Re: Bug#1126499: linux-image-6.17.13+deb14-amd64: ovpn NULL pointer dereference and lockup under heavy load

From: Salvatore Bonaccorso

Date: Fri Feb 06 2026 - 13:19:51 EST


Hi Antonio,

On Mon, Feb 02, 2026 at 09:26:16AM +0100, Antonio Quartulli wrote:
> On 01/02/2026 17:23, Salvatore Bonaccorso wrote:
> > Control: forwarded -1 https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/176996279620.3109699.15382994681575380467@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Hi Antonio and all,
> >
> > In Debian we got the following report from Jon Penn using ovpn,
> > reported at https://bugs.debian.org/1126499
>
> Hi all,
>
> Thanks a lot for the report!
> We have a fix for this issue in our pipe already - I'll forward it to net
> ASAP.

Do you have patch already which you would appreciate if Jon Penn could
test and maybe add a Tested-by or is that not needed at this point as
things setting already?

Regards,
Salvatore