NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where an unprivileged user can write to read-only memory because the memory's permissions are not preserved. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.
History

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:15:00 +0000

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

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

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Title Privilege Escalation via Unauthorized Memory Write in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver nvidia-driver: xorg-x11-drv-nvidia: nvidia-driver: Arbitrary code execution via write to read-only memory
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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Title Privilege Escalation via Unauthorized Memory Write in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver

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

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, '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 an unprivileged user can write to read-only memory because the memory's permissions are not preserved. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Weaknesses CWE-281
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published: 2026-09-30T15:51:20.296Z

Updated: 2026-10-02T03:55:26.681Z

Reserved: 2026-05-19T19:55:49.283Z

Link: CVE-2026-47595

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T17:56:13.348Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-30T16:17:29.680

Modified: 2026-10-02T04:18:09.110

Link: CVE-2026-47595

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-30T15:51:20Z

Links: CVE-2026-47595 - Bugzilla