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.

NVD

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.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
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: NVIDIA GeForce: NVIDIA GeForce: NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS: NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS: NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS: NVIDIA Tesla: NVIDIA Tesla: NVIDIA Tesla: NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager: NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager: NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager: NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.01%
Percentile
1.50%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.