CVE-2026-97541: Linux

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux: from 3.4, before 6.1.189 (fixed in 6.1.189); from 6.2, before 6.6.158 (fixed in 6.6.158); from 6.7, before 6.12.111 (fixed in 6.12.111); from 6.13, before 6.18.53 (fixed in 6.18.53); from 6.19, before 7.2.7 (fixed in 7.2.7)

Published 2026-09-25. Last modified 2026-10-03.