NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Allowing Code Execution and Data Manipulation

A vulnerability in the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux could enable an unprivileged attacker to escalate permissions. Exploitation of this vulnerability may result in unauthorized code execution, a denial-of-service condition, elevated privileges, disclosure of sensitive information, and unauthorized data modification.

Impact

Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized code execution, a denial-of-service condition, unauthorized privilege escalation, disclosure of sensitive information, and unauthorized data modification.

Remediation

Users can download and install the updated driver versions through the NVIDIA Driver Downloads page. For vGPU software and Cloud Gaming updates, use the NVIDIA Licensing Portal.