Last week, an often-ignored&#;x26;#;xc2;&#;x26;#;xa0;TCP option, introduced in 2020, made the news due to a new vulnerability in Linux&#;x26;#;39;s implementation (RFC&#;x26;#;xc2;&#;x26;#;xa0;8684, &#;x26;#;xc2;&#;x26;#;xa0;CVE-2026-98432)