CVE-2026-47517

Public on 2026-09-30
Modified on 2026-10-02
Description
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.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2023 cuda Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 kmod-nvidia-latest-dkms Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 kmod-nvidia-open-dkms Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 nvidia-driver Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2026-47517 Mitre: CVE-2026-47517