CVE-2026-72434

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.

CVSS 3.1

7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 6% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

Published

2026-08-15

Modified

2026-10-16

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

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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