CVE-2025-71298
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
08/05/2026
Last modified:
14/05/2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
drm/tests: shmem: Hold reservation lock around madvise<br />
<br />
Acquire and release the GEM object&#39;s reservation lock around calls<br />
to the object&#39;s madvide operation. The tests use<br />
drm_gem_shmem_madvise_locked(), which led to errors such as show below.<br />
<br />
[ 58.339389] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 1352 at drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.c:499 drm_gem_shmem_madvise_locked+0xde/0x140<br />
<br />
Only export the new helper drm_gem_shmem_madvise() for Kunit tests.<br />
This is not an interface for regular drivers.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.16 (including) | 6.18.16 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.19 (including) | 6.19.6 (excluding) |
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