High
netfilter: ipset: fix order of kfree_rcu() and rcu_assign_pointer()
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.
Announced Source revision 1
Original source ↗CVE-2026-72435
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-72435
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
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- Fixed versions
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- Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-72435
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Publisher severity
high
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- Event
- #33053 · Revision 1
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