# CVE-2024-38626: fuse: clear FR_SENT when re-adding requests into pending list

> A logic error in the Linux kernel FUSE subsystem allows a local attacker to trigger a kernel warning and potential denial of service by manipulating request states.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 21 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-38626, GHSA-34cx-q7hf-42vr, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38626

## What is CVE-2024-38626?

CVE-2024-38626 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Jun 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fuse: clear FR_SENT when re-adding requests into pending list

The following warning was reported by lee bruce:

  ------------[ cut here ]------------
  WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 8264 at fs/fuse/dev.c:300
  fuse_request_end+0x685/0x7e0 fs/fuse/dev.c:300
  Modules linked in:
  CPU: 0 PID: 8264 Comm: ab2 Not tainted 6.9.0-rc7
  Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996)
  RIP: 0010:fuse_request_end+0x685/0x7e0 fs/fuse/dev.c:300
  ......
  Call Trace:
  <TASK>
  fuse_dev_do_read.constprop.0+0xd36/0x1dd0 fs/fuse/dev.c:1334
  fuse_dev_read+0x166/0x200 fs/fuse/dev.c:1367
  call_read_iter include/linux/fs.h:2104 [inline]
  new_sync_read fs/read_write.c:395 [inline]
  vfs_read+0x85b/0xba0 fs/read_write.c:476
  ksys_read+0x12f/0x260 fs/read_write.c:619
  do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]
  do_syscall_64+0xce/0x260 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83
  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
  ......
  </TASK>

The warning is due to the FUSE_NOTIFY_RESEND notify sent by the write()
syscall in the reproducer program and it happens as follows:

(1) calls fuse_dev_read() to read the INIT request
The read succeeds. During the read, bit FR_SENT will be set on the
request.
(2) calls fuse_dev_write() to send an USE_NOTIFY_RESEND notify
The resend notify will resend all processing requests, so the INIT
request is moved from processing list to pending list again.
(3) calls fuse_dev_read() with an invalid output address
fuse_dev_read() will try to copy the same INIT request to the output
address, but it will fail due to the invalid address, so the INIT
request is ended and triggers the warning in fuse_request_end().

Fix it by clearing FR_SENT when re-adding requests into pending list.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38626?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-38626?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-38626 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38626 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-38626 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-38626 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Jun 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38626 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38626/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38626/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38626
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38626
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38626

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