Vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux Impacts System Security
CVE-2026-47598

7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

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

What is CVE-2026-47598?

The NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a serious vulnerability in its open-source kernel module event delivery path. This flaw enables unprivileged local users to exploit a race condition between asynchronous event delivery and file closure, potentially leading to unauthorized code execution, privilege escalation, denial of service, information disclosure, or data integrity issues. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to system security and should be prioritized for remediation.

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-2026-47598
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47598
https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026...

CVSS V3.1

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

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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