FKIE_CVE-2026-97541

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-25 11:17 - Updated: 2026-09-28 06:16
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Summary
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.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14d2ac442d660e112efc0ce87ad10085013ed2b1
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e70a6785bd02cf9ef7fd21ebccf46a8ba23014e
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d5e396578097d02e859798207db41ed4b831f50
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c34aa59950597e3360e9cef9d08cdf4edb30ad4d
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  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: ath9k_htc: don\u0027t 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."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2026-97541",
  "lastModified": "2026-09-28T06:16:38.680",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-09-25T11:17:04.423",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Received"
}



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