TCP Use-After-Free: CVE-2026-98432 / CVSS 9.8
CVE-2026-98432 is a use-after-free in the Linux IPv4 TCP handshake, rated CVSS 3.1 9.8 and reachable by a remote unauthenticated peer on kernels back to 4.4. The post lists fixed stable releases (October 2026) and distribution patch status as of 31 October 2026, plus kernel and MPTCP listener checks. It gives interim nftables and iptables rules that drop IPv4 packets carrying options, and notes Anthropic's claim that Claude wrote a working exploit.
Blue Team & Detection, Cloud & InfraΒ· Added 1 Nov 2026, published 31 Oct 2026









