What is CVE-2026-72435?

CVE-2026-72435 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.2 onward and patched in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178 and others. CVE-2026-72435 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-72435?

CVE-2026-72435 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-72435?

Yes, CVE-2026-72435 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-72435 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-72435 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-72435

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-08-15

Last modified 2026-08-15

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.2 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2-rc1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.2

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.261 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.212 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.178 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.145 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.97 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.40 6.18.x ✓ 7.1.5 7.1.x ✓ 7.2-rc1

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-72435?

CVE-2026-72435 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.2 onward and has been patched in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178 and others. CVE-2026-72435 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-72435?

Yes. CVE-2026-72435 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-72435 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-72435 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.