NVIDIA GPU Display Driver Vulnerability for Linux Affects Local User Access
CVE-2026-47517

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Nvidia
Status
Geforce
Rtx, Quadro, Nvs
Tesla
Guest Driver
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 September 2026

What is CVE-2026-47517?

The NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a flaw in its kernel mode driver that allows a local user to trigger a null pointer dereference by carefully crafting an ioctl request. Exploiting this vulnerability can lead to a denial of service, impacting system stability and usability.

Affected Version(s)

GeForce Linux(R580) All driver versions prior to 580.178.04

GeForce Linux(R595) All driver versions prior to 595.91.07

GeForce Linux(R610) All driver versions prior to 610.57.04

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47517
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47517
https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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