# CVE-2026-80735: ovpn: ensure socket is owned by ovpn before deref sk\_user\_data

- Severity: CVSS 7.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-09-03 · Updated: 2026-09-04

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.16

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ovpn: ensure socket is owned by ovpn before deref sk_user_data Some subsystems, like BPF SOCKMAP, set sk_user_data without actually setting the encap_type. For this reason, we must make sure that the type is the one ovpn expects before dereferencing sk_user_data. Failing to do so may lead to out-of-bounds reads.

## What to do

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61fb3cca40ff938671474f4a16adb908c19032d7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43a31142e1d22b3cf5490bd94a94db7196901734
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59aed1eb60d70678a53acccb0cb337a26ce6680e

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