Description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the open-source kernel module where an unprivileged local user could cause improper preservation of memory access permissions during DMA mapping. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Published: 2026-09-30
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title DMA Mapping Permission Preservation Failure in NVIDIA Linux GPU Driver Enables Local Privilege Escalation nvidia: nvidia: Privilege escalation via improper memory permissions during DMA mapping
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nvidia
Nvidia geforce
Nvidia nvs
Nvidia quadro
Nvidia rtx
Nvidia tesla
Vendors & Products Nvidia
Nvidia geforce
Nvidia nvs
Nvidia quadro
Nvidia rtx
Nvidia tesla

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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Title DMA Mapping Permission Preservation Failure in NVIDIA Linux GPU Driver Enables Local Privilege Escalation

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the open-source kernel module where an unprivileged local user could cause improper preservation of memory access permissions during DMA mapping. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Weaknesses CWE-281
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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-01T03:56:20.835Z

Reserved: 2026-05-19T19:55:49.283Z

Link: CVE-2026-47599

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T17:25:20.981Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-30T16:17:30.270

Modified: 2026-10-01T04:18:18.593

Link: CVE-2026-47599

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-30T15:51:22Z

Links: CVE-2026-47599 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T23:00:16Z

Weaknesses