What is CVE-2026-98054?

CVE-2026-98054 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-09-25.

How severe is CVE-2026-98054?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-98054

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.

Published 2026-09-25 · last modified 2026-10-19.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (2.0th percentile), scored 2026-11-10.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 2.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Linux — versions 6.7
Linux Kernel — versions 7.3

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-98054?: CVE-2026-98054 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-09-25.
How severe is CVE-2026-98054?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.