CVE-2026-47566

nvidia-driver: nvidia-driver: Denial of Service via kernel memory leak

Published Sep 30, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where an unprivileged user could cause a memory leak in error paths leading to kernel memory exhaustion. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Kernel Memory Leak Causing Kernel Exhaustion in NVIDIA Linux Drivers nvidia-driver: nvidia-driver: Denial of Service via kernel memory leak
Weaknesses CWE-772
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nvidia
Nvidia geforce
Nvidia guest Driver
Nvidia nvs
Nvidia quadro
Nvidia rtx
Nvidia virtual Gpu Manager
Vendors & Products Nvidia
Nvidia geforce
Nvidia guest Driver
Nvidia nvs
Nvidia quadro
Nvidia rtx
Nvidia virtual Gpu Manager
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Kernel Memory Leak Causing Kernel Exhaustion in NVIDIA Linux Drivers
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where an unprivileged user could cause a memory leak in error paths leading to kernel memory exhaustion. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service.
Weaknesses CWE-401
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
nvidia
Published
Updated
Sep 30, 2026, 5:59 PM
Reserved
May 19, 2026, 7:55 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Sep 30, 2026, 4:17 PM
Modified
Sep 30, 2026, 6:18 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 30, 2026, 3:54 PM