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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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.
Title drm/tests: shmem: Hold reservation lock around purge
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-08T13:11:08.251Z

Reserved: 2026-05-06T11:31:45.510Z

Link: CVE-2025-71296

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-08T14:16:30.887

Modified: 2026-05-08T14:16:30.887

Link: CVE-2025-71296

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Updated: 2026-05-08T14:45:05Z

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