Answer in brief
CVE-2026-80520 records a High severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in ovpn: fix NULL dereference when killing missing key. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=89d3c0e4612afa1c6429ed68d298e35592fbe208 <a47a080d06ee9d94dc6a2da0fc2b9beeeedb92b3 || >=89d3c0e4612afa1c6429ed68d298e35592fbe208 <acf32a5dff082044cf0fd9492f3c10b7357c15ee || >=89d3c0e4612afa1c6429ed68d298e35592fbe208 <41d44ac7a61e2f74453af40d4fe1b82af9ea0ada | a47a080d06ee9d94dc6a2da0fc2b9beeeedb92b3, acf32a5dff082044cf0fd9492f3c10b7357c15ee, 41d44ac7a61e2f74453af40d4fe1b82af9ea0ada |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.16 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 26, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 27, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 26, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ovpn: fix NULL dereference when killing missing key ovpn_crypto_kill_key assumes both crypto slots are populated and dereferences each slot before checking it. That is not guaranteed: a peer can have only one installed key, and the kill path may be asked to remove a key that is not present. Read each slot once while holding the crypto state lock, check for NULL before looking at key_id, and only replace the slot that actually matches.
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