# CVE-2026-45929: ovpn: fix possible use-after-free in ovpn\_net\_xmit

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-27 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.16

## 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.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e4fbcb4e078915367ba5576cd70d76dbc970f95
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/442915c96a9bff1c7080e2aedabb1c03faa28d81
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5ec7baa44ea3a1d6aa0ca31c0ad82edf9affe41

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