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.
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Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:30:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-416 |
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | wifi: ath9k_htc: don't store usb_device_id | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| References |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-25T10:21:38.051Z
Reserved: 2026-09-24T16:01:01.154Z
Link: CVE-2026-97541
No data.
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-25T11:17:04.423
Modified: 2026-09-25T11:17:04.423
Link: CVE-2026-97541
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Updated: 2026-09-25T23:15:07Z
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