Security Advisory

CVE-2026-72436

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2026-08-15 05:56:50
Last updated 2026-08-17 05:44:12
Assigner Linux
CVSS score 9.8
State PUBLISHED

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ipset: Don't use test_bit() in lockless RCU readers in hash types Sashiko pointed out that there are a few lockless RCU readers using test_bit() which is a relaxed atomic operation and provides no memory barrier guarantees. Use test_bit_acquire() instead where the operation may run parallel with add/del/gc, i.e. is not one from the next cases - protected by region lock - in a set destroy phase - in a new/temporary set creation phase