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CVE-2026-24190 is a high-severity local vulnerability in the kernel mode layer of NVIDIA Display Driver for Windows and Linux. The flaw is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) and stems from insufficient authorization checks when processing requests for GPU resources. A local user can trigger improper access to restricted GPU resources through the driver’s user-mode interface, including IOCTL-style request paths, causing the kernel driver to service requests against GPU memory regions, compute contexts, or other GPU objects without adequately verifying that the caller is authorized to access them. Analysis associated with the May 2026 fixes indicates the issue involved missing object state validation and pointer-tracking slot collision handling across affected request paths, contributing to unsafe access to privileged or foreign GPU-managed objects. Because the vulnerable logic executes in kernel mode, successful exploitation can cross process and privilege boundaries and undermine GPU isolation on shared systems.
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A privilege escalation vulnerability in NVIDIA's Windows Kernel Core Display Driver (nvlddmkm.sys) involving input validation failures, pointer slot collisions, missing object lifecycle validation, and systemic IOCTL handler validation gaps that could allow low-privilege users to corrupt kernel structures or reach unsafe Ring 0 code paths.
An NVIDIA GPU driver vulnerability involving improper access to GPU resources, mentioned only as another CVE in the same bulletin.
A high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in the kernel mode layer of NVIDIA Display Drivers for Windows and Linux that can allow a local unprivileged user to improperly access GPU resources, leading to privilege escalation, code execution, denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.
A kernel mode layer vulnerability in NVIDIA Windows and Linux display drivers that allows improper access to GPU resources and may lead to code execution, data tampering, and privilege escalation.
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