Ubuntu users question week-long delay patching critical CVE-2026-98432
A Hacker News poster flagged that Ubuntu has not yet shipped a fix for CVE-2026-98432, a vulnerability rated 9.8 in severity, nearly a week after disclosure. Ubuntu's security tracker still lists the issue as 'work in progress,' though it now includes a suggested mitigation. The poster says they have been relying on manual mitigations in the meantime.