Critical Linux kernel vulnerability: CVE-2026-98432 (CVSS 9.8).
The fix is out, but not all distributions have released patched packages yet.
Check your kernel updates!
https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/linux-kernel-tcp-flaw-with-98-cvss.html
The Hacker NewsLinux Kernel TCP Flaw With 9.8 CVSS Score Affects Ubuntu, Red Hat and Other DistributionsUbuntu and RHEL lack fixes for a Linux TCP use-after-free that Anthropic says it exploited to run commands as root on MPTCP servers.
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