Vulnerability Analysis
libfuse: NULL Pointer Dereference and Memory Leak in io_uring Queue Initialization
CVE-2026-33179
libfuse is the reference implementation of the Linux FUSE. From version 3.18.0 to before version 3.18.2, a NULL pointer dereference and memory leak in fuse_uring_init_queue allows a local user to crash the FUSE daemon or cause resource exhaustion. When numa_alloc_local fails during io_uring queue entry setup, the code proceeds with NULL pointers. When fuse_uring_register_queue fails, NUMA allocations are leaked and the function incorrectly returns success. Only the io_uring transport is affected; the traditional /dev/fuse path is not affected. PoC confirmed with AddressSanitizer/LeakSanitizer. This issue has been patched in version 3.18.2.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
5.5
MEDIUM
Exploitability:1.9
Impact Score:3.6
Temporal Score:-
EPSS:0.20%
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CISA KEV
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VulnCheck In-the-Wild
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Nuclei Template
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EPSS Score
0.197%
EPSS Percentile
9.5th pct
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SSVC Exploitation
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SSVC Automatable
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| Exploit DB References | None identified |
Affected Products & Versions
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