SB2024110190 - Multiple vulnerabilities in llama.cpp

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42479)

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the LLM inference. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42478)

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the rpc_tensor structure. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/security/advisories/GHSA-wcr5-566p-9cwj
• https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/commit/b72942fac998672a79a1ae3c03b340f7e629980b
• https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/security/advisories/GHSA-5vm9-p64x-gqw9