CVE-2026-47601 - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver DMA-BUF Improper Access Control Privilege Escalation

CVE-2026-47601 - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver DMA-BUF Improper Access Control Privilege Escalation

https://cvefeed.io/rssfeed/latest.atom / Wed, 09/30/2026 - 19:49
CVE ID :CVE-2026-47601
Published : Sept. 30, 2026, 4:17 p.m. | 55 minutes ago
Description :NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the open-source kernel module DMA-BUF import path where an unprivileged local user could cause improper preservation of memory access permissions when importing a read-only buffer from another device's DMA-BUF exporter. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Severity: 7.8 | HIGH
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