{"cve":"CVE-2026-72434","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-15T06:22:17.247","modified":"2026-10-16T19:17:30.207","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: ipset: make sure gc is properly stopped\n\nSashiko noticed that when destroying a set,\ncancel_delayed_work_sync() was called while gc\ncalls queue_delayed_work() unconditionally which\ncan lead not to properly shutting down the gc.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":[],"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"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:48:17.459049833+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-72434","score":0.00168,"percentile":0.0606,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}