diff --git a/src/a5/platform/src/host/pmu_collector.cpp b/src/a5/platform/src/host/pmu_collector.cpp
index caed545c8..72922032c 100644
--- a/src/a5/platform/src/host/pmu_collector.cpp
+++ b/src/a5/platform/src/host/pmu_collector.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ int PmuCollector::init(
         /*shm_dev=*/nullptr, /*shm_host=*/nullptr, /*shm_size=*/0, device_id
     );
 
+    // RAII rollback: any early return after this point releases the shm
+    // region + ring address table + per-core PmuAicoreRing + per-core
+    // PmuBuffers. Per-core rings are tracked separately via
+    // `guard.add_direct_ptr()` because they're plain alloc_cb allocations
+    // (no host shadow / not in dev_to_host_). `guard.commit()` runs on the
+    // success path before the trailing return 0.
+    profiling_common::InitRollbackGuard<decltype(manager_)> guard(manager_, free_cb);
+
     // ---- Allocate shared header + buffer-state region ----
     size_t shm_size = calc_pmu_data_size(num_cores);
     void *shm_host_local = nullptr;
@@ -113,6 +121,7 @@ int PmuCollector::init(
             return -1;
         }
         aicore_rings_dev_[c] = ring_dev;
+        guard.add_direct_ptr(ring_dev);
         state->aicore_ring_ptr = reinterpret_cast<uint64_t>(ring_dev);
         reinterpret_cast<uint64_t *>(aicore_ring_addrs_host_)[c] = reinterpret_cast<uint64_t>(ring_dev);
 
@@ -176,6 +185,7 @@ int PmuCollector::init(
         "PMU collector initialized: %d cores, %d threads, SHM=0x%lx, CSV=%s (opened on first record)", num_cores,
         num_threads, reinterpret_cast<unsigned long>(shm_dev_), csv_path_.c_str()
     );
+    guard.commit();
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/common/platform/include/host/profiling_common/buffer_pool_manager.h b/src/common/platform/include/host/profiling_common/buffer_pool_manager.h
index 2fa650465..f411bf2b7 100644
--- a/src/common/platform/include/host/profiling_common/buffer_pool_manager.h
+++ b/src/common/platform/include/host/profiling_common/buffer_pool_manager.h
@@ -254,6 +254,46 @@ class BufferPoolManager {
         malloc_shadows_.clear();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Abort-path cleanup: free EVERY framework-tracked device pointer (via
+     * `release_fn`) and every framework-malloc'd host shadow, then clear all
+     * containers. Distinct from `release_owned_buffers()` + `clear_mappings()`
+     * because this also catches buffers parked in callers' SPSC free_queues
+     * (which the framework tracked via `register_mapping` but does not own a
+     * queue for). Intended for `init()` error paths where `finalize()` has
+     * not run.
+     *
+     * Drains recycled/done/ready first (just discards — release goes via
+     * dev_to_host_ to avoid double-free) and then iterates the full
+     * dev→host map. Each unique dev_ptr is released exactly once.
+     */
+    template <typename ReleaseFn>
+    void release_all_owned(const ReleaseFn &release_fn) {
+        for (auto &pool : recycled_)
+            pool.clear();
+        {
+            std::scoped_lock<std::mutex> lock(done_mutex_);
+            std::queue<DoneInfo>().swap(done_queue_);
+        }
+        {
+            std::scoped_lock<std::mutex> lock(ready_mutex_);
+            std::queue<ReadyBufferInfo>().swap(ready_queue_);
+        }
+        for (auto &kv : dev_to_host_) {
+            if (kv.first != nullptr) {
+                release_fn(kv.first);
+            }
+            // erase-based check (matches release_owned_buffers): atomic
+            // check-and-remove guards against a double-free if any duplicate
+            // mapping ever sneaks into dev_to_host_.
+            if (kv.second != nullptr && malloc_shadows_.erase(kv.second) > 0) {
+                std::free(kv.second);
+            }
+        }
+        dev_to_host_.clear();
+        malloc_shadows_.clear();
+    }
+
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Per-tick mirror of the shared-memory region
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/common/platform/include/host/profiling_common/profiler_base.h b/src/common/platform/include/host/profiling_common/profiler_base.h
index c2a4570aa..1cea19c31 100644
--- a/src/common/platform/include/host/profiling_common/profiler_base.h
+++ b/src/common/platform/include/host/profiling_common/profiler_base.h
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@
 #include <optional>
 #include <thread>
 #include <utility>
+#include <vector>
 
 #include "common/memory_barrier.h"
 #include "common/platform_config.h"
@@ -189,6 +190,74 @@ using ProfFreeCallback = std::function<int(void *dev_ptr)>;
 // safe teardown via `clear_mappings()` / `release_owned_buffers()`. See
 // `ProfilerBase::start()` for the inline definition.
 
+/**
+ * RAII scope guard for collector `init()` rollback. On destruction (without
+ * `commit()`) it (1) calls `manager.release_all_owned(release_fn)` to free
+ * every framework-tracked dev_ptr + host shadow, and (2) releases any extra
+ * direct dev_ptrs the collector added via `add_direct_ptr()` (used for
+ * pointers the collector owns outside the framework — e.g. PMU per-core
+ * `PmuAicoreRing` allocations on a5).
+ *
+ * Pattern:
+ *   int Collector::init(...) {
+ *       ...
+ *       set_memory_context(...);
+ *       InitRollbackGuard<Manager> guard(manager_, free_cb);
+ *       void *dev_ptr = alloc_paired_buffer(size, &host_ptr);
+ *       if (dev_ptr == nullptr) return -1;       // guard runs, frees nothing yet
+ *       ...
+ *       void *direct = alloc_cb(...);
+ *       guard.add_direct_ptr(direct);            // ensure it's freed on abort
+ *       ...
+ *       guard.commit();                          // success — disarm
+ *       initialized_ = true;
+ *       return 0;
+ *   }
+ */
+template <typename Manager>
+class InitRollbackGuard {
+public:
+    using ReleaseFn = std::function<int(void *)>;
+
+    InitRollbackGuard(Manager &manager, ReleaseFn release_fn) :
+        manager_(manager),
+        release_fn_(std::move(release_fn)),
+        committed_(false) {}
+
+    ~InitRollbackGuard() {
+        if (committed_) return;
+        for (void *p : direct_ptrs_) {
+            if (p != nullptr && release_fn_) {
+                release_fn_(p);
+            }
+        }
+        // Call release_all_owned unconditionally: it also frees malloc'd
+        // host shadows (via std::free, no callback needed). Gating on
+        // release_fn_ here would leak shadows if a collector ever passed
+        // an empty free_cb. Device-pointer release is gated inside the
+        // lambda instead.
+        manager_.release_all_owned([this](void *p) {
+            if (p != nullptr && release_fn_) {
+                release_fn_(p);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    InitRollbackGuard(const InitRollbackGuard &) = delete;
+    InitRollbackGuard &operator=(const InitRollbackGuard &) = delete;
+
+    void add_direct_ptr(void *p) {
+        if (p != nullptr) direct_ptrs_.push_back(p);
+    }
+    void commit() { committed_ = true; }
+
+private:
+    Manager &manager_;
+    ReleaseFn release_fn_;
+    std::vector<void *> direct_ptrs_;
+    bool committed_;
+};
+
 // Result of Module::resolve_entry. Carries everything the unified
 // process_entry algorithm needs to (a) refill the originating pool's free
 // queue and (b) hand the ready buffer off to the collector.
diff --git a/src/common/platform/src/host/scope_stats_collector.cpp b/src/common/platform/src/host/scope_stats_collector.cpp
index 585e19179..d6aea4c4d 100644
--- a/src/common/platform/src/host/scope_stats_collector.cpp
+++ b/src/common/platform/src/host/scope_stats_collector.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ int ScopeStatsCollector::init(
         /*shm_dev=*/nullptr, /*shm_host=*/nullptr, /*shm_size=*/0, device_id
     );
 
+    // RAII rollback: any early return after this point releases every
+    // framework-tracked buffer (shm region + per-buffer-state PmuBuffer-style
+    // entries) via free_cb. `guard.commit()` runs on the success path before
+    // the trailing return 0.
+    profiling_common::InitRollbackGuard<decltype(manager_)> guard(manager_, free_cb);
+
     const int num_instances = 1;
     size_t shm_size = calc_scope_stats_shm_size(num_instances);
     void *shm_host_local = nullptr;
@@ -115,6 +121,7 @@ int ScopeStatsCollector::init(
 
     initialized_ = true;
     shm_dev_ = shm_dev_local;
+    guard.commit();
 
     // Re-set_memory_context now that the shm region is ready. start(tf) gates
     // on shm_host_ being non-null, so this is the moment the collector becomes
diff --git a/src/common/platform/src/host/tensor_dump_collector.cpp b/src/common/platform/src/host/tensor_dump_collector.cpp
index 8ffd875ea..ee3f3dff8 100644
--- a/src/common/platform/src/host/tensor_dump_collector.cpp
+++ b/src/common/platform/src/host/tensor_dump_collector.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ int TensorDumpCollector::initialize(
         /*shm_dev=*/nullptr, /*shm_host=*/nullptr, /*shm_size=*/0, device_id
     );
 
+    // RAII rollback: any early return after this point releases the shm
+    // region + per-thread arenas + DumpMetaBuffers through the framework's
+    // dev→host map. `guard.commit()` runs on the success path before the
+    // trailing return 0.
+    profiling_common::InitRollbackGuard<decltype(manager_)> guard(manager_, free_cb);
+
     // Allocate dump shared memory (header + buffer states)
     size_t shm_size = calc_dump_data_size(num_dump_threads);
     void *shm_host_local = nullptr;
@@ -151,6 +157,7 @@ int TensorDumpCollector::initialize(
         arena_size / (1024 * 1024), PLATFORM_DUMP_BUFFERS_PER_THREAD
     );
 
+    guard.commit();
     return 0;
 }