CVE-2026-47598
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the open-source kernel module event…
- Risk score
- 42/100
- CVSS
- 7.0 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.1%
- Published
- 30 Sep 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the open-source kernel module event delivery path where an unprivileged local user could cause a use-after-free through a race between asynchronous event delivery and file close. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, esc…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 7.0 high
References
Original description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the open-source kernel module event delivery path where an unprivileged local user could cause a use-after-free through a race between asynchronous event delivery and file close. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Last activity 30 Sep 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.