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CVE-2024-8768: vLLM denial of service vulnerability

September 17, 2024

A flaw was found in the vLLM library. A completions API request with an empty prompt will crash the vLLM API server, resulting in a denial of service.

References

  • access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8768
  • bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2311895
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-w2r7-9579-27hf
  • github.com/vllm-project/vllm
  • github.com/vllm-project/vllm/commit/e25fee57c2e69161bd261f5986dc5aeb198bbd42
  • github.com/vllm-project/vllm/issues/7632
  • github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/7746
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8768

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.5.5

Fixed versions

  • 0.5.5

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.5.5 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-617: Reachable Assertion

Source file

pypi/vllm/CVE-2024-8768.yml

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