CVE-2026-24198: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in NVIDIA GeForce
A vulnerability in the NVIDIA GeForce GPU Display Driver for Linux allows an advanced attacker with high privileges to exploit a race condition that could leak sensitive memory. This exposure might lead to limited unauthorized disclosure of information, denial of service, and data tampering. The issue affects all driver versions prior to 595.71.05. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently confirmed from the vendor. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 5.6.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-24198 is a vulnerability in NVIDIA GeForce GPU Display Driver for Linux where a race condition can be exploited by an attacker with high privileges to leak sensitive memory. This could result in limited exposure of sensitive information to unauthorized actors, as well as potential denial of service and data tampering. The vulnerability affects all driver versions prior to 595.71.05. No official fix or patch information is currently available, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation may lead to limited unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information, denial of service, and data tampering. The attack requires high privileges and local access, limiting the attack surface. The overall impact is rated medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.6.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, limit access to systems running vulnerable driver versions and restrict privileges to trusted users only.
CVE-2026-24198: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in NVIDIA GeForce
Description
A vulnerability in the NVIDIA GeForce GPU Display Driver for Linux allows an advanced attacker with high privileges to exploit a race condition that could leak sensitive memory. This exposure might lead to limited unauthorized disclosure of information, denial of service, and data tampering. The issue affects all driver versions prior to 595.71.05. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently confirmed from the vendor. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 5.6.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.6medium
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-24198 is a vulnerability in NVIDIA GeForce GPU Display Driver for Linux where a race condition can be exploited by an attacker with high privileges to leak sensitive memory. This could result in limited exposure of sensitive information to unauthorized actors, as well as potential denial of service and data tampering. The vulnerability affects all driver versions prior to 595.71.05. No official fix or patch information is currently available, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation may lead to limited unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information, denial of service, and data tampering. The attack requires high privileges and local access, limiting the attack surface. The overall impact is rated medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.6.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, limit access to systems running vulnerable driver versions and restrict privileges to trusted users only.
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: 6a15e037891d628fdc67d89f
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 18:02:31 UTC
Last enriched: 06/02/2026, 21:14:03 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 87
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