In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: initialize policy...

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  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-97904",
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  "description": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncpufreq: initialize policy rwsem before sysfs publication\n\ncpufreq_policy_alloc() initializes policy->rwsem after\nkobject_init_and_add() has created the policy sysfs directory and its\ndefault attributes. A sysfs access can therefore reach a policy callback\nbefore the semaphore has been initialized.\n\nInitialize policy->rwsem before publishing the policy kobject so sysfs\ncallbacks always see an initialized semaphore.",
  "epss": {
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  "ghsa_id": "GHSA-73ff-5qgw-vhj7",
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  "nvd_published_at": "2026-09-25T11:17:17Z",
  "published_at": "2026-09-25T12:31:27Z",
  "references": [
    "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97904",
    "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27c9b491bf7604e83b50c3bbfa18a30266ff345f",
    "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cee937f779f69b195b37bbec1e888da9bfe9d58",
    "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e5d1bf4bd687beb2cb4e32a07af695455925588",
    "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc11263cb05ed519758fd135fe08d611bad1f241",
    "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-73ff-5qgw-vhj7"
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  "severity": "unknown",
  "source_code_location": "",
  "summary": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncpufreq: initialize policy...",
  "type": "unreviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-25T12:31:36Z",
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