CVE-2026-33179CWE-476

libfuse: NULL Pointer Dereference and Memory Leak in io_uring Queue Initialization

Medium · published March 20, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
6.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00173 · 6.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference
Published
2026-03-20T20:20Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 MAR 20:20Z
    libfuse: NULL Pointer Dereference and Memory Leak in io_uring Queue Initialization
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