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A Four-Line Fix for a 9.8: Anatomy of Linux's TCP Handshake Use-After-Free

How much damage can a four-line kernel patch prevent? For CVE-2026-98432, the answer is a remote, unauthenticated use-after-free in the IPv4 TCP handshake, scored CVSS 3.1 9.8 Critical by the Linux kernel's own CVE Numbering Authority. Every Linux host that accepts an IPv4 connection runs the vulne…

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  1. 2026-11-02 17:21 · DEV Community — AI
    A Four-Line Fix for a 9.8: Anatomy of Linux's TCP Handshake Use-After-Free

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