CVE-2026-47602
Description
A flaw was found in nvidia-driver. A local user can cause the kernel-mode driver to dereference an untrusted pointer, which is an unverified reference to a memory location. A successful exploit can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) through a system crash or result in unauthorized information disclosure.
Statement
This flaw is rated as having an Important impact for Red Hat deployments because, although local access to specialized GPU hardware is required, an unprivileged user can compromise kernel-level confidentiality and availability by crashing the host or reading restricted memory. The proprietary NVIDIA driver is not included in standard default installations and is only present when explicitly deployed for hardware graphics or GPU compute acceleration. Furthermore, Red Hat Enterprise Linux releases are not affected as the packaged driver versions do not contain the vulnerable code.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.1 | N/A | 7.1 |
| Attack Vector | Local | N/A | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low | N/A | Low |
| Privileges Required | Low | N/A | Low |
| User Interaction | None | N/A | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | N/A | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High | N/A | High |
| Integrity Impact | None | N/A | None |
| Availability Impact | High | N/A | High |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
cve.org: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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