{"id":"CVE-2026-72434","aliases":[],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72434","summary":"netfilter: ipset: make sure gc is properly stopped","details":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: ipset: make sure gc is properly stopped\n\nSashiko noticed that when destroying a set,\ncancel_delayed_work_sync() was called while gc\ncalls queue_delayed_work() unconditionally which\ncan lead not to properly shutting down the gc.","published":"2026-08-15T05:56:48.756Z","modified":"2026-08-16T03:48:53.855232651Z","cvss":null,"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":null,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Linux","name":"Kernel","fixedVersion":"6.12.97"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12088da6add5b003657c8506c5b0fcef835083b8"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a597a87e2e2f608edb6be2c510dc826b4fdfb53"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c78bd5195a5998094a5866df702fbeafda60dafb"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c940d1b96248c3081b664ede5418078bdc7c8c07"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72434.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72434"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-16T03:48:53.855232651Z"}}