NVIDIA GeForce Kernel Mode Driver null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA GeForce, RTX, Quadro, NVS, Tesla, Guest driver and Virtual GPU Manager. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Kernel Mode Driver. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-47517. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in NVIDIA GeForce, RTX, Quadro, NVS, Tesla, Guest driver and Virtual GPU Manager and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Kernel Mode Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode driver where a local user may cause a null pointer dereference by submitting a crafted ioctl. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service.

This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-47517 since 05/19/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Timelineinfo

05/19/2026 CVE reserved
09/30/2026 +134 days Advisory disclosed
09/30/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/30/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-47517 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-47517
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-412195

Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2026 18:20
Changes: 09/30/2026 18:20 (60)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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