CVE-2026-97541 in Linux

Résumé

par MITRE • 25/09/2026

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.

Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

• Responsable: Linux
• Réserver: 24/09/2026
• Divulgation: 25/09/2026
• Modérer: accepté
• Entrée: VDB-410007
• CPE: prêt
• CWE: CWE-416 (confirmé)
• CVSS: 10.0 (VulDB)
• EPSS: 0.00000
• KEV: non
• Activités: très faible
• Secteur: Lawfirm, Chemical, ...

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97541
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97541
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-97541/