{"id":"CVE-2026-98054","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nASoC: Intel: avs: Fix unbalanced module reference count\n\nstrace_open() invokes try_module_get() which on success takes\nthe module reference","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nASoC: Intel: avs: Fix unbalanced module reference count\n\nstrace_open() invokes try_module_get() which on success takes\nthe module reference.  If any follow up operation…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-911"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.111","linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.18.53","linux_kernel >= 6.19, < 7.2.7","linux_kernel = 7.3"],"patched":["linux_kernel 7.2.7"],"published":"2026-09-25","updated":"2026-10-06","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-06T15:26:45.947","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98054","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23ebd4ed5799340f1d2193195c97f61d39aa9899","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fcf670f023d47e4eb970fb886ee562b5bdfbee7","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60b396b2aeca303bc468937d2b44a82399f37b3c","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4fa6f94b91137e329ea3f5b360e140b227bb696","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-98054.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-98054"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2541067"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98054"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98054"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-98054.mbox"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"epss":0.00122,"epssPercentile":0.01968,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-25T11:06:38.845Z","slug":"CVE-2026-98054","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nASoC: Intel: avs: Fix unbalanced module reference count\n\nstrace_open() invokes try_module_get() which on success takes\nthe module reference.  If any follow up operation causes\nstrace_open() to fail, the refcount shall be put down.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.111`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.18.53`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.19, < 7.2.7`\n- `linux_kernel = 7.3`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 7.2.7`\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Low · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · updated 2026-10-17 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-98054.json)","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":212386,"id":"CVE-2026-98054","ts":1790668162227,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"5.5"},{"seq":212385,"id":"CVE-2026-98054","ts":1790668162227,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}