NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where an unprivileged user could bypass read-only memory protection due to incorrect authorization, enabling write access to memory marked read-only. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.

Project Subscriptions

No data.

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Kernel mode memory protection bypass in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux enabling code execution

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where an unprivileged user could bypass read-only memory protection due to incorrect authorization, enabling write access to memory marked read-only. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
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'}


Projects

Sign in to view the affected projects.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-30T17:59:48.805Z

Reserved: 2026-05-19T19:55:49.283Z

Link: CVE-2026-47591

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T17:56:22.421Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-30T16:17:29.053

Modified: 2026-09-30T18:18:34.637

Link: CVE-2026-47591

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T19:00:14Z

Weaknesses