# CVE-2026-64258: fuse-uring: remove request-less entries from ent\_w\_req\_queue to fix NULL deref

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-25 · Updated: 2026-08-17

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.16

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fuse-uring: remove request-less entries from ent_w_req_queue to fix NULL deref If a copy into the userspace ring buffer fails, a request will be terminated and fuse_uring_req_end() will set ent->fuse_req to NULL but it will leave the entry on ent_w_req_queue in FRRS_FUSE_REQ state. This can lead to a NULL deref if the request expiration logic scans ent_w_req_queue in the window before the entry is moved off it. Fix this by taking the entry off ent_w_req_queue and changing its state from FRRS_FUSE_REQ to FRRS_INVALID before terminating the request.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b466cf1b96e191b06b496c4de79da15315c3a9a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a7f33010c0e4cd92937e088a54350381fd0fbf2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c57a69be962d459c5e705f5cb4355b841b3461c

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