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whisper.cpp — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2025-14569

A vulnerability was detected in ggml-org whisper.cpp up to 1.8.2. Affected is the function read_audio_data of the file /whisper.cpp/examples/common-whisper.cpp. The manipulation results in use after free. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit is now public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Products
whisper.cpp
Affected versions
1.7.6+dfsg-1, 1.8.2+dfsg-1, 1.8.2+dfsg-2, 1.8.2+dfsg-3, 1.8.2+dfsg-4, 1.8.2+dfsg-5, 1.8.3+dfsg-1, 1.8.3+dfsg-2, 1.8.3+dfsg-2~exp1, 1.8.3+dfsg-2~exp2, 1.8.4+dfsg-1, 1.8.6+dfsg-1, 1.8.6+dfsg-2, 1.9.1+dfsg1-1, 1.9.2+dfsg-1, 1.9.3+dfsg-1, 1.9.3+dfsg-1~exp1, 1.9.4+dfsg-1
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2025-14569
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
28 Oct 2026, 09:03 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2025-14569

core-osv · Original source

Published 12 Dec 2025, 19:16 UTC

A vulnerability was detected in ggml-org whisper.cpp up to 1.8.2. Affected is the function read_audio_data of the file /whisper.cpp/examples/common-whisper.cpp. The manipulation results in use after free. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit is now public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2025-14569

whisper.cpp

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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