CVE-2026-72435 — 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() wa…
Published: 2026-08-15 · CVSS: 7.8 · CVSS 3.1
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7