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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD9.8 Critical

CVE-2026-72436

netfilter: ipset: Don't use test_bit() in lockless RCU readers in hash types

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

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Linux Linux

Default version status: unaffected

  • 18f84d41d34fa35d0d64bbaea01fe664553ecc06 to < c107233d2ff4fd7cef5d02f9124b99194957a710affected
  • 18f84d41d34fa35d0d64bbaea01fe664553ecc06 to < 6329d3a9afe715fddda0460cfa46b496d61c2fe0affected
  • 18f84d41d34fa35d0d64bbaea01fe664553ecc06 to < 7445fe965b7d8756070a40e80f8b73348ccda1d7affected
  • 18f84d41d34fa35d0d64bbaea01fe664553ecc06 to < c4d257734e91bfcdc71d41843392dd6400b5bb1baffected
  • 18f84d41d34fa35d0d64bbaea01fe664553ecc06 to < 3219d74e4536658c937fd878a327257b86ce80ddaffected
  • 18f84d41d34fa35d0d64bbaea01fe664553ecc06 to < e4b4984e28c16406ecb318444dea4a8bf47def3eaffected

Linux Linux

Default version status: affected

  • 4.2affected
  • 0 to < 4.2unaffected
  • 6.1.178 to ≤ 6.1.*unaffected
  • 6.6.145 to ≤ 6.6.*unaffected
  • 6.12.97 to ≤ 6.12.*unaffected
  • 6.18.40 to ≤ 6.18.*unaffected
  • 7.1.5 to ≤ 7.1.*unaffected
  • 7.2 to ≤ *unaffected

References