Published Sep 25, 2026Sources checked Oct 21, 2026
5.5MEDIUMCVSS out of 10
What this means
Review the available evidence
CVE-2026-98054 and is rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.5. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.
CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog
EPSS0.1%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability
Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field
Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships
Overview
What is CVE-2026-98054?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
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.