Critical Linux TCP Flaw CVE-2026-98432 Exploited via Claude-Written PoC

A critical remote use-after-free flaw in Linux's IPv4 TCP handshake, CVE-2026-98432 (CVSS 9.8), was patched in the kernel in October but remains unfixed in most distributions. Anthropic says Claude has written a working root privilege-escalation PoC for the vulnerability.

2026-11-01 ~ 2026-11-01 · 2 related posts

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