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.

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Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
b57b2d1fa53fe8563bdfc66a33b844463b9af285 affected < c9787d7c24ffd83019f379455e1b97fb4f0f75eb
b57b2d1fa53fe8563bdfc66a33b844463b9af285 affected < 6e98407cb94e035bba98956adc9096a76d8b2a9f
b57b2d1fa53fe8563bdfc66a33b844463b9af285 affected < 50b70f56f3baaff46599f59b2d93fa2540120776
b57b2d1fa53fe8563bdfc66a33b844463b9af285 affected < d01b4b471f0fc5c396af62845e972ccf99cee29a
b57b2d1fa53fe8563bdfc66a33b844463b9af285 affected < fcb565966534909377a16be5f7b065db2e25c8b5
b57b2d1fa53fe8563bdfc66a33b844463b9af285 affected < 8087bb360a936a6314d22b567e4b861656943eb6
b57b2d1fa53fe8563bdfc66a33b844463b9af285 affected < 93a775fd67f3ef34949a9523bfa69403ee74efdd
b57b2d1fa53fe8563bdfc66a33b844463b9af285 affected < 3ca9982a8882470aa0ac4e8bb9a552b181d1efcd
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
4.2 affected —
0 unaffected < 4.2
5.10.261 unaffected ≤ 5.10.*
5.15.212 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
6.1.178 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.6.145 unaffected ≤ 6.6.*
6.12.97 unaffected ≤ 6.12.*
6.18.40 unaffected ≤ 6.18.*
7.1.5 unaffected ≤ 7.1.*
7.2-rc1 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ca9982a8882470aa0ac4e8bb9a552b181d1efcd cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50b70f56f3baaff46599f59b2d93fa2540120776 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e98407cb94e035bba98956adc9096a76d8b2a9f cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8087bb360a936a6314d22b567e4b861656943eb6 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93a775fd67f3ef34949a9523bfa69403ee74efdd cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9787d7c24ffd83019f379455e1b97fb4f0f75eb cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d01b4b471f0fc5c396af62845e972ccf99cee29a cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcb565966534909377a16be5f7b065db2e25c8b5 cve-icon cve-icon
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Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title netfilter: ipset: fix order of kfree_rcu() and rcu_assign_pointer()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-15T05:56:49.402Z

Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.929Z

Link: CVE-2026-72435

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:22:17.343

Modified: 2026-08-15T06:22:17.343

Link: CVE-2026-72435

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