CVE-2026-47595: CWE-281 Improper Preservation of Permissions in NVIDIA GeForce
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where an unprivileged user can write to read-only memory because the memory's permissions are not preserved. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-281) affects the NVIDIA GeForce GPU Display Driver for Linux. The flaw is in the kernel mode layer where memory permissions are not properly preserved, enabling an unprivileged user to write to memory regions that should be read-only. The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.8 (high severity) with attack vector local, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or remediation information is provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can result in code execution with elevated privileges, denial of service conditions, unauthorized information disclosure, and data tampering. This can compromise system security and stability on affected Linux systems running the vulnerable NVIDIA GeForce driver.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict local user access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to GPU driver usage.
CVE-2026-47595: CWE-281 Improper Preservation of Permissions in NVIDIA GeForce
Description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where an unprivileged user can write to read-only memory because the memory's permissions are not preserved. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
NVIDIA
GeForce
NVIDIA
GeForce
NVIDIA
RTX, Quadro, NVS
NVIDIA
RTX, Quadro, NVS
NVIDIA
RTX, Quadro, NVS
NVIDIA
RTX, Quadro, NVS
NVIDIA
Tesla
NVIDIA
Tesla
NVIDIA
Tesla
NVIDIA
Tesla
NVIDIA
GeForce
NVIDIA
GeForce
NVIDIA
Guest driver
NVIDIA
Guest driver
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-281) affects the NVIDIA GeForce GPU Display Driver for Linux. The flaw is in the kernel mode layer where memory permissions are not properly preserved, enabling an unprivileged user to write to memory regions that should be read-only. The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.8 (high severity) with attack vector local, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or remediation information is provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can result in code execution with elevated privileges, denial of service conditions, unauthorized information disclosure, and data tampering. This can compromise system security and stability on affected Linux systems running the vulnerable NVIDIA GeForce driver.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict local user access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to GPU driver usage.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- nvidia
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-19T19:55:49.283Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6abd369e2a4e24523d3a8e30
Added to database: 09/30/2026, 16:19:42 UTC
Last enriched: 09/30/2026, 16:33:20 UTC
Last updated: 10/01/2026, 04:58:09 UTC
Views: 11
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