Ubuntu Slow to Patch Critical CVE-2026-98432 as Users Question Security Response

A Hacker News user reports that Ubuntu rates vulnerability CVE-2026-98432 at 9.8, a critical severity score, yet nearly a week later no fix has been released. The official security page still lists the issue as work in progress, though a mitigation has now been added. The user says they have relied on interim mitigations for a week and that the delay has undermined their confidence in the distribution. The post raises questions about whether the delay stems from too many supported kernels, insufficient build and test automation, or overwhelmed engineering staff. The author also argues that rising numbers of security issues will make timely OS patching harder to sustain.