CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-53388

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.13%

3th percentile - higher than 3% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel FUSE subsystem, a vulnerability was found due to missing re-locking of the request after successful fuse_try_move_folio(). This can lead to a use-after-free issue when accessing the fuse_io_args structure.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability for remote code execution or privilege escalation, potentially gaining full control over the kernel and the entire system.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix (commit adding lock_request() before replace_page_cache_folio()).

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fuse: re-lock request before replacing page cache folio fuse_try_move_folio() unlocks the request on entry but does not re-lock it on the success path. This means fuse_chan_abort() can end the request and free the fuse_io_args (eg fuse_readpages_end()) while the subsequent copy chain logic after fuse_try_move_folio() accesses the fuse_io_args, leading to use-after-free issues. Fix this by calling lock_request() before replace_page_cache_folio(). This ensures the request is locked on the success path which will prevent the fuse_io_args from being freed while the later copying logic runs, and also ensures that the ap->folios[i]->mapping is never null since ap->folios[i] will always point to the newfolio after replace_page_cache_folio().

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