CVE-2026-45252
Published:May 21, 2026
Updated:June 01, 2026
When a fusefs file system implements extended attributes, the kernel may send a FUSE_LISTXATTR message to the userspace daemon to retrieve the list of extended attributes for a given file. The FUSE protocol requires the daemon to return a packed list of NUL-terminated strings. The fusefs kernel module calls strlen() on this daemon-supplied buffer without first verifying that the entire list is NUL-terminated.
If a malicious daemon sends a non-NUL-terminated list, the fusefs kernel module may read beyond the end of one heap-allocated buffer and potentially write beyond the end of a second buffer. A malicious daemon could disclose up to 253 bytes of kernel heap memory, or it could inject up to 250 attacker-controlled bytes into unallocated kernel heap space.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=release/15.0.0 <release/15.0.0-p10Fix Suggestion:
Update to version release/15.0.0-p10https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=release/14.3.0 <release/14.3.0-p15Fix Suggestion:
Update to version release/14.3.0-p15https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=release/14.4.0 <release/14.4.0-p6Fix Suggestion:
Update to version release/14.4.0-p6Related Resources (1)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Heap-based Buffer Overflow
EPSS
Base Score:
0.05