NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where a user could cause type confusion. 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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Kernel‑mode Type Confusion in NVIDIA Linux GPU Driver nvidia-driver: xorg-x11-drv-nvidia: nvidia-driver: Privilege escalation via kernel-mode type confusion
First Time appeared Nvidia
Nvidia geforce
Nvidia nvs
Nvidia quadro
Nvidia rtx
Nvidia tesla
Vendors & Products Nvidia
Nvidia geforce
Nvidia nvs
Nvidia quadro
Nvidia rtx
Nvidia tesla
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Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Title Kernel‑mode Type Confusion in NVIDIA Linux GPU Driver
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{'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 a user could cause type confusion. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Weaknesses CWE-843
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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: 2026-09-30T17:59:50.037Z

Reserved: 2026-05-19T19:55:47.437Z

Link: CVE-2026-47572

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T17:56:36.446Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-30T16:17:26.297

Modified: 2026-09-30T18:18:30.637

Link: CVE-2026-47572

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-30T15:50:42Z

Links: CVE-2026-47572 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-01T00:00:11Z

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