NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability where an unprivileged user could cause a use-after-free. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure.

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 Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability where an unprivileged user could
    cause a use-after-free. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution,
    escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure. (CVE-2026-47516)

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 Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability where an unprivileged user could     cause a use-after-free. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution,     escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure. (CVE-2026-47516)

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
475063	Google: x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers580: security update to 19506.448.20	Tenable Cloud Security	Google COS Security Checks	Local	high
475063	Google: x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers580: security update to 19506.448.20	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Google COS Security Checks	Local	high
473604	Echo: nvidia-graphics-drivers: security update to 595.91.07	Tenable Cloud Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	high
473604	Echo: nvidia-graphics-drivers: security update to 595.91.07	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	high
359491	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-47516	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high

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