Back to CVE records
Medium 5.5Published May 8, 2026

CVE-2025-71296drm/tests: shmem: Hold reservation lock around purge

Updated under an hour ago ()

Does this affect you?

It affects Linux and 1 other product. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

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
5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
Not given
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
Linux
NVD analysis
Analyzed
Record last updated
May 11, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
Linux Linux
linux:linux (from the name)
from 954907f7147dc43e0d1cd4d430c21d143d5fdf55 before cdf8bbbd9017adcfb91ad9a902198d4b507719a9; 954907f7147dc43e0d1cd4d430c21d143d5fdf55 builds before 8baeee2c1c0cdb3a8eac3b8f38156cce6ee1a69f; 954907f7147dc43e0d1cd4d430c21d143d5fdf55 builds before 3f41307d589c2f25d556d47b165df808124cd0c4
CNA record
linux linux_kernel
linux:linux_kernel
from 6.16 before 6.18.16; from 6.19 before 6.19.6
NVD

References

  • patch
  • patch
  • patch

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

Your cookie choices
We use essential cookies to run this site, and, only with your consent, an advertising cookie from Google to measure whether our ads lead to sign-ups and subscriptions. See our for details.