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Linux Kernel TCP Flaw With 9.8 CVSS Score Affects Ubuntu, Red Hat and Other Distributions

The Hacker News·October 29, 2026·1 min read
Linux Kernel TCP Flaw With 9.8 CVSS Score Affects Ubuntu, Red Hat and Other Distributions

A critical Linux kernel TCP flaw, CVE-2026-98432, scores 9.8 on the CVSS scale and affects Ubuntu, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and other distributions. On October 27, Anthropic reported its AI model wrote an exploit allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute commands as root on vulnerable servers. Administrators are urged to apply patches immediately.

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