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CVE-2026-98054: ASoC: Intel: avs: Fix unbalanced module reference count

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-25 · updated 2026-10-19

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.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 6.7 before 6.12.111; from 6.13 before 6.18.53; from 6.19 before 7.2.7; 7.3-rc1, 7.3-rc2 — fixed in 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23ebd4ed5799340f1d2193195c97f61d39aa9899
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fcf670f023d47e4eb970fb886ee562b5bdfbee7
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60b396b2aeca303bc468937d2b44a82399f37b3c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4fa6f94b91137e329ea3f5b360e140b227bb696

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