Cardano stake pools hit by critical Linux flaw, delegated ADA stay safe

The information provided in this article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Cryptocurrency investments carry a high degree of risk. Always conduct your own research.Intersect has asked Cardano stake pool operators to close a critical Linux vulnerability, CVE-2026-98432, rated 9.8 out of 10. It does not touch the balance of delegated ADA, but it can affect the rewards of the current epoch.Add as a preferred source on GoogleFollow on Google NewsIntersect, the governance body behind Cardano, asked stake pool operators at the end of October to move their servers to a new Linux kernel. The request covers both types of machine in a pool: the block producer and the relays that connect it to the network. What is confirmed: the vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-98432, Ubuntu's security tracker lists it with a CVSS 3 score of 9.8 out of 10 and a "Critical" rating, and nobody has yet counted how many of the 2,884 registered Cardano pools run a vulnerable kernel. Our assessment follows further down: the flaw does not touch the balance of delegated ADA, but it can affect the rewards of the current epoch. Intersect's Cardano stake pool warning, point ...