High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 30, 2026· Updated Sep 30, 2026
CVE-2026-47491
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.
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