{"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":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-825"],"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 0ed7b93e307fd02188a33b80897069d3acc76485 < 664ef8ce390fa6575c3a3dc003f9ccdd7cca9932","Linux >= 0ed7b93e307fd02188a33b80897069d3acc76485 < 8cb99d4a715939b9fcea3341b08eaf4b9e0cc44b","Linux >= 0ed7b93e307fd02188a33b80897069d3acc76485 < 8e70a6785bd02cf9ef7fd21ebccf46a8ba23014e","Linux >= 0ed7b93e307fd02188a33b80897069d3acc76485 < 9d5e396578097d02e859798207db41ed4b831f50","Linux >= 0ed7b93e307fd02188a33b80897069d3acc76485 < c34aa59950597e3360e9cef9d08cdf4edb30ad4d","Linux >= 0ed7b93e307fd02188a33b80897069d3acc76485 < 14d2ac442d660e112efc0ce87ad10085013ed2b1","Linux 3.4"],"published":"2026-09-25","updated":"2026-10-03","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-03T11:18:02.840","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/664ef8ce390fa6575c3a3dc003f9ccdd7cca9932","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cb99d4a715939b9fcea3341b08eaf4b9e0cc44b","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"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97541.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97541"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2541025"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97541"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97541"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-97541.mbox"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"epss":0.00206,"epssPercentile":0.10511,"cvssSource":"vendor","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.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, … · updated 2026-10-17 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97541.json)","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":212456,"id":"CVE-2026-97541","ts":1790668183048,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"5.5"},{"seq":212455,"id":"CVE-2026-97541","ts":1790668183048,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}