Description
A security vulnerability has been detected in Praat up to 7.0.02. Affected is the function whisper_model_load of the file external/whispercpp/whisper.cpp of the component Model Loader. The manipulation of the argument n_dims leads to out-of-bounds write. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The identifier of the patch is a910d21a2705ef4cd16d91f29cdc8da1ab1a7221. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch. The project maintainer confirms: "We did a quick fix (suggested fix 1) for Praat version 7.0.03, and scheduled a better fix (suggested fix 2)."
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Praat | 7.0.02 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | praat | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | praat | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | praat | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | praat | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | praat | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | praat | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | praat | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | praat | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | praat | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | praat | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | praat | 7.0.02-2.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:12183-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2026:12183-1 praat-7.0.02-2.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 19, 2026
References
- VDB-419892 | Praat Model Loader whisper.cpp whisper_model_load out-of-bounds write vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-419892 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature permissions-required
- CVE-2026-110698 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #1004713 | Praat Praat commit b753a09ba0f4c2385735f08dacd2086088094d69 Out-of-bounds Write third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/praat/praat.github.io/issues/3348 exploit issue-tracking
- https://github.com/PaulBoersma/praat/commit/a910d21a2705ef4cd16d91f29cdc8da1ab1a7221 patch