Bug 2544045 (CVE-2026-47549)

Summary: CVE-2026-47549 nvidia-driver: nvidia-driver: Denial of Service via NULL pointer dereference in kernel module
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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A flaw was found in nvidia-driver. This vulnerability allows an unprivileged local user to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by triggering an invalid memory access (NULL pointer dereference) in the kernel module. A successful exploit results in a system crash.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-30 16:12:35 UTC
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel module where an unprivileged local user could cause a NULL pointer dereference. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service.