whisper.cpp — security advisory

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  "id": "e0843660deded082ac7a6abf8f3676b86feb0abcb539a5d0e67184d0c2630b38",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-14569",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "UBUNTU-CVE-2025-14569",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2025-14569",
    "products": [
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        "name": {
          "value": "whisper.cpp",
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        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [],
        "affected_versions": [
          {
            "value": "1.8.3+dfsg-2",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "1.8.4+dfsg-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "1.8.6+dfsg-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "1.8.6+dfsg-2build1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "1.9.1+dfsg1-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "1.9.2+dfsg-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
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      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "whisper.cpp",
          "evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
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        "prerequisites": [],
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          {
            "value": "1.8.3+dfsg-2",
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      }
    ],
    "severity": "medium",
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      "aliases": [
        "UBUNTU-CVE-2025-14569"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"
        },
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V4",
          "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P"
        },
        {
          "type": "Ubuntu",
          "score": "medium"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
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              ]
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          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "whisper.cpp",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/whisper.cpp?arch=source&distro=stonking",
            "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.10"
          },
          "versions": [
            "1.8.3+dfsg-2",
            "1.8.4+dfsg-1",
            "1.8.6+dfsg-1",
            "1.8.6+dfsg-2build1",
            "1.9.1+dfsg1-1",
            "1.9.2+dfsg-1"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-14569.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "binaries": [
              {
                "binary_name": "libwhisper1",
                "binary_version": "1.9.2+dfsg-1"
              },
              {
                "binary_name": "whisper.cpp",
                "binary_version": "1.9.2+dfsg-1"
              },
              {
                "binary_name": "whisper.cpp-tools",
                "binary_version": "1.9.2+dfsg-1"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "whisper.cpp",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/whisper.cpp?arch=source&distro=resolute",
            "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS"
          },
          "versions": [
            "1.8.3+dfsg-2"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-14569.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "binaries": [
              {
                "binary_name": "libwhisper1",
                "binary_version": "1.8.3+dfsg-2"
              },
              {
                "binary_name": "whisper.cpp",
                "binary_version": "1.8.3+dfsg-2"
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-17T12:56:48.135675170Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2025-14569"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-14569",
        "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14569",
        "https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/issues/3501"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2025-14569",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 356316,
  "published_at": "2025-12-12T19:16:00+00:00"
}