NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where an unprivileged user can cause improper release of memory resources, leaving a mapping accessible after the underlying memory is reused. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.

The remote openSUSE 16 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2026:22106-1 advisory.

    Changes for nvidia-open-driver-G07-signed:

    - update non-CUDA variant to 595.104.02 (bsc#1283265)
    - fix build against Linux 7.3.0 (RC) (bsc#1278022)
    - re-disabled CXL support for now again following NVIDIA's       advice (bsc#1280057)
    - update CUDA variant to 615.71.09 (bsc#1270255)      [ CVE-2026-47587, CVE-2026-47567, CVE-2026-47549, CVE-2026-47566,      CVE-2026-47596, CVE-2026-47601, CVE-2026-47518, CVE-2026-47595,      CVE-2026-47564, CVE-2026-47491, CVE-2026-47489, CVE-2026-47516,      CVE-2026-47572, CVE-2026-47569, CVE-2026-47560, CVE-2026-47563,      CVE-2026-47561, CVE-2026-47559, CVE-2026-47558, CVE-2026-47556,      CVE-2026-47553, CVE-2026-47552, CVE-2026-47551, CVE-2026-47548,      CVE-2026-47545, CVE-2026-47540, CVE-2026-47530, CVE-2026-47528,      CVE-2026-47523, CVE-2026-47514, CVE-2026-47513, CVE-2026-47512,      CVE-2026-47511, CVE-2026-47510, CVE-2026-47508, CVE-2026-47507,      CVE-2026-47501, CVE-2026-47500, CVE-2026-47494, CVE-2026-47600,      CVE-2026-47599, CVE-2026-47597, CVE-2026-47588, CVE-2026-47594,      CVE-2026-47592, CVE-2026-47591, CVE-2026-47590, CVE-2026-47589,      CVE-2026-47554, CVE-2026-47602, CVE-2026-47598, CVE-2026-47533,      CVE-2026-47538, CVE-2026-47547, CVE-2026-47546, CVE-2026-47543,      CVE-2026-47542, CVE-2026-47537, CVE-2026-47529, CVE-2026-47527,      CVE-2026-47525, CVE-2026-47524, CVE-2026-47515, CVE-2026-47509,      CVE-2026-47532, CVE-2026-47522, CVE-2026-47586, CVE-2026-47565,      CVE-2026-47534, CVE-2026-47557, CVE-2026-47555, CVE-2026-47517,      CVE-2026-47492, CVE-2026-47603, CVE-2026-47604, CVE-2026-47568,      CVE-2026-47526, CVE-2026-47531, CVE-2026-47562, CVE-2026-47502,      CVE-2026-47504 ]
    - update non-CUDA variant to 595.91.07 (bsc#1271601, bsc#1270255)      CVE-2026-47596, CVE-2026-47601, CVE-2026-47595, CVE-2026-47564,      CVE-2026-47491, CVE-2026-47489, CVE-2026-47516, CVE-2026-47572,      CVE-2026-47569, CVE-2026-47560, CVE-2026-47563, CVE-2026-47561,      CVE-2026-47559, CVE-2026-47558, CVE-2026-47556, CVE-2026-47553,      CVE-2026-47552, CVE-2026-47551, CVE-2026-47548, CVE-2026-47545,      CVE-2026-47540, CVE-2026-47530, CVE-2026-47528, CVE-2026-47523,      CVE-2026-47514, CVE-2026-47513, CVE-2026-47512, CVE-2026-47511,      CVE-2026-47510, CVE-2026-47508, CVE-2026-47507, CVE-2026-47501,      CVE-2026-47500, CVE-2026-47494, CVE-2026-47600, CVE-2026-47599,      CVE-2026-47597, CVE-2026-47588, CVE-2026-47594, CVE-2026-47592,      CVE-2026-47591, CVE-2026-47590, CVE-2026-47589, CVE-2026-47554,      CVE-2026-47602, CVE-2026-47598, CVE-2026-47533, CVE-2026-47538,      CVE-2026-47547, CVE-2026-47546, CVE-2026-47543, CVE-2026-47542,      CVE-2026-47537, CVE-2026-47529, CVE-2026-47527, CVE-2026-47525,      CVE-2026-47524, CVE-2026-47515, CVE-2026-47509, CVE-2026-47532,      CVE-2026-47522, CVE-2026-47586, CVE-2026-47565, CVE-2026-47518,

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where an
    unprivileged user can cause improper release of memory resources, leaving a mapping accessible after the
    underlying memory is reused. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution,
    denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering. (CVE-2026-47491)

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where an     unprivileged user can cause improper release of memory resources, leaving a mapping accessible after the     underlying memory is reused. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution,     denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering. (CVE-2026-47491)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
367230	openSUSE 16: nv-prefer-signed-open-driver-G07 / etc (openSUSE-SU-2026:22106-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	high
473178	Echo: nvidia-graphics-drivers: security update to 590.48.01-0ubuntu1+e1	Tenable Cloud Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	high
473178	Echo: nvidia-graphics-drivers: security update to 590.48.01-0ubuntu1+e1	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	high
358372	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-47491	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high

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