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CVE-2026-43629 (GCVE-0-2026-43629)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-06 15:48 – Updated: 2026-08-14 16:49 X_Open Source
VLAI
Title
llama.cpp b4882–b9058 Buffer Overflow in KV Cache State Restore
Summary
llama.cpp builds b4882 through b9058 contain a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the KV cache state restore path where the state_read_data() function computes write size without overflow checking, allowing attackers with write access to the slot_save_path directory to corrupt heap memory. Attackers can craft malicious state files where cell_count multiplication overflows or exceeds tensor buffer allocation to write attacker-controlled bytes past buffer boundaries, potentially resulting in heap metadata corruption, model weight corruption, or arbitrary code execution via function pointer overwrite.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-07 15:39 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds Write
  • CWE-190 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
ggml-org llama.cpp Affected: b4882 , ≤ b9058 (custom)
Affected: 0.16.1 , ≤ 0.17.1 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:ggml:llama.cpp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ggml:llama.cpp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
2026-05-06 00:00
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