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Red Hat Patches 9.8-Rated Linux TCP RCE Flaw While Ubuntu Releases Fixes for Testing

The Hacker News·November 3, 2026·1 min read
Red Hat Patches 9.8-Rated Linux TCP RCE Flaw While Ubuntu Releases Fixes for Testing

Red Hat released patches for a critical Linux TCP flaw (CVE-2026-98432) with a CVSS score of 9.8, affecting RHEL 8, 9, and 10. The use-after-free vulnerability in IPv4 TCP code can be exploited by remote unauthenticated attackers. Ubuntu's fixes for its three newest LTS releases remain in a testing channel.

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