Local service hang via shared FUSE lock
Published Oct 21, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026
Improper locking in Linux kernel FUSE allows local users to hang cached I/O through a file-open operation during cache-mode changes. When FUSE_I_CACHE_IO_MODE is set, the file-open path takes a shared inode lock even though that mode forbids shared locking, leaving fuse_file_cached_io_open waiting forever. Low-privileged local access to an affected FUSE filesystem is required, and the resulting deadlock interrupts file service without reported data disclosure or modification.
Summary
What happened
Improper locking in Linux kernel FUSE allows local users to hang cached I/O through a file-open operation during cache-mode changes. When FUSE_I_CACHE_IO_MODE is set, the file-open path takes a shared inode lock even though that mode forbids shared locking, leaving fuse_file_cached_io_open waiting forever. Low-privileged local access to an affected FUSE filesystem is required, and the resulting deadlock interrupts file service without reported data disclosure or modification.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-47746
- Published
- Oct 21, 2024
- Updated
- May 11, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- CWE-667, T1499
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Oct 21, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=205c1d8026835746d8597e1aa70c370e014e83fa <2f3d8ff457982f4055fe8f7bf19d3821ba22c376
- Affected versionversion=205c1d8026835746d8597e1aa70c370e014e83fa <4e181761ffec67307157a7e8a78d58ee4130cf00
- Affected versionversion=205c1d8026835746d8597e1aa70c370e014e83fa <fa4890bd8237e5a1e7428acd7328729db2703b23
- Affected versionversion=6.9
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