CVE-2026-47491
HIGH
7,8
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: local
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: low
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Description
AI Translation Available
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.
404
Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
DraftCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Availability
Other
Confidentiality
Potential Impacts:
Dos: Resource Consumption (Other)
Varies By Context
Read Application Data
Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5861
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47491
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47491