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CVE-2026-98054
Linux Linux — ASoC: Intel: avs: Fix unbalanced module reference count
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0012 1.8 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 0a5fb3cc28fda52c761775db2ccb7ccb954aee2a – —
Linux 6.7 – 6.12.111
TIMELINE
Sep 25 Reserved by Linux
Sep 25 Published (CNA: Linux)
Oct 6 ENRICHED — CVE-2026-98054 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD.
Description
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.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| September 25, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| September 25, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| October 6, 2026 | ENRICHED | ENRICHED — CVE-2026-98054 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 0a5fb3cc28fda52c761775db2ccb7ccb954aee2a | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 6.7 | 6.12.111 |
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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-98054 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Thursday, October 8, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.