NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux Vulnerability Exposes Read-Only Memory
CVE-2026-47596

7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

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

What is CVE-2026-47596?

The NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux has a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer that allows unprivileged users to write to read-only memory. This occurs due to the failure to properly preserve memory permissions. If exploited, this may enable attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges, posing significant security risks to affected systems.

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-2026-47596
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47596
https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Physical
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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