CVE-2026-53923

vLLM GGUF Kernels: int64_t to int truncation of tensor dimensions causes GPU buffer overflow

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 22, 2026 at 09:55 PM UTC
Updated: October 25, 2026 at 11:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorvLLM

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

vLLM is an inference and serving engine for large language models (LLMs). From 0.5.5 until 0.23.1rc0, integer truncation of tensor dimensions in vLLM's GGUF dequantize kernels (csrc/quantization/gguf/gguf_kernel.cu) causes partial tensor processing. The output tensor is allocated at full size via torch::empty (uninitialized memory), but the dequantize CUDA kernel processes only a truncated number of elements. The unfilled portion of the output tensor retains whatever was previously in GPU memory. In multi-tenant inference deployments, this residual GPU memory may contain tensor data from other users' inference requests, constituting information disclosure. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.23.1rc0.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

0.5.5 ≤ v < 0.23.1
Affected range stops below 0.23.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 0.23.1rc0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/advisories/GHSA-5jv2-g5wq-cmr4
x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/44971

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-681CWE-200

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