Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 25, 2026· Updated Oct 19, 2026
CVE-2026-97541
CVE-2026-97541
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: ath9k_htc: don't store usb_device_id
usb_device_id is not guaranteed to live longer than probe due to presence of dynamic ID. All information apart from driver_data can be easily retrieved from usb_device, so just store driver_data.
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Affected products
3- osv-coords2 versions
>= 3.4.0, < 6.1.189+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 3.4.0, < 6.1.189
- (no CPE)range: < 7.2.9-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- git.kernel.org/stable/c/14d2ac442d660e112efc0ce87ad10085013ed2b1nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/664ef8ce390fa6575c3a3dc003f9ccdd7cca9932nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cb99d4a715939b9fcea3341b08eaf4b9e0cc44bnvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e70a6785bd02cf9ef7fd21ebccf46a8ba23014envd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d5e396578097d02e859798207db41ed4b831f50nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c34aa59950597e3360e9cef9d08cdf4edb30ad4dnvd
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