CVE-2026-72435

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 v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ca9982a8882470aa0ac4e8bb9a552b181d1efcd
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50b70f56f3baaff46599f59b2d93fa2540120776
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e98407cb94e035bba98956adc9096a76d8b2a9f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8087bb360a936a6314d22b567e4b861656943eb6
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93a775fd67f3ef34949a9523bfa69403ee74efdd
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9787d7c24ffd83019f379455e1b97fb4f0f75eb
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d01b4b471f0fc5c396af62845e972ccf99cee29a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcb565966534909377a16be5f7b065db2e25c8b5

Configurations

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History

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Information

Published : 2026-08-15 06:22

Updated : 2026-08-17 06:19

NVD link : CVE-2026-72435

Mitre link : CVE-2026-72435

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-72435

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Products Affected

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CWE

No CWE.

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