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CVE-2026-33179 Detail

Description

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/commit/7beb86c09b6ec5aab14dc25256ed8a5ad18554d7 GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/releases/tag/fuse-3.18.2 GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/security/advisories/GHSA-x669-v3mq-r358 GitHub, Inc.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference GitHub, Inc.  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-33179
NVD Published Date:
03/20/2026
NVD Last Modified:
03/20/2026
Source:
GitHub, Inc.