# CVE-2026-64261: fuse-uring: Avoid use-after-free in fuse\_uring\_async\_stop\_queues

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

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.14

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fuse-uring: Avoid use-after-free in fuse_uring_async_stop_queues fuse_uring_async_stop_queues() might run when the last reference on ring->queue_refs was already dropped. In order to avoid an early destruction a reference on struct fuse_conn is now taken before starting fuse_uring_async_stop_queues() and that reference is only released when that delayed work queue terminates.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23a356e0bd96c8d5fb3ddff069f692bf10cab5c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95d7f50aff2a5f71557263ff25b97b2951f32bf8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d351da75066955144515cb2f9aa959f24a04287a

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