CVE-2026-24196: CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read in NVIDIA GeForce
CVE-2026-24196 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the NVIDIA Display Driver for Linux affecting GeForce products. Exploitation could lead to denial of service and information disclosure. The vulnerability affects all driver versions prior to 595.71.05. The CVSS score is 7.1, indicating high severity. No official patch or remediation level has been confirmed yet. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-24196) involves an out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) in the NVIDIA GeForce display driver for Linux. A local attacker with low privileges and no user interaction could trigger this flaw, potentially causing denial of service and unauthorized disclosure of information. The issue affects all driver versions before 595.71.05. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires local access with low complexity and no user interaction, with high impact on confidentiality and availability. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation may result in denial of service conditions and information disclosure on affected systems running vulnerable NVIDIA GeForce drivers on Linux. The impact on confidentiality is high, and availability can be disrupted. Integrity impact is not indicated. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the NVIDIA vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, consider restricting local access to trusted users only and monitor for updates from NVIDIA regarding patches.
CVE-2026-24196: CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read in NVIDIA GeForce
Description
CVE-2026-24196 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the NVIDIA Display Driver for Linux affecting GeForce products. Exploitation could lead to denial of service and information disclosure. The vulnerability affects all driver versions prior to 595.71.05. The CVSS score is 7.1, indicating high severity. No official patch or remediation level has been confirmed yet. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.1high
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-24196) involves an out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) in the NVIDIA GeForce display driver for Linux. A local attacker with low privileges and no user interaction could trigger this flaw, potentially causing denial of service and unauthorized disclosure of information. The issue affects all driver versions before 595.71.05. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires local access with low complexity and no user interaction, with high impact on confidentiality and availability. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation may result in denial of service conditions and information disclosure on affected systems running vulnerable NVIDIA GeForce drivers on Linux. The impact on confidentiality is high, and availability can be disrupted. Integrity impact is not indicated. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the NVIDIA vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, consider restricting local access to trusted users only and monitor for updates from NVIDIA regarding patches.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- nvidia
- Date Reserved
- 2026-01-21T19:09:34.079Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a15e035891d628fdc67d395
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 18:02:29 UTC
Last enriched: 06/02/2026, 21:13:56 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 60
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