NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for 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, denial of service, 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 where an unprivileged user could cause a use-
    after-free. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of
    privileges, denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering. (CVE-2026-47587)

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 where an unprivileged user could cause a use-     after-free. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of     privileges, denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering. (CVE-2026-47587)

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
473602	Echo: nvidia-graphics-drivers: security update to 595.91.07	Tenable Cloud Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	high
473602	Echo: nvidia-graphics-drivers: security update to 595.91.07	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	high
353406	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-47587	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high

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