CVE-2026-72435
Published: August 18, 2026Last modified: August 18, 2026
Description
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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.182-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.103-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.18.43-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ca9982a8882470aa0ac4e8bb9a552b181d1efcd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50b70f56f3baaff46599f59b2d93fa2540120776
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e98407cb94e035bba98956adc9096a76d8b2a9f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8087bb360a936a6314d22b567e4b861656943eb6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93a775fd67f3ef34949a9523bfa69403ee74efdd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9787d7c24ffd83019f379455e1b97fb4f0f75eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d01b4b471f0fc5c396af62845e972ccf99cee29a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcb565966534909377a16be5f7b065db2e25c8b5