Heap Buffer Overflow via Numeric Type Conversion in NVIDIA Linux Display Driver
CVE-2026-24192 Published on May 26, 2026
NVIDIA Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause an incorrect conversion between numeric types, leading to a heap buffer overflow. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, data tampering, and code execution.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-24192 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types
When converting from one data type to another, such as long to integer, data can be omitted or translated in a way that produces unexpected values. If the resulting values are used in a sensitive context, then dangerous behaviors may occur.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-24192
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Affected Versions
NVIDIA GeForce:- Version All driver versions prior to 595.71.05 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 580.159.03 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 535.309.01 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 595.71.05 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 580.159.03 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 535.309.01 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 595.71.05 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 580.159.03 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 535.309.01 is affected.
- Version 595.58.02(All versions up to and including the March 2026 release) is affected.
- Version 595.58.02(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.0) is affected.
- Version 580.126.08(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.4) is affected.
- Version 535.288.01(All versions prior to and including vGPU 16.13) is affected.
Exploit Probability
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