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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| 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() | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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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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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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