Memory Access Vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux

CVE-2026-47601

What is CVE-2026-47601?

The NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in its open-source kernel module responsible for handling DMA-BUF imports. This flaw allows an unprivileged local user to compromise the integrity of memory access permissions when importing a read-only buffer from a different device's DMA-BUF exporter. If exploited successfully, this vulnerability could potentially lead to code execution, privilege escalation, denial of service, as well as unauthorized information disclosure and data tampering.

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