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CVE-2026-45918— ovpn: tcp - don't deref NULL sk_socket member after tcp_close()

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于OpenVPN TCP传输中，当用户空间关闭套接字后，ovpn_tcp_socket_detach函数尝试解引用已设置为NULL的sk_socket成员，导致空指针取消引用。

AI Predicted 6.5 Difficulty: Moderate EPSS 0.16% · P6

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1499.002 · Service Exhaustion Flood

Affected Version Matrix 8

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux 11851cbd60ea1e5abbd97619d69845ead99303d6< f998b2c4bec487063a586695159f9a1856e81c56 affected
11851cbd60ea1e5abbd97619d69845ead99303d6< b9142cf4e066c825ec68752a7dcaceda700bbe26 affected
11851cbd60ea1e5abbd97619d69845ead99303d6< 94560267d6c41b1ff3fafbab726e3f8a55a6af34 affected
6.16 affected
< 6.16 unaffected
6.18.14≤ 6.18.* unaffected
6.19.4≤ 6.19.* unaffected
7.0≤ * unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-45918

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Vulnerability Title
ovpn: tcp - don't deref NULL sk_socket member after tcp_close()
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability 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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于OpenVPN TCP传输中，当用户空间关闭套接字后，ovpn_tcp_socket_detach函数尝试解引用已设置为NULL的sk_socket成员，导致空指针取消引用。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux 11851cbd60ea1e5abbd97619d69845ead99303d6 ~ f998b2c4bec487063a586695159f9a1856e81c56 -
Linux Linux 6.16 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-45918 (3)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2026-05-27 · 275 CVEs total

CVE-2026-46039 9.8 CRITICAL rxgk: Fix potential integer overflow in length check
CVE-2026-45898 9.8 CRITICAL RDMA/iwcm: Fix workqueue list corruption by removing work_list
CVE-2026-45988 9.8 CRITICAL rxrpc: Fix re-decryption of RESPONSE packets
CVE-2026-45972 9.8 CRITICAL smb: client: fix potential UAF and double free in smb2_open_file()
CVE-2026-46043 9.1 CRITICAL RDMA/rxe: Validate pad and ICRC before payload_size() in rxe_rcv
CVE-2026-45945 8.8 HIGH iommu/vt-d: Fix race condition during PASID entry replacement
CVE-2026-46056 8.8 HIGH Bluetooth: hci_event: fix potential UAF in SSP passkey handlers
CVE-2026-45843 8.2 HIGH slip: bound decode() reads against the compressed packet length
CVE-2025-71311 8.2 HIGH fs/ntfs3: Initialize new folios before use
CVE-2026-46037 8.2 HIGH ipv4: icmp: validate reply type before using icmp_pointers
CVE-2026-46099 8.1 HIGH net: ipv6: fix NOREF dst use in seg6 and rpl lwtunnels
CVE-2026-46010 8.1 HIGH rxrpc: Fix error handling in rxgk_extract_token()
CVE-2026-46076 7.9 HIGH KVM: nSVM: Raise #UD if unhandled VMMCALL isn't intercepted by L1
CVE-2026-45909 7.8 HIGH clk: mediatek: Drop __initconst from gates
CVE-2026-45862 7.8 HIGH iommu/vt-d: Flush cache for PASID table before using it
CVE-2026-45956 7.8 HIGH drm/exynos: vidi: use priv->vidi_dev for ctx lookup in vidi_connection_ioctl()
CVE-2026-45910 7.8 HIGH RDMA/rxe: Fix race condition in QP timer handlers
CVE-2026-45942 7.8 HIGH ext4: fix e4b bitmap inconsistency reports
CVE-2026-45894 7.8 HIGH iommu/vt-d: Clear Present bit before tearing down PASID entry
CVE-2026-45933 7.8 HIGH bpf: Preserve id of register in sync_linked_regs()

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