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CVE-2026-97473powercap: intel_rapl: Fix memory leak in rapl_add_package_cpuslocked()

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 8:40 AM ET)

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powercap: intel_rapl: Fix memory leak in rapl_add_package_cpuslocked() When topology_physical_package_id()/topology_logical_die_id() returns a negative value, rapl_add_package_cpuslocked() returns ERR_PTR(-EINVAL) directly without freeing the rapl_package structure that was just allocated by kzalloc_obj(), leaking memory on every failed package addition. Use the existing err_free_package label so that the allocation is released on the error path.

CVSS: Not yet scored
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Received
Record last updated: Sep 28, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	26096aed255fbac9501718174dbb24c935d8854e builds before 3e9e9337e03be946ec93f2c9d28dab242482be1b; 26096aed255fbac9501718174dbb24c935d8854e builds before 992c60771749d8d8cbfbd06049785fff95c72df1; from 26096aed255fbac9501718174dbb24c935d8854e before bfc7d93bc5e12288e5dc6bb54260f68cdf5a5c47; f8a7fa068be099fe3406178ab047cba7c8456203; f575a20bd53ea755800e79c2b7aea20e9b0b2242; from 6.10.12 before 6.11; from 6.11.1 before 6.12	CNA record

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e9e9337e03be946ec93f2c9d28dab242482be1b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/992c60771749d8d8cbfbd06049785fff95c72df1
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfc7d93bc5e12288e5dc6bb54260f68cdf5a5c47

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