netfilter: ipset: make sure gc is properly stopped

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-72434
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-15 06:22:17 UTC
Updated2026-08-17 06:19:10 UTC
DescriptionIn 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

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

EPSS: 0.001630000 probability, percentile 0.060340000 (date 2026-08-17)

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67Secondary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected f66ee0410b1c3481ee75e5db9b34547b4d582465 c940d1b96248c3081b664ede5418078bdc7c8c07 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected f66ee0410b1c3481ee75e5db9b34547b4d582465 12088da6add5b003657c8506c5b0fcef835083b8 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected f66ee0410b1c3481ee75e5db9b34547b4d582465 c78bd5195a5998094a5866df702fbeafda60dafb git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected f66ee0410b1c3481ee75e5db9b34547b4d582465 4a597a87e2e2f608edb6be2c510dc826b4fdfb53 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5dd9488ae41070b69d2f4acb580f77db5705f9ca git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected a469bab3386aebff33c59506f3a95e35b91118fd git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5.4.24 5.5 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5.5.8 5.6 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5.6 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.6 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.97 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.40 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.1.5 7.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.2 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.kernel.org/stable/c/c78bd5195a5998094a5866df702fbeafda60dafb 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/c940d1b96248c3081b664ede5418078bdc7c8c07 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/12088da6add5b003657c8506c5b0fcef835083b8 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a597a87e2e2f608edb6be2c510dc826b4fdfb53 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
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