NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where the size of an ioctl input buffer is not validated, allowing an unprivileged caller to trigger an out-of-bounds write in kernel memory. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.
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Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Title nvidia-driver: xorg-x11-drv-nvidia: nvidia-driver: privilege escalation via unvalidated ioctl buffer size
Metrics threat_severity

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Important


Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nvidia
Nvidia geforce
Nvidia guest Driver
Nvidia nvs
Nvidia quadro
Nvidia rtx
Nvidia tesla
Nvidia virtual Gpu Manager
Vendors & Products Nvidia
Nvidia geforce
Nvidia guest Driver
Nvidia nvs
Nvidia quadro
Nvidia rtx
Nvidia tesla
Nvidia virtual Gpu Manager

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000

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Description NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where the size of an ioctl input buffer is not validated, allowing an unprivileged caller to trigger an out-of-bounds write in kernel memory. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Weaknesses CWE-787
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-30T17:59:56.434Z

Reserved: 2026-05-19T19:55:46.481Z

Link: CVE-2026-47561

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T17:59:34.032Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-30T16:17:24.693

Modified: 2026-09-30T18:18:29.250

Link: CVE-2026-47561

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-30T15:50:27Z

Links: CVE-2026-47561 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T21:30:17Z

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