CVE-2026-45929

May 27, 2026, 2:48 p.m.

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ovpn: fix possible use-after-free in ovpn_net_xmit When building the skb_list in ovpn_net_xmit, skb_share_check will free the original skb if it is shared. The current implementation continues to use the stale skb pointer for subsequent operations: - peer lookup, - skb_dst_drop (even though all segments produced by skb_gso_segment will have a dst attached), - ovpn_peer_stats_increment_tx. Fix this by moving the peer lookup and skb_dst_drop before segmentation so that the original skb is still valid when used. Return early if all segments fail skb_share_check and the list ends up empty. Also switch ovpn_peer_stats_increment_tx to use skb_list.next; the next patch fixes the stats logic.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Linux
  • Linux Kernel
  • *
Openvpn
  • Openvpn
  • *

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*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
o linux linux_kernel / / / / / / / /
a openvpn openvpn / / / / / / / /

Timeline

Published: May 27, 2026, 2:17 p.m.
Last Modified: May 27, 2026, 2:48 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

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Source

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

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