CVE-2026-24187: CWE-416 Use After Free in NVIDIA GeForce
NVIDIA Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause a use-after-free. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, data tampering, and code execution.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-24187) involves a use-after-free condition in the NVIDIA GeForce Linux display driver. Use-after-free bugs occur when a program continues to use memory after it has been freed, potentially leading to memory corruption. Successful exploitation could result in a range of impacts including denial of service, privilege escalation, information disclosure, data tampering, and arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability affects all driver versions prior to 595.71.05. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires local access with low complexity and no user interaction, and the impact is high on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker with local access and low privileges to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, cause denial of service, disclose sensitive information, or tamper with data on affected systems running vulnerable NVIDIA GeForce Linux drivers. The high CVSS score reflects the broad impact on system security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the NVIDIA vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should limit local access to trusted users only and monitor for updates from NVIDIA. No official patch or temporary workaround is currently documented.
CVE-2026-24187: CWE-416 Use After Free in NVIDIA GeForce
Description
NVIDIA Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause a use-after-free. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, data tampering, and code execution.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-24187) involves a use-after-free condition in the NVIDIA GeForce Linux display driver. Use-after-free bugs occur when a program continues to use memory after it has been freed, potentially leading to memory corruption. Successful exploitation could result in a range of impacts including denial of service, privilege escalation, information disclosure, data tampering, and arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability affects all driver versions prior to 595.71.05. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires local access with low complexity and no user interaction, and the impact is high on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker with local access and low privileges to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, cause denial of service, disclose sensitive information, or tamper with data on affected systems running vulnerable NVIDIA GeForce Linux drivers. The high CVSS score reflects the broad impact on system security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the NVIDIA vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should limit local access to trusted users only and monitor for updates from NVIDIA. No official patch or temporary workaround is currently documented.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- nvidia
- Date Reserved
- 2026-01-21T19:09:32.733Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a15e035891d628fdc67d372
Added to database: 5/26/2026, 6:02:29 PM
Last enriched: 5/26/2026, 6:33:47 PM
Last updated: 5/26/2026, 9:53:27 PM
Views: 4
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