CVE-2025-71301: Linux kernel · drm/tests: shmem: Hold reservation lock around vmap/vunmap
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · fixed in e7b7022f11d3cf281c726117478696b83681bf11 : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Thin evidence
One scorer or none- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 1% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
- Automatable
- Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Limited control over the software or limited information exposure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-11-05.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in e7b7022f11d3cf281c726117478696b83681bf11, cda83b099f117f2a28a77bf467af934cb39e49cf, 6b953d92f2f29e74b125617c6f00300fa1bed97e
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Linux kernel to e7b7022f11d3cf281c726117478696b83681bf11, cda83b099f117f2a28a77bf467af934cb39e49cf or 6b953d92f2f29e74b125617c6f00300fa1bed97e.
Affected software
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/tests: shmem: Hold reservation lock around vmap/vunmap Acquire and release the GEM object's reservation lock around vmap and vunmap operations. The tests use vmap_locked, which led to errors such as show below. [ 122.292030] WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 1413 at drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.c:390 drm_gem_shmem_vmap_locked+0x3a3/0x6f0 [ 122.468066] WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 1413 at drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.c:293 drm_gem_shmem_pin_locked+0x1fe/0x350 [ 122.563504] WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 1413 at drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.c:234 drm_gem_shmem_get_pages_locked+0x23c/0x370 [ 122.662248] WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 1413 at drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.c:452 drm_gem_shmem_vunmap_locked+0x101/0x330 Only export the new vmap/vunmap helpers for Kunit tests. These are not interfaces for regular drivers.