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.
CVE-2026-97473
NONE
EPSS 0.17%
Updated Sep 28, 2026
Linux
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e9e9337e03be946ec93f2c9d28dab242482be1b
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/992c60771749d8d8cbfbd06049785fff95c72df1
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfc7d93bc5e12288e5dc6bb54260f68cdf5a5c47
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
CVE Details
CVE ID
CVE-2026-97473
Published Date
Sep 24, 2026
Vendor
Linux
Severity
NONE
Exploit Prediction (EPSS)
Probability of Exploit
0.17%
Likelihood of exploitation in next 30 days
Percentile:
5.3th percentile (higher than 5.3% of all CVEs)
Standard patching cycle
Impact
Minimal impact
Source
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