CVE-2026-98432: 9.8 CVE affecting all Ubuntu versions

mvip 35 points 3 comments October 29, 2026
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vanschelven

Are we tired of the news-cycle yet? This one seems pretty serious on first reading.

lhoss

Not just in Ubuntu ( .. fixed kernels builds missing )! > A flaw in the Linux kernel's TCP code, tracked as CVE-2026-98432, affects Ubuntu, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), and other Linux distributions. The kernel's own CVE team rates it 9.8 out of 10 on the CVSS scale.

remram

Progress seems to be tracked here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/kernel-sru-workflow/+bug/2171802

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