Linux kernel TCP flaw CVE-2026-98432 lurked for years; firewalls with IP-options filtering mitigate
wightmanr · x · 2026-11-04
Discussion of the Linux kernel TCP exploit CVE-2026-98432: the author notes it's wild such issues can lurk for so long and expects more to surface. In practice, most decent firewalls drop packets with IP options by default — a meaningful mitigations for exposure.
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