CVE-2026-53121
UnknownSummary
A vulnerability has been identified in the Linux kernel that leads to a memory leak in the amd_pstate_epp_cpu_init() function. On failure to set the epp, the function returns an error code without freeing the cpudata object.
Risk Assessment
The memory leak may lead to increased resource consumption, which can affect system stability and performance over time.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to the latest version to address this vulnerability and prevent memory leaks.
Original NVD description (English source)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: amd-pstate: Fix memory leak in amd_pstate_epp_cpu_init() On failure to set the epp, the function amd_pstate_epp_cpu_init() returns with an error code without freeing the cpudata object that was allocated at the beginning of the function. Ensure that the cpudata object is freed before returning from the function. This memory leak was discovered by Claude Opus 4.6 with the aid of Chris Mason's AI review-prompts (https://github.com/masoncl/review-prompts/tree/main/kernel).