{"id":"CVE-2026-97473","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npowercap: intel_rapl: Fix memory leak in rapl_add_package_cpuslocked()\n\nWhen topology_physical_package_id()/topology_logical_die_id() returns\na negative value, rapl_add…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npowercap: intel_rapl: Fix memory leak in rapl_add_package_cpuslocked()\n\nWhen topology_physical_package_id()/topology_logical_die_id() returns\na negative value, rapl_add…","severity":"medium","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 3e9e9337e03be946ec93f2c9d28dab242482be1b","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 992c60771749d8d8cbfbd06049785fff95c72df1","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < bfc7d93bc5e12288e5dc6bb54260f68cdf5a5c47","Linux < 6.12.111","Linux < 6.18.53","Linux (all versions)"],"published":"2026-09-24","updated":"2026-09-28","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-28T06:16:33.170","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97473","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e9e9337e03be946ec93f2c9d28dab242482be1b","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/992c60771749d8d8cbfbd06049785fff95c72df1","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfc7d93bc5e12288e5dc6bb54260f68cdf5a5c47","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97473.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97473"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2540543"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97473"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97473"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-97473.mbox"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"epss":0.00166,"epssPercentile":0.05794,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-24T16:47:15.874Z","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cvssSource":"vendor","cwe":["CWE-772"],"slug":"CVE-2026-97473","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npowercap: intel_rapl: Fix memory leak in rapl_add_package_cpuslocked()\n\nWhen topology_physical_package_id()/topology_logical_die_id() returns\na negative value, rapl_add_package_cpuslocked() returns ERR_PTR(-EINVAL)\ndirectly without freeing the rapl_package structure that was just\nallocated by kzalloc_obj(), leaking memory on every failed package\naddition.\n\nUse the existing err_free_package label so that the allocation is\nreleased on the error path.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Low · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · updated 2026-09-30 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97473.json)","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":213357,"id":"CVE-2026-97473","ts":1790754698865,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"5.5"},{"seq":213356,"id":"CVE-2026-97473","ts":1790754698865,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}