CVE-2026-72435netfilter: ipset: fix order of kfree_rcu() and rcu_assign_pointer()
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ipset: fix order of kfree_rcu() and rcu_assign_pointer() Sashiko pointed out that kfree_rcu() was called before rcu_assign_pointer() in handling the comment extension. Fix the order so that rcu_assign_pointer() called first.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Received
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from b57b2d1fa53fe8563bdfc66a33b844463b9af285 before c9787d7c24ffd83019f379455e1b97fb4f0f75eb; from b57b2d1fa53fe8563bdfc66a33b844463b9af285 before 6e98407cb94e035bba98956adc9096a76d8b2a9f; from b57b2d1fa53fe8563bdfc66a33b844463b9af285 before 50b70f56f3baaff46599f59b2d93fa2540120776; from b57b2d1fa53fe8563bdfc66a33b844463b9af285 before d01b4b471f0fc5c396af62845e972ccf99cee29a; from b57b2d1fa53fe8563bdfc66a33b844463b9af285 before fcb565966534909377a16be5f7b065db2e25c8b5; from b57b2d1fa53fe8563bdfc66a33b844463b9af285 before 8087bb360a936a6314d22b567e4b861656943eb6; from b57b2d1fa53fe8563bdfc66a33b844463b9af285 before 93a775fd67f3ef34949a9523bfa69403ee74efdd; from b57b2d1fa53fe8563bdfc66a33b844463b9af285 before 3ca9982a8882470aa0ac4e8bb9a552b181d1efcd | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9787d7c24ffd83019f379455e1b97fb4f0f75eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e98407cb94e035bba98956adc9096a76d8b2a9f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50b70f56f3baaff46599f59b2d93fa2540120776
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d01b4b471f0fc5c396af62845e972ccf99cee29a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcb565966534909377a16be5f7b065db2e25c8b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8087bb360a936a6314d22b567e4b861656943eb6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93a775fd67f3ef34949a9523bfa69403ee74efdd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ca9982a8882470aa0ac4e8bb9a552b181d1efcd
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