# CVE-2026-43328: cpufreq: governor: fix double free in cpufreq\_dbs\_governor\_init() error path

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.2
- Published: 2026-05-08 · Updated: 2026-06-01

## Affected

- Linux: from 5.1.6, fixed in 5.2
- Linux: 5.2

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: governor: fix double free in cpufreq_dbs_governor_init() error path When kobject_init_and_add() fails, cpufreq_dbs_governor_init() calls kobject_put(&dbs_data->attr_set.kobj). The kobject release callback cpufreq_dbs_data_release() calls gov->exit(dbs_data) and kfree(dbs_data), but the current error path then calls gov->exit(dbs_data) and kfree(dbs_data) again, causing a double free. Keep the direct kfree(dbs_data) for the gov->init() failure path, but after kobject_init_and_add() has been called, let kobject_put() handle the cleanup through cpufreq_dbs_data_release().

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56bc91ee78babe9578585a2bc137abc4b3115ff3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b9118e93d2499bb2808ef3742fa0ce06f4f8117
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/019ea28629720c220daedf38107c8787f330dc05
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da39ee627fd82b52068d4d5f115749a8b7d271f9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/427d048e4f6acbfa01b5a8062449fe0ee8987c0d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2703b4f8fb7cc6f0dfdb2dc2359cc46189e7357
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bf9d023d2329a0e5379f2fd09d06ef09729cd9d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dcf9d0064ce2f3e3dfe5755f98b93abe6a98e1e

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