fuse: abort on fatal signal during sync init
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fuse: abort on fatal signal during sync init When sync init is used and the server exits for some reason (error, crash) while processing FUSE_INIT, the filesystem creation will hang. The reason is that while all other threads will exit, the mounting thread (or process) will keep the device fd open, which will prevent an abort from happening. This is a regression from the async mount case, where the mount was done first, and the FUSE_INIT processing afterwards, in which case there's no such recursive syscall keeping the fd open.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.18 and later | 6.18.25, 7.0.2, 7.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.18 and later Fixed in 6.18.25, 7.0.2, 7.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.18.25, 7.0.2, 7.1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-31713
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p5ww-jrfv-82qx
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-31713 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-31713 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p5ww-jrfv-82qx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-31713 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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