{"id":"CVE-2026-97541","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: ath9k_htc: don't store usb_device_id\n\nusb_device_id is not guaranteed to live longer than probe due to presence\nof dynamic ID","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: ath9k_htc: don't store usb_device_id\n\nusb_device_id is not guaranteed to live longer than probe due to presence\nof dynamic ID. All information apart from driver_d…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 8e70a6785bd02cf9ef7fd21ebccf46a8ba23014e","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 9d5e396578097d02e859798207db41ed4b831f50","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < c34aa59950597e3360e9cef9d08cdf4edb30ad4d","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 14d2ac442d660e112efc0ce87ad10085013ed2b1","Linux < 6.12.111","Linux < 6.18.53","Linux < 7.2.7","Linux (all versions)"],"published":"2026-09-25","updated":"2026-09-25","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-25T11:17:04.423","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97541","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14d2ac442d660e112efc0ce87ad10085013ed2b1","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e70a6785bd02cf9ef7fd21ebccf46a8ba23014e","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d5e396578097d02e859798207db41ed4b831f50","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c34aa59950597e3360e9cef9d08cdf4edb30ad4d","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-09-25T11:06:38.922Z","slug":"CVE-2026-97541","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: ath9k_htc: don't store usb_device_id\n\nusb_device_id is not guaranteed to live longer than probe due to presence\nof dynamic ID. All information apart from driver_data can be easily\nretrieved from usb_device, so just store driver_data.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}