Description
A vulnerability has been found in ggml-org whisper.cpp 1.8.4-58. This impacts the function log_mel_spectrogram of the file src/whisper.cpp. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be performed locally. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ggml-org | whisper.cpp | 1.8.4-58 | — |
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 | No fix yet | — |
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-383382 | ggml-org whisper.cpp log_mel_spectrogram out-of-bounds vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-383382 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature permissions-required
- CVE-2026-17512 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #798905 | ggml-org whisper.cpp v1.8.4-58 Heap-based Buffer Overflow third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/issues/3923 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/pull/3925 issue-tracking patch
- https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/ product