NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where a user could inject crafted text into the kernel log because the supplied version string is not properly sanitized. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service and data tampering.
History

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Title Kernel Log Injection via Unsanitized Version String in NVIDIA Linux Driver nvidia-driver: nvidia-driver: Denial of Service via kernel log injection
Weaknesses CWE-117
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nvidia
Nvidia geforce
Nvidia guest Driver
Nvidia nvs
Nvidia quadro
Nvidia rtx
Nvidia tesla
Nvidia virtual Gpu Manager
Vendors & Products Nvidia
Nvidia geforce
Nvidia guest Driver
Nvidia nvs
Nvidia quadro
Nvidia rtx
Nvidia tesla
Nvidia virtual Gpu Manager

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:45:00 +0000

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Title Kernel Log Injection via Unsanitized Version String in NVIDIA Linux Driver

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000

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Description NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where a user could inject crafted text into the kernel log because the supplied version string is not properly sanitized. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service and data tampering.
Weaknesses CWE-116
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published: 2026-09-30T15:54:21.858Z

Updated: 2026-09-30T17:29:27.944Z

Reserved: 2026-05-19T19:55:46.481Z

Link: CVE-2026-47562

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T17:24:39.143Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-30T16:17:24.847

Modified: 2026-09-30T18:18:29.383

Link: CVE-2026-47562

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-30T15:54:21Z

Links: CVE-2026-47562 - Bugzilla