CVE-2026-45918

Medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ovpn: tcp - don't deref NULL sk_socket member after tcp_close() When deleting a peer in case of keepalive expiration, the peer is removed from the OpenVPN hashtable and is temporary inserted in a "release list" for further processing. This happens in: ovpn_peer_keepalive_work() unlock_ovpn(release_list) This processing includes detaching from the socket being used to talk to this peer, by restoring its original proto and socket ops/callbacks. In case of TCP it may happen that, while the peer is sitting in the release list, userspace decides to close the socket. This will result in a concurrent execution of: tcp_close(sk) __tcp_close(sk) sock_orphan(sk) sk_set_socket(sk, NULL) The last function call will set sk->sk_socket to NULL. When the releasing routine is resumed, ovpn_tcp_socket_detach() will attempt to dereference sk->sk_socket to restore its original ops member. This operation will crash due to sk->sk_socket being NULL. Fix this race condition by testing-and-accessing sk->sk_socket atomically under sk->sk_callback_lock.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability6. percentile0.2%
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMay 27, 2026
First seenMay 27, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel6.18.14, 6.19.4 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel6.16 ≤ v < 6.18.14, 6.19 ≤ v < 6.19.46.18.14, 6.19.4

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CVE-2026-45918 · Linux Kernel · Dark Radar