Description
vLLM versions >= 0.6.3 and < 0.9.0 contain multiple regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) vulnerabilities. Several regex patterns — in vllm/lora/utils.py, the phi4mini tool parser, and the OpenAI-compatible serving chat endpoint — are susceptible to catastrophic backtracking. An attacker submitting crafted input with nested or repeated structures can trigger severe CPU consumption and performance degradation, resulting in denial of service.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| vllm | vllm | 0.6.3 – < 0.9.0 | 0.9.0 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | vllm | >= 0.6.3, < 0.9.0 | 0.9.0 | GHSA-j828-28rj-hfhp |
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-j828-28rj-hfhp) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: vllm - Regular Expression Denial of Service in Multiple Components third-party-advisory