CVE-2026-24187 Use after free in GeForce
An attacker can exploit a use-after-free in the NVIDIA Linux display driver to execute code, escalate privileges, or cause denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-24187?
CVE-2026-24187 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Display Driver, published on 26 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause a use-after-free. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, data tampering, and code execution.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-24187?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Gpu Display Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2026-24187?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2026-24187 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-24187 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Gpu Display Driver
- CVE-2023-0184 Privilege escalation in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
- CVE-2022-34671 Memory corruption in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows
- CVE-2022-28181 Memory corruption in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
- CVE-2022-28182 Memory corruption in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
- CVE-2026-24190 Privilege escalation in GeForce
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g33w-wj38-m7jr, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-24187.