---
id: CVE-2026-98054
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  ASoC: Intel: avs: Fix unbalanced module reference count

  strace_open() invokes try_module_get() which on success takes
  the module reference
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  ASoC: Intel: avs: Fix unbalanced module reference count

  strace_open() invokes try_module_get() which on success takes
  the 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'
---

## Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ASoC: Intel: avs: Fix unbalanced module reference count

strace_open() invokes try_module_get() which on success takes
the module reference.  If any follow up operation causes
strace_open() to fail, the refcount shall be put down.

## 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`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `linux_kernel 7.2.7`

## Vendor advisories

- **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)