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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-47511

high Nessus Plugin ID 358371

Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

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 in the kernel mode layer, where a user could cause an out-of-bounds write. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.
 (CVE-2026-47511)

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

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-47511

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 358371

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_47511.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.35

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-47511

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libnvidia-cfg, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libnvidia-fbc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libnvidia-gpucomp, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libnvidia-ml, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nvidia-driver-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nvidia-driver-cuda-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nvidia-driver-cuda, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nvidia-driver-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nvidia-driver, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-nvidia

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/30/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-47511