CVE-2026-33179: libfuse: NULL Pointer Dereference and Memory Leak in io_uring Queue Initialization
Affected: libfuse · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
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Higher than 10% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
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.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- libfuse · libfuse>= 3.18.0, < 3.18.2
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- libfuse
- Published
- March 2026
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