Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime Affecting openvpn package, versions [2.5_beta1,2.6.21)[2.7_alpha1,2.7.5)
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- published6 Jul 2026
- disclosed6 Jul 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 6 Jul 2026
NewCVE-2026-13698 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade openvpn to version 2.6.21, 2.7.5 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime via the tls-crypt-v2 process. An attacker can exhaust system memory by repeatedly establishing connections with a valid client key, potentially leading to a denial of service.