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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 sourcePublished 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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