CVE-2025-71296

5.5 MEDIUM
Published: May 08, 2026 Modified: May 14, 2026
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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/tests: shmem: Hold reservation lock around purge Acquire and release the GEM object's reservation lock around calls to the object's purge operation. The tests use drm_gem_shmem_purge_locked(), which led to errors such as show below. [ 58.709128] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 1354 at drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.c:515 drm_gem_shmem_purge_locked+0x51c/0x740 Only export the new helper drm_gem_shmem_purge() for Kunit tests. This is not an interface for regular drivers.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f41307d589c2f25d556d47b165df808124cd0c4
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8baeee2c1c0cdb3a8eac3b8f38156cce6ee1a69f
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdf8bbbd9017adcfb91ad9a902198d4b507719a9
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch

3 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
2th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

linux