NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where an unprivileged user can cause improper release of memory resources, leaving a mapping accessible after the underlying memory is reused. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.
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Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Title Improper Memory Release in NVIDIA Linux GPU 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 cause improper release of memory resources, leaving a mapping accessible after the underlying memory is reused. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Weaknesses CWE-404
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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-30T17:59:54.426Z

Reserved: 2026-05-19T19:55:40.488Z

Link: CVE-2026-47491

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T17:57:58.032Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-30T16:17:13.433

Modified: 2026-09-30T18:18:19.087

Link: CVE-2026-47491

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T19:15:07Z

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