ubuntu-cve-2026-33298
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-03-24 01:17
Modified
2026-05-20 15:27
Summary
Details

llama.cpp is an inference of several LLM models in C/C++. Prior to b7824, an integer overflow vulnerability in the ggml_nbytes function allows an attacker to bypass memory validation by crafting a GGUF file with specific tensor dimensions. This causes ggml_nbytes to return a significantly smaller size than required (e.g., 4MB instead of Exabytes), leading to a heap-based buffer overflow when the application subsequently processes the tensor. This vulnerability allows potential Remote Code Execution (RCE) via memory corruption. b7824 contains a fix.

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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        "5760+dfsg-3",
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          {
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          },
          {
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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "llama.cpp is an inference of several LLM models in C/C++. Prior to b7824, an integer overflow vulnerability in the `ggml_nbytes` function allows an attacker to bypass memory validation by crafting a GGUF file with specific tensor dimensions. This causes `ggml_nbytes` to return a significantly smaller size than required (e.g., 4MB instead of Exabytes), leading to a heap-based buffer overflow when the application subsequently processes the tensor. This vulnerability allows potential Remote Code Execution (RCE) via memory corruption. b7824 contains a fix.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-33298",
  "modified": "2026-05-20T15:27:22Z",
  "published": "2026-03-24T01:17:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-33298"
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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      "score": "medium",
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  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2026-33298"
  ]
}



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