🛡️ CVE-2026-24198 on Ubuntu — nvidia-graphics-drivers-304

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-24198 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package nvidia-graphics-drivers-304. The fix is available in version 535.309.01-0ubuntu0.24.04.1; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs administrative privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity low, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

• Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
• Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
• Privileges required: High — administrative rights are needed first.
• User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
• Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
• Confidentiality impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
• Integrity impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
• Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Weakness class

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-24198 is classified as CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information. Information that should stay internal is disclosed to someone who is not authorised to see it.

Affected software

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-24198 is recorded against 37 packages.

• nvidia-graphics-drivers-304
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-340
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-390
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-430
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-435
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-440
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-server
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-450
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-455
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-460
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-460-server
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-470
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-510
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-515
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-515-server
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-520
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-530
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-535 (fixed in 535.309.01-0ubuntu0.24.04.1)
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-535-server
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-545
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-550

Timeline and source

Published on 26 May 2026 and last revised on 23 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

ubuntu.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)
nvd.nist.gov (Report)
nvidia.custhelp.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)

Other advisories for this package

nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

• UBUNTU-CVE-2026-24194 (published 26 May 2026)
• UBUNTU-CVE-2026-24193 (published 26 May 2026)
• UBUNTU-CVE-2026-24192 (published 26 May 2026)
• UBUNTU-CVE-2026-24199 (published 26 May 2026)
• UBUNTU-CVE-2026-24190 (published 26 May 2026)
• UBUNTU-CVE-2026-24197 (published 26 May 2026)
• UBUNTU-CVE-2026-24187 (published 26 May 2026)
• UBUNTU-CVE-2026-24196 (published 26 May 2026)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information) in other software:

• CVE-2023-41050 (6.8 Medium, published 13 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-24886 (2.0 Low, published 12 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-35625 (4.7 Medium, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-30776 (published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2015-8749 (published 6 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2016-3954 (published 6 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2015-1851 (published 6 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2015-5223 (published 6 Jul 2026)

CVE-2026-24198 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Affected Packages

References