A flaw was found in the NVIDIA GPU display driver. A local unprivileged user can trigger a use-after-free condition—where memory is accessed after it has been released—by submitting a specific sequence of driver commands. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, cause a denial of service (DoS), or access sensitive data.
Last checked: 2026-10-02 04:42 UTC
No exploitation evidence · CISA Coordinator (Assessed 2026-10-01 00:00 UTC)
Fix evidence last checked: 2026-10-23 10:28 UTC
Debian 12 (Bookworm)
Debian Security Tracker · Observed 2026-10-01
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16
SUSE-SU-2026:24256 · Published 2026-10-15