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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7
- Published: 2026-09-25 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 0a5fb3cc28fda52c761775db2ccb7ccb954aee2a, fixed in 3fcf670f023d47e4eb970fb886ee562b5bdfbee7; from 0a5fb3cc28fda52c761775db2ccb7ccb954aee2a, fixed in 23ebd4ed5799340f1d2193195c97f61d39aa9899; from 0a5fb3cc28fda52c761775db2ccb7ccb954aee2a, fixed in 60b396b2aeca303bc468937d2b44a82399f37b3c; from 0a5fb3cc28fda52c761775db2ccb7ccb954aee2a, fixed in d4fa6f94b91137e329ea3f5b360e140b227bb696
- Linux: 6.7
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.111; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.53; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.7

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

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

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