CVE-2025-71296

MEDIUM EPSS 2.2%
Published May 8, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published May 8, 2026 1mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
2.2% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.16  –  <6.18.16
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.19  –  <6.19.6

References 3

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f41307d589c2f25d556d47b165df808124cd0c4
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8baeee2c1c0cdb3a8eac3b8f38156cce6ee1a69f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdf8bbbd9017adcfb91ad9a902198d4b507719a9
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f41307d589c2f25d556d47b165df808124cd0c4
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8baeee2c1c0cdb3a8eac3b8f38156cce6ee1a69f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdf8bbbd9017adcfb91ad9a902198d4b507719a9
    Patch