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CVE-2026-72434— netfilter: ipset: make sure gc is properly stopped

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的一个操作系统内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于netfilter ipset垃圾回收机制未正确停止，可能导致垃圾回收无法正常关闭。

CVSS 7.8 · High EPSS 0.17% · P6

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1499 · Endpoint Denial of Service

Affected Version Matrix 14

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux f66ee0410b1c3481ee75e5db9b34547b4d582465< c940d1b96248c3081b664ede5418078bdc7c8c07 affected
f66ee0410b1c3481ee75e5db9b34547b4d582465< 12088da6add5b003657c8506c5b0fcef835083b8 affected
f66ee0410b1c3481ee75e5db9b34547b4d582465< c78bd5195a5998094a5866df702fbeafda60dafb affected
f66ee0410b1c3481ee75e5db9b34547b4d582465< 4a597a87e2e2f608edb6be2c510dc826b4fdfb53 affected
5dd9488ae41070b69d2f4acb580f77db5705f9ca affected
a469bab3386aebff33c59506f3a95e35b91118fd affected
5.4.24< 5.5 affected
5.5.8< 5.6 affected
… +6 more rows
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-72434

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
netfilter: ipset: make sure gc is properly stopped
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability 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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的一个操作系统内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于netfilter ipset垃圾回收机制未正确停止，可能导致垃圾回收无法正常关闭。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux f66ee0410b1c3481ee75e5db9b34547b4d582465 ~ c940d1b96248c3081b664ede5418078bdc7c8c07 -
Linux Linux 5.6 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-72434 (4)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2026-08-15 · 844 CVEs total

CVE-2026-74280 10.0 CRITICAL crypto: marvell/octeontx - fix DMA cleanup using wrong loop index
CVE-2026-74279 10.0 CRITICAL crypto: cavium/cpt - fix DMA cleanup using wrong loop index
CVE-2026-74475 10.0 CRITICAL vxlan: use neigh_ha_snapshot() in route_shortcircuit()
CVE-2026-72421 10.0 CRITICAL ipv4: fib: Don't ignore error route in local/main tables.
CVE-2026-74309 10.0 CRITICAL vdpa/octeon_ep: fix IRQ-to-ring mapping in interrupt handler
CVE-2026-72407 10.0 CRITICAL geneve: validate inner network offset in geneve_gro_complete()
CVE-2026-72408 10.0 CRITICAL geneve: gate GRO hint in geneve_gro_complete() on gs->gro_hint
CVE-2026-72493 9.9 CRITICAL net: serialize netif_running() check in enqueue_to_backlog()
CVE-2026-72319 9.8 CRITICAL ipvs: ensure inner headers in ICMP errors are in headroom
CVE-2026-72220 9.8 CRITICAL sunrpc: harden rq_procinfo lifecycle to prevent double-free
CVE-2026-72217 9.8 CRITICAL SUNRPC: Bound-check xdr_buf_to_bvec() stores before writing
CVE-2026-74384 9.8 CRITICAL nvme-multipath: fix flex array size in struct nvme_ns_head
CVE-2026-72299 9.8 CRITICAL tipc: restrict socket queue dumps in enqueue tracepoints
CVE-2026-72210 9.8 CRITICAL ntfs: fix off-by-one in mapping pairs decoding bounds checks
CVE-2026-72211 9.8 CRITICAL ntfs: grow index root value before reparent header update
CVE-2026-72317 9.8 CRITICAL SUNRPC: pin upper rpc_clnt across the TLS connect_worker
CVE-2026-72209 9.8 CRITICAL ntfs: validate attribute values on lookup
CVE-2026-74268 9.8 CRITICAL tcp: clear sock_ops cb flags before force-closing a child socket
CVE-2026-72207 9.8 CRITICAL ntfs: not change 0-byte $DATA attribute to non-resident
CVE-2026-74267 9.8 CRITICAL net/sched: sch_codel: Do not call qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog during peek before restoring q

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