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wifi: ath9k_htc: don't store usb_device_id

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.1.189, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 6.6.158, 7.2.7
CVEs
CVE-2026-97541
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 09:59 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

wifi: ath9k_htc: don't store usb_device_id

core-osv · Original source

Published 25 Sept 2026, 10:21 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2026-97541

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7

Complete source record
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