CVE-2026-47562 Other in GeForce
Attackers can inject crafted text into kernel logs via unsanitized version strings, causing denial of service and data tampering in NVIDIA Linux drivers.
- 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-2026-47562?
CVE-2026-47562 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA GeForce, published on 30 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where a user could inject crafted text into the kernel log because the supplied version string is not properly sanitized. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service and data tampering.
Weakness: CWE-116
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-47562?
How do I fix CVE-2026-47562?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2026-47562 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-47562 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-47562, GHSA-4vxq-q3rw-hc8c, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-47562.