Description
A vulnerability was detected in ggml-org whisper.cpp up to 1.9.4. This affects the function whisper_model_load of the file src/whisper.cpp of the component Model Loader. Performing a manipulation of the argument ttype results in out-of-bounds read. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 1.9.5 is able to mitigate this issue. The patch is named 60c0be6ac8fa71b1a2ae2dd938a31a34a508e774. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ggml-org | whisper.cpp | 1.9.0, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4 | 1.9.5 |
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 | whisper.cpp | 1.9.5+dfsg-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | whisper.cpp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | whisper.cpp | No fix yet | — |
References
- VDB-420280 | ggml-org whisper.cpp Model Loader whisper_model_load out-of-bounds vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-420280 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature permissions-required
- CVE-2026-110810 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #1004714 | ggml-org whisper.cpp commit 5670d5c0bbcb148feabef84400a07cfca9aa3b30 Out-of-bounds Read third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/issues/4090 exploit issue-tracking
- https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/pull/4091 issue-tracking patch
- https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/commit/60c0be6ac8fa71b1a2ae2dd938a31a34a508e774 patch
- https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/releases/tag/v1.9.5 patch
- https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/ product