NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the open-source kernel module DMA-BUF import path where an unprivileged local user could cause improper preservation of memory access permissions when importing a read-only buffer from another device's DMA-BUF exporter. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.

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Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Title Privilege Escalation via DMA‑BUF Import Path in NVIDIA GPU Drivers nvidia-driver: nvidia-driver: Privilege escalation via improper memory access permissions in DMA-BUF import
Weaknesses CWE-281
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Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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Title Privilege Escalation via DMA‑BUF Import Path in NVIDIA GPU Drivers

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

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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 Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the open-source kernel module DMA-BUF import path where an unprivileged local user could cause improper preservation of memory access permissions when importing a read-only buffer from another device's DMA-BUF exporter. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service, 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: 2026-10-01T03:56:19.399Z

Reserved: 2026-05-19T19:55:50.277Z

Link: CVE-2026-47601

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T17:25:18.213Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-30T16:17:30.563

Modified: 2026-10-01T04:18:18.953

Link: CVE-2026-47601

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-30T15:51:24Z

Links: CVE-2026-47601 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-01T02:45:17Z

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