Vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux Leads to Kernel Log Issues
CVE-2026-47568

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

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

What is CVE-2026-47568?

The NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux has a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer that can be exploited by an attacker to trigger an excessive and uncontrolled generation of kernel logs. This occurs when the user repeatedly invokes an interface that emits error messages without limits. If exploited successfully, this could lead to a denial of service, disrupting system operations.

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-2026-47568
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47568
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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