CVE-2026-97541

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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.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Published

2026-09-25 11:17:04.423000

Last modified

2026-10-19 10:17:23.153000

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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-25T11:17:04.423",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T10:17:23.153",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
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      "value": "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_data can be easily\nretrieved from usb_device, so just store driver_data."
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