What is CVE-2026-97541?

CVE-2026-97541 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 3.4 onward and patched in 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111 and others. CVE-2026-97541 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-97541?

CVE-2026-97541 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-97541?

Yes, CVE-2026-97541 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.4 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-97541 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-97541 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-97541

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-09-25

Last modified 2026-10-03

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 3.4 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7, 7.3-rc1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 3.4

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.189 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.158 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.111 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.53 6.18.x ✓ 7.2.7 7.2.x ✓ 7.3-rc1

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-97541?

CVE-2026-97541 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.4 onward and has been patched in 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111 and others. CVE-2026-97541 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-97541?

Yes. CVE-2026-97541 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.4 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-97541 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-97541 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.