# CVE-2026-33150: Use After Free in libfuse

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 3.18.2
- Published: 2026-03-20 · Updated: 2026-07-15

## Affected

- libfuse: from 3.18.0, fixed in 3.18.2

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on libfuse, upgrade to a fixed version (3.18.2) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/security/advisories/GHSA-qxv7-xrc2-qmfx
- https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/commit/49fcd891a58f622c098e2ca67d66086f7b213836
- https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/releases/tag/fuse-3.18.2
- https://github.com/abhinavagarwal07/abhinavagarwal07.github.io

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