--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "f5078010ccfcfbb8b5302873304cf70092c76868e2534076ea277c8d29498d8b" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/f5078010?lang=en" title: "Ubuntu and RHEL Still Lack Patches for Critical Linux Flaw Found by Anthropic AI" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-10-29T16:08:49.000Z" category: "Research" topics: ["anthropic","llm","open-source","safety"] source_urls: ["https://marketbrief.now/cybersecurity/ubuntu-and-rhel-still-lack-patches-for-critical-linux-flaw-found-by-anth-f3e8aa14","https://huggingnews.com/cybersecurity/ubuntu-and-rhel-still-lack-patches-for-critical-linux-flaw-found-by-anth-f3e8aa14","https://lobste.rs/s/1sni1w/linux_kernel_tcp_flaw_with_9_8_cvss_score","https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/linux-kernel-tcp-flaw-with-98-cvss.html"] summary: "A critical use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's TCP/IPv4 stack, identified as CVE-2026-98432 with a CVSS score of 9.8, remains unpatched in Ubuntu and RHEL, while Debian and Oracle have released patches for certain versions." --- # Ubuntu and RHEL Still Lack Patches for Critical Linux Flaw Found by Anthropic AI > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-10-29T16:08:49.000Z **Category:** Research **Topics:** anthropic, llm, open\-source, safety ## Summary A critical use\-after\-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's TCP/IPv4 stack, identified as CVE\-2026\-98432 with a CVSS score of 9\.8, remains unpatched in Ubuntu and RHEL, while Debian and Oracle have released patches for certain versions\. ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Discussion]() - [Story source]()