbuffer on reopen
7.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.17 before 5.10.253; 5.11 before 5.15.203; 5.16 before 6.1.167; 6.2 before 6.6.130; 6.7 before 6.12.77; 6.13 before 6.18.17; +2 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
34731df288a5ffe4b0c396caf8cd24c6a710a222 before 527cfa8a3486b3555c5c15e2f62be484a11398dc; 34731df288a5ffe4b0c396caf8cd24c6a710a222 before fb378cf89be434ed1f10ab79cc4788fba8ae868d; 34731df288a5ffe4b0c396caf8cd24c6a710a222 before f1e520ca2e83ece6731af6167c9e5e16931ecba0; 34731df288a5ffe4b0c396caf8cd24c6a710a222 before af050ab44fa1b1897a940d7d756e512232f5e5df; 34731df288a5ffe4b0c396caf8cd24c6a710a222 before d71781bad59b1c9d60d7068004581f9bf19c0c9d; 34731df288a5ffe4b0c396caf8cd24c6a710a222 before cfd94642025e6f71c8f754bdec0800ee95e4f3dd; +3 more · source: vendor