netfilter: ipset: make sure gc is properly stopped
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.
CVE-2026-72434
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-72434
Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- Prerequisites
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Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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{
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
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"version": "f66ee0410b1c3481ee75e5db9b34547b4d582465",
"lessThan": "c940d1b96248c3081b664ede5418078bdc7c8c07",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "f66ee0410b1c3481ee75e5db9b34547b4d582465",
"lessThan": "12088da6add5b003657c8506c5b0fcef835083b8",
"versionType": "git"
},
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"status": "affected",
"version": "f66ee0410b1c3481ee75e5db9b34547b4d582465",
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},
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"lessThan": "4a597a87e2e2f608edb6be2c510dc826b4fdfb53",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "5dd9488ae41070b69d2f4acb580f77db5705f9ca",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "a469bab3386aebff33c59506f3a95e35b91118fd",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "5.4.24",
"lessThan": "5.5",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "5.5.8",
"lessThan": "5.6",
"versionType": "semver"
}
],
"programFiles": [
"net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_hash_gen.h"
],
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
},
{
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "5.6"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "5.6",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.12.97",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.18.40",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.1.5",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.2",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix",
"lessThanOrEqual": "*"
}
],
"programFiles": [
"net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_hash_gen.h"
],
"defaultStatus": "affected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-72434
Source reference:
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Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #33052 · Revision 1
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