MinorCritical vulnerability
CVE-2026-47598 (CVSS 7.0)
NVD · officialPublished Sep 30, 2026Risk 23/100
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the open-source kernel module event delivery path where an unprivileged local user could cause a use-after-free through a race between asynchronous event delivery and file close. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Technical details
CVSS
7.0
AV:LocalAC:HighPR:LowUI:NoneC:HighI:HighA:High
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