CVE-2026-53167
kernel: fuse: limit FUSE_NOTIFY_RETRIEVE to uptodate folios
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · June 25, 2026
Updated · July 7, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) component. The FUSE_NOTIFY_RETRIEVE operation did not properly restrict access to up-to-date folios, potentially allowing the exposure of uninitialized data from the page cache. This information disclosure vulnerability could allow an attacker to access sensitive information. This issue primarily affects systems where automatic zero-initialization of page allocations is not enabled.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-908 · Use of Uninitialized Resource