CVE-2026-47491

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where an unprivileged user can cause improper release of memory resources, leaving a mapping accessible after the underlying memory is reused. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.

CVSS Vector

References

• https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5861
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47491
• https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47491