CVE-2026-72434

high

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.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c940d1b96248c3081b664ede5418078bdc7c8c07

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c78bd5195a5998094a5866df702fbeafda60dafb

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a597a87e2e2f608edb6be2c510dc826b4fdfb53

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12088da6add5b003657c8506c5b0fcef835083b8

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-08-15

Updated: 2026-08-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00209