CVE-2026-97541 Affecting kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter package, versions <0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELUEKMODULESEXTRANETFILTER-20579371
  • published8 Oct 2026
  • disclosed25 Sept 2026

Introduced: 25 Sep 2026

CVE-2026-97541  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter to version 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2026-500374.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter package and not the kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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