CVE-2026-47588
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Use-After-Free in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-47588, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-09-30

Last updated on: 2026-09-30

Assigner: NVIDIA Corporation

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability where an unprivileged user could cause a use-after-free condition by issuing a sequence of driver commands. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service and information disclosure.

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Published
2026-09-30
Last Modified
2026-09-30
Generated
2026-09-30
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2026-09-30
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nvidia gpu_display_driver *

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CWE-416 The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

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Executive Summary

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux has a use-after-free vulnerability. An unprivileged user can trigger this by sending a specific sequence of driver commands. This flaw may allow code execution, privilege escalation, denial of service, or information disclosure.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could let an attacker run malicious code, gain higher system privileges, crash the system, or steal sensitive information from your device.

Mitigation Strategies

Update the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux to the latest patched version as soon as possible to address the use-after-free vulnerability.

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