NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability where an unprivileged user could cause a use-after-free condition by issuing a sequence of driver commands. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service and information disclosure.

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Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Title Use‑After‑Free in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux Allows Privilege Escalation
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000

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Description NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability where an unprivileged user could cause a use-after-free condition by issuing a sequence of driver commands. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service and information disclosure.
Weaknesses CWE-416
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-30T17:59:49.211Z

Reserved: 2026-05-19T19:55:48.351Z

Link: CVE-2026-47588

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T17:56:26.542Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-30T16:17:28.577

Modified: 2026-09-30T18:18:34.190

Link: CVE-2026-47588

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T18:15:15Z

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