vulnerability
Linux Kernel TCP Flaw With 9.8 CVSS Score Affects Ubuntu, Red Hat and Other Distributions
HighCVSS 9.8
Summary
A critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-98432) exists in the Linux kernel's TCP code, potentially allowing remote attackers to execute commands as root on Linux servers with a multipath TCP listener. The vulnerability stems from a race condition during TCP handshake, and while no attacks have been reported, a fix is available for some distributions.
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