{"id":"CVE-2026-72434","revision":"f00da6e9dedd450983e2f3a93f7713a4","records":[{"revision":"f00da6e9dedd450983e2f3a93f7713a4","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2026-72434","aliases":[],"title":"netfilter: ipset: make sure gc is properly stopped","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.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-08-15T05:56:48.756+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-16T18:55:23.726+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n            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\"version\": \"f66ee0410b1c3481ee75e5db9b34547b4d582465\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"c78bd5195a5998094a5866df702fbeafda60dafb\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"f66ee0410b1c3481ee75e5db9b34547b4d582465\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"4a597a87e2e2f608edb6be2c510dc826b4fdfb53\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"5dd9488ae41070b69d2f4acb580f77db5705f9ca\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"a469bab3386aebff33c59506f3a95e35b91118fd\",\n       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          \"version\": \"6.18.40\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.18.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"7.1.5\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"7.1.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"7.2\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"original_commit_for_fix\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 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,"severity":"HIGH"}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c940d1b96248c3081b664ede5418078bdc7c8c07","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12088da6add5b003657c8506c5b0fcef835083b8","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c78bd5195a5998094a5866df702fbeafda60dafb","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a597a87e2e2f608edb6be2c510dc826b4fdfb53"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72434","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2026-72434","identifiers":["CVE-2026-72434"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}