CVE-2026-72434 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: ipset: make sure gc is properly stopped

Sashiko noticed that when destroying a set,
cancel_delayed_work_sync() was called while gc
calls queue_delayed_work() unconditionally which
can lead not to properly shutting down the gc.

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References

Link	Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12088da6add5b003657c8506c5b0fcef835083b8
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a597a87e2e2f608edb6be2c510dc826b4fdfb53
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c78bd5195a5998094a5866df702fbeafda60dafb
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c940d1b96248c3081b664ede5418078bdc7c8c07

History

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ipset: make sure gc is properly stopped Sashiko noticed that when destroying a set, cancel_delayed_work_sync() was called while gc calls queue_delayed_work() unconditionally which can lead not to properly shutting down the gc.
Title		netfilter: ipset: make sure gc is properly stopped
First Time appeared		Linux Linux linux Kernel
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
Vendors & Products		Linux Linux linux Kernel
References		https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12088da6add5b003657c8506c5b0fcef835083b8 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a597a87e2e2f608edb6be2c510dc826b4fdfb53 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c78bd5195a5998094a5866df702fbeafda60dafb https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c940d1b96248c3081b664ede5418078bdc7c8c07

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2026-08-15T05:56:48.756Z

Updated: 2026-08-15T05:56:48.756Z

Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.929Z

Link: CVE-2026-72434

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:22:17.247

Modified: 2026-08-15T06:22:17.247

Link: CVE-2026-72434

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