# CVE-2026-98604: ovpn: replace bind when learning local endpoint

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.55, 7.2.9
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from f0281c1d3732d1ec084fa1e06d1767d33e1a570e, fixed in 21dbc9f4d0bdd3b22f91beabc7840064bf11594f; from f0281c1d3732d1ec084fa1e06d1767d33e1a570e, fixed in e283009151d3d131447c2edda500199c5fda5f72; from f0281c1d3732d1ec084fa1e06d1767d33e1a570e, fixed in aea934a221ec6a867221e5b765f65f1857befd53
- Linux: 6.16
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.16.0, fixed in 6.18.55; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ovpn: replace bind when learning local endpoint struct ovpn_bind is published through peer->bind with RCU, but local endpoint learning updates bind->local in place under peer->lock. UDP TX reads the field without that lock. In particular, a concurrent IPv6 update can therefore result in a torn address read. Use ovpn_peer_reset_sockaddr to publish a replacement bind when learning a new local endpoint, just as a remote endpoint change does. Preserve the current remote address and reset the dst cache only after the new bind has been published successfully. Track remote endpoint changes separately so that float notification and transport-address rehashing remain limited to actual peer floats.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21dbc9f4d0bdd3b22f91beabc7840064bf11594f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e283009151d3d131447c2edda500199c5fda5f72
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aea934a221ec6a867221e5b765f65f1857befd53

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