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High · 8.1 CVE-2026-43629 EUVD-2026-54284GHSA-7p8h-8h8j-472c

llama.cpp b4882–b9058 Buffer Overflow in KV Cache State Restore

Published Aug 6, 2026 · Updated Oct 29, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

Description

llama.cpp builds b4882 through b9058 contain a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the KV cache state restore path where the state_read_data() function computes write size without overflow checking, allowing attackers with write access to the slot_save_path directory to corrupt heap memory. Attackers can craft malicious state files where cell_count multiplication overflows or exceeds tensor buffer allocation to write attacker-controlled bytes past buffer boundaries, potentially resulting in heap metadata corruption, model weight corruption, or arbitrary code execution via function pointer overwrite.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
ggml-org llama.cpp b4882 – ≤ b9058 —

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 llama.cpp No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 llama.cpp No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS llama.cpp No fix yet —

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