CVE-2026-33150

HIGH

Use After Free in libfuse

Title source: cna

Description

libfuse is the reference implementation of the Linux FUSE. From version 3.18.0 to before version 3.18.2, a use-after-free vulnerability in the io_uring subsystem of libfuse allows a local attacker to crash FUSE filesystem processes and potentially execute arbitrary code. When io_uring thread creation fails due to resource exhaustion (e.g., cgroup pids.max), fuse_uring_start() frees the ring pool structure but stores the dangling pointer in the session state, leading to a use-after-free when the session shuts down. The trigger is reliable in containerized environments where cgroup pids.max limits naturally constrain thread creation. This issue has been patched in version 3.18.2.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WRITEUP
by abhinavagarwal07 · poc
https://github.com/abhinavagarwal07/abhinavagarwal07.github.io

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0001
EPSS Percentile 0.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (2)
libfuse/libfuse >= 3.18.0, < 3.18.2
libfuse_project/libfuse 3.18.0 - 3.18.2
Published Mar 20, 2026
Tracked Since Mar 21, 2026