CVE-2026-24194 Privilege escalation in GeForce
A local attacker can exploit improper permission handling in the NVIDIA Linux kernel driver to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code.
- 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-2026-24194?
CVE-2026-24194 is a high-severity 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 in a kernel mode layer handler, where a user could cause improper permission handling. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, data tampering, and code execution.
Weakness: CWE-281
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-24194?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Gpu Display Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2026-24194?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2026-24194 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-24194 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Gpu Display Driver
- CVE-2026-24187 Use after free in GeForce
- 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
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p96j-2664-mgcr, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-24194.