# CVE-2025-71301: drm/tests: shmem: Hold reservation lock around vmap/vunmap

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-08 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.16

## 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.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b953d92f2f29e74b125617c6f00300fa1bed97e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7b7022f11d3cf281c726117478696b83681bf11
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cda83b099f117f2a28a77bf467af934cb39e49cf

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