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ubuntu-cve-2026-78148

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2026-08-24 00:16

Modified

2026-09-02 16:27

Summary

Details

A vulnerability was determined in ggml-org llama.cpp bec4772f6. This affects the function rpc_server::graph_compute of the file ggml/src/ggml-rpc/ggml-rpc.cpp of the component ggml-RPC Server. Executing a manipulation can lead to null pointer dereference. The attack may be launched remotely. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

6.9 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-78148	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-78148	REPORT
	https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/issues/25299	REPORT
	https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/pull/25670	REPORT

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      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
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            "binary_name": "libllama0",
            "binary_version": "8681+dfsg-1"
          },
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  ]
}

CVE-2026-78148 (GCVE-0-2026-78148)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-23 23:15 – Updated: 2026-08-24 17:49

Title

ggml-org llama.cpp ggml-RPC Server ggml-rpc.cpp graph_compute null pointer dereference

Summary

Severity

6.9 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:X/RL:X/RC:R

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:X/RL:X/RC:R

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-24 17:48 UTC

CWE

CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
CWE-404 - Denial of Service

Assigner

VulDB mitre root

References

7 references

URL	Tags
https://vuldb.com/vuln/394535	vdb-entrytechnical-description
https://vuldb.com/vuln/394535/cti	signaturepermissions-required
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-78148	third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/submit/882535	third-party-advisory
https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/issues/25299	issue-tracking
https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/pull/25670	issue-trackingpatch
https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/	product

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
ggml-org	llama.cpp	Affected: bec4772f6 cpe:2.3:a:ggml-org:llama.cpp::::::::

Credits

m00dy (VulDB User) VulDB CNA Team

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ubuntu-cve-2026-78148

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

CVE-2026-78148 (GCVE-0-2026-78148)

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