UBUNTU-CVE-2026-10298

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-10298
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-10298.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-10298
Upstream
  • CVE-2026-10298
Published
2026-06-01T23:16:00Z
Modified
2026-06-03T11:20:11Z
Severity
  • 3.3 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • 1.9 (Low) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

A security flaw has been discovered in ggml-org whisper.cpp up to 1.8.2. This vulnerability affects the function whispermodelload of the file ggml/src/ggml.c. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:26.04:LTS / whisper.cpp

Package

Name
whisper.cpp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/whisper.cpp?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.8.3+dfsg-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.3+dfsg-2",
            "binary_name": "libwhisper1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.3+dfsg-2",
            "binary_name": "whisper.cpp"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-10298.json"