CVE-2026-98054 Affecting kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter package, versions <0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELUEKDEBUGMODULESEXTRANETFILTER-20622582
  • published8 Oct 2026
  • disclosed25 Sept 2026

Introduced: 25 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-98054  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter to version 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2026-500374.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter package and not the kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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