checked with 4.8.0-0.nightly-2021-07-16-010020, cpufreq collector is disabled
# oc -n openshift-monitoring get ds node-exporter -oyaml
...
- --no-collector.cpufreq
also checked audit log, no soft lock info for node_exporte
/var/log/audit/audit.log
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.
For information on the advisory (Moderate: OpenShift Container Platform 4.8.2 bug fix and security update), and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.
If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:2438