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Matt Corallo Flags Critical Linux Kernel Flaw; Lightning Labs Ships LND Mitigation
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- Bitcoin Core and Lightning developer Matt Corallo identified a critical Linux kernel vulnerability on October 30.
- Tracked as CVE-2026-98432 with a CVSS 9.8 score, the bug involves a use-after-free flaw within IPv4 TCP handshake code.
- Anthropic’s Frontier Red Team showed remote root exploits against systems running Multipath TCP listeners, prompting Lightning Labs to release an LND mitigation.
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