{"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":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 0a5fb3cc28fda52c761775db2ccb7ccb954aee2a < 3fcf670f023d47e4eb970fb886ee562b5bdfbee7","Linux >= 0a5fb3cc28fda52c761775db2ccb7ccb954aee2a < 23ebd4ed5799340f1d2193195c97f61d39aa9899","Linux >= 0a5fb3cc28fda52c761775db2ccb7ccb954aee2a < 60b396b2aeca303bc468937d2b44a82399f37b3c","Linux >= 0a5fb3cc28fda52c761775db2ccb7ccb954aee2a < d4fa6f94b91137e329ea3f5b360e140b227bb696","Linux 6.7"],"published":"2026-09-25","updated":"2026-09-25","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-25T11:17:34.330","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"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"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## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}