Out-of-Bounds Affecting whisper.cpp package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WHISPERCPP-18368676
  • published28 Jul 2026
  • disclosed27 Jul 2026

Introduced: 27 Jul 2026

NewCVE-2026-17512  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:unstable whisper.cpp.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream whisper.cpp package and not the whisper.cpp package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1