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[Openvpn-devel,v3] options: fix use-after-free of DNS options on client connect

Message ID 20260622120856.21586-1-gert@greenie.muc.de
State New
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Series [Openvpn-devel,v3] options: fix use-after-free of DNS options on client connect |

Commit Message

Gert Doering June 22, 2026, 12:08 p.m. UTC 
  From: Antonio Quartulli <antonio@mandelbit.com>

struct dns_options embeds its own gc_arena. When inherit_context_child()
/inherit_context_top() copy struct options by value, the child shares the
parent's DNS arena. options_detach() detached o->gc but not
o->dns_options.gc, so pre_connect_restore()'s gc_free() (and context
teardown) freed allocations the parent still referenced.

With one or more non-pushed --dhcp-option directives that yield a DNS
entry, a connecting client triggers this and the server crashes
(use-after-free in setenv_dns_options(), reported as a double free).

Detach o->dns_options.gc as well, mirroring the existing o->gc handling.

Change-Id: I49b37b5a90554fa2d4a83c8fc5608dad2a36b835
GitHub: closes openvpn/OpenVPN#1060
Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli <antonio@mandelbit.com>
Acked-by: Arne Schwabe <arne-openvpn@rfc2549.org>
Gerrit URL: https://gerrit.openvpn.net/c/openvpn/+/1715
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This change was reviewed on Gerrit and approved by at least one
developer. I request to merge it to master.

Gerrit URL: https://gerrit.openvpn.net/c/openvpn/+/1715
This mail reflects revision 3 of this Change.

Acked-by according to Gerrit (reflected above):
Arne Schwabe <arne-openvpn@rfc2549.org>
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diff --git a/src/openvpn/options.c b/src/openvpn/options.c
index 0c2866c..75bd87c 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/options.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/options.c
@@ -1531,7 +1531,18 @@ 
 void
 options_detach(struct options *o)
 {
+    /* The options struct carries two gc_arena's (one generic and one specific
+     * to the DNS settings), which the by-value options
+     * copy in inherit_context_child()/inherit_context_top() shares with the
+     * source.
+     *
+     * Detach both (i.e. re-initialize them), otherwise child's call of
+     * gc_free() (or context teardown) would free allocations the source
+     * context still references, leading to a use-after-free (and subsequent
+     * double-free).
+     */
     gc_detach(&o->gc);
+    gc_detach(&o->dns_options.gc);
     o->routes = NULL;
     o->client_nat = NULL;
     clone_push_list(o);