Bug 2544104 (CVE-2026-47563)

Summary: CVE-2026-47563 xorg-x11-drv-nvidia: xorg-x11-drv-nvidia: Privilege escalation via NULL pointer dereference in kernel mode layer
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
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A flaw was found in xorg-x11-drv-nvidia. A local user can trigger an invalid memory access (NULL pointer dereference) in the driver's kernel mode layer. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges, access sensitive information, or cause a denial of service (DoS) by crashing the system.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-30 16:32:17 UTC
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where a user could cause a NULL pointer dereference. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.