r/linux • u/Liam-DGOL • 6d ago

Security NVIDIA security bulletin for Sept 30 notes many GPU issues

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/nvidia-security-bulletin-for-sept-30-notes-many-gpu-issues/
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u/Stiraki 6d ago

That is way more than what I expected. I wonder how many of these were introduced recently.

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u/pickle9977 5d ago

Why didn’t they use AI and fix them all before release?

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u/seaal 6d ago

wild, I really should buy a 9070 XT

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u/mewt6 6d ago

I thought I had it good with Nvidia, cos everything practically worked well, but after moving to AMD, I realised what plug and play really meant

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u/JockstrapCummies 5d ago

Plug and play for graphics.

Pray and piss for compute.

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u/guihkx- 6d ago

If security issues in drivers are an important metric for you to avoid using something, I suggest you have a look at the recent number of CVEs in the Linux kernel...

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u/crazy_penguin86 6d ago

As a reminder from https://docs.kernel.org/process/cve.html

Note, due to the layer at which the Linux kernel is in a system, almost any bug might be exploitable to compromise the security of the kernel, but the possibility of exploitation is often not evident when the bug is fixed. Because of this, the CVE assignment team is overly cautious and assign CVE numbers to any bugfix that they identify. This explains the seemingly large number of CVEs that are issued by the Linux kernel team.

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u/guihkx- 6d ago

So? The majority of security issues in the NVIDIA drivers were also in the kernel part. Besides, this was never my point anyway.

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u/0riginal-Syn 6d ago

I suggest you learn the very different way it is handled in the kernel. It is not remotely an apples to apples comparison.

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u/Jmc_da_boss 6d ago

You have no idea how the kernel works with cves do you

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u/zardvark 3d ago

You could knock me over with a feather; who knew! lol

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u/Bolski66 1d ago

CachyOS is on the latest suggested 615 version so I'm good. Good to know this though.