# CVE-2026-33179: libfuse: NULL Pointer Dereference and Memory Leak in io\_uring Queue Initialization

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.18.2
- Published: 2026-03-20 · Updated: 2026-03-25

## 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 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.

## 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-x669-v3mq-r358
- https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/commit/7beb86c09b6ec5aab14dc25256ed8a5ad18554d7
- https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/releases/tag/fuse-3.18.2

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