Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 7, 2026· Updated Jan 8, 2026
llama.cpp has Out-of-bounds Write in llama-server
CVE-2026-21869
Description
llama.cpp is an inference of several LLM models in C/C++. In commits 55d4206c8 and prior, the n_discard parameter is parsed directly from JSON input in the llama.cpp server's completion endpoints without validation to ensure it's non-negative. When a negative value is supplied and the context fills up, llama_memory_seq_rm/add receives a reversed range and negative offset, causing out-of-bounds memory writes in the token evaluation loop. This deterministic memory corruption can crash the process or enable remote code execution (RCE). There is no fix at the time of publication.
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References
1- github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/security/advisories/GHSA-8947-pfff-2f3cmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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