---
id: CVE-2026-97541
title: |-
  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
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_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'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **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)