CVE-2026-72434

CVE-2026-72434

High · published August 15, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
5.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00168 · 5.8th percentile
Published
2026-08-15T10:22Z
References (4)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 AUG 05:56Z
    netfilter: ipset: make sure gc is properly stopped
    cvelistv5