# CVE-2026-27940: llama.cpp has a Heap Buffer Overflow via Integer Overflow in \`mem\_size\` Calculation — Bypass of CVE-2025-53630 Fix

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: b8146
- Published: 2026-03-12 · Updated: 2026-03-14

## Affected

- ggml-org llama.cpp: fixed in b8146

## Description

llama.cpp is an inference of several LLM models in C/C++. Prior to b8146, the gguf_init_from_file_impl() in gguf.cpp is vulnerable to an Integer overflow, leading to an undersized heap allocation. Using the subsequent fread() writes 528+ bytes of attacker-controlled data past the buffer boundary. This is a bypass of a similar bug in the same file - CVE-2025-53630, but the fix overlooked some areas. This vulnerability is fixed in b8146.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ggml-org llama.cpp, upgrade to a fixed version (b8146) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/security/advisories/GHSA-3p4r-fq3f-q74v
- https://github.com/ngtuonghung/CVE-2026-27940

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