# Redpanda: CVE-2026-98432 Investigation

> Redpanda status incident “CVE-2026-98432 Investigation” on 2026-10-29: impact none (vendor’s label), 7.6 h, 3 update(s). Archived by Rewindex.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/company/redpanda/incidents/01M646NEJXTMERQM6T0DJNQ3J1
Last updated: 2026-10-30T00:40:12Z

- Impact (vendor’s label): none
- Status: resolved · edited after publishing
- Started: 2026-10-29 16:07 UTC · Resolved: 2026-10-29 23:41 UTC · Duration: 7.6 h
- Updates: 3
- [Vendor status page: https://status.redpanda.com/incidents/01M646NEJXTMERQM6T0DJNQ3J1](https://status.redpanda.com/incidents/01M646NEJXTMERQM6T0DJNQ3J1)
- [Company: Redpanda](https://rewindex.com/company/redpanda.md)

## Timeline of updates

- **investigating** 2026-10-29 16:07 UTC: Redpanda is aware of CVE-2026-98432: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/cve-2026-98432 and we have engineering teams assessing any potential impact.  Please watch this space for updates.
- **monitoring** 2026-10-29 20:20 UTC: Redpanda Engineering has reviewed any potential impact to our cloud products and see no viable attack surface.  Out of caution we will update to patched Kernel versions as they are released. For Self Hosted Clusters we will be sending communication via TSB with guidance for system management.
- **resolved** 2026-10-29 23:41 UTC: Please see our Technical Service Bulletin for further information, and future updates. https://knowledgebase.redpanda.com/articles/5048937749-guidance-for-linux-kernel-ipv4-tcp-use-after-free-cve-2026-98432

## Rewindex changes for this incident

- 2026-10-29 20:23 UTC: [Incident updated: CVE-2026-98432 Investigation](https://rewindex.com/change/ree56d87d103bd2.md)
- 2026-10-29 23:43 UTC: [Incident updated: CVE-2026-98432 Investigation](https://rewindex.com/change/r7a4c7258c10eeb.md)


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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/company/redpanda/incidents/01M646NEJXTMERQM6T0DJNQ3J1 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/company/redpanda/incidents/01M646NEJXTMERQM6T0DJNQ3J1.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/companies/redpanda/incidents/01M646NEJXTMERQM6T0DJNQ3J1 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-30T00:40:12.732Z