Confirmed 100VulnerabilityFirst seen 31 Oct 2026, 05:21 UTC

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

Coverage

Headline	Source	Type	Published
CVE-2026-98432 - Linux kernel IPv4 TCP use-after-free Issue	AWS Security Bulletins	Official	31 Oct 2026, 05:21 UTC
Linux kernel RCE CVE-2026-98432	Fortinet PSIRT	Official	2 Nov 2026, 08:00 UTC
Red Hat Patches 9.8-Rated Linux TCP RCE Flaw While Ubuntu Releases Fixes for Testing	The Hacker News	Security press	3 Nov 2026, 11:23 UTC

CVE	Exploited (CISA KEV)	CVSS	EPSS
CVE-2026-98432	No	—	—

CVSS from NVD; EPSS is FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Confidence	100 · Confirmed
Most trusted source	90
Independent organisations reporting it (3)	+10
Confirmed by an official source or CISA KEV	+10

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