---
id: CVE-2026-47517
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-476
vendor: NVIDIA
product: GeForce
affected:
  - GeForce All driver versions prior to 615.71.09
  - GeForce All driver versions prior to 610.57.04
  - rtx_quadro_nvs All driver versions prior to 615.71.09
  - rtx_quadro_nvs All driver versions prior to 610.57.04
  - rtx_quadro_nvs All driver versions prior to 595.91.07
  - rtx_quadro_nvs All driver versions prior to 580.178.04
  - Tesla All driver versions prior to 615.71.09
  - Tesla All driver versions prior to 610.57.04
  - Tesla All driver versions prior to 595.91.07
  - Tesla All driver versions prior to 580.178.04
  - GeForce All driver versions prior to 595.91.07
  - GeForce All driver versions prior to 580.178.04
  - guest_driver 595.71.05(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.1)
  - guest_driver 580.159.03(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.5)
  - virtual_gpu_manager 595.71.03(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.1)
  - >-
    virtual_gpu_manager 580.159.01(All versions prior to and including vGPU
    19.5)
published: '2026-09-30'
updated: '2026-09-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-30T18:18:22.773'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47517'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5861'
    label: psirt@nvidia.com
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47517'
    label: psirt@nvidia.com
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47517'
    label: psirt@nvidia.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-30T17:48:00.473744Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-30T16:10:07.314Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.