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Echo: nvidia-graphics-drivers: security update to 590.48.01-0ubuntu1+e1

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 473258

Description

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 open-source kernel module event
 delivery path where an unprivileged local user could cause a use-after-free through a race between
 asynchronous event delivery and file close. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code
 execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.
 (CVE-2026-47598)

Solution

Update the nvidia-graphics-drivers library and its related packages to version 590.48.01-0ubuntu1+e1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-47598

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 473258

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/6/2026

Updated: 10/6/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.35

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-47598

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/1/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/30/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-47598