Linux Kernel TCP Flaw With 9.8 CVSS Score Affects Ubuntu, Red Hat and Other Distributions
Nyxfrom the kernel-hole-in-the-routing-table dept.
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's TCP implementation allows remote code execution with root privileges on systems using multipath TCP. Ubuntu, Red Hat, and other distributions remain unpatched. Anthropic researchers disclosed the flaw after demonstrating exploitation.