Bug 2529386 - CVE-2026-81738 openvpn: OpenVPN: Out-of-bounds write via crafted DOMAIN-SEARCH entries [fedora-all]
Summary: CVE-2026-81738 openvpn: OpenVPN: Out-of-bounds write via crafted DOMAIN-SEARC...
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: openvpn
Version: rawhide
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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low
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Assignee: Frank Lichtenheld
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks: CVE-2026-81738
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Reported: 2026-09-07 11:22 UTC by Srikanth Balasubramanian
Modified: 2026-09-07 13:04 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2026-09-07 13:04:21 UTC
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Description Srikanth Balasubramanian 2026-09-07 11:22:55 UTC 
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OpenVPN 2.5.0 through 2.7.6 on Windows using the tap-windows6 driver allows attackers to trigger an out-of-bounds write via crafted DOMAIN-SEARCH entries
Comment 1 Frank Lichtenheld 2026-09-07 13:04:21 UTC 
Only affects Windows
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