Bug 2416469 (CVE-2025-62609)

Summary: CVE-2025-62609 mlx: MLX has Wild Pointer Dereference in load_gguf()
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Version: unspecifiedCC: carogers, erezende, haoli, hkataria, jajackso, jcammara, jmitchel, jneedle, kegrant, koliveir, kshier, mabashia, pbraun, shvarugh, simaishi, smcdonal, stcannon, teagle, tfister, thavo, yguenane
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A segmentation fault flaw has been discovered in the python MLX library. The segmentation fault exists in `mlx::core::load_gguf()` and can be triggered when loading malicious GGUF files. An untrusted pointer from external the gguflib library is dereferenced without validation, causing an application crash.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-11-21 20:01:19 UTC
MLX is an array framework for machine learning on Apple silicon. Prior to version 0.29.4, there is a segmentation fault in mlx::core::load_gguf() when loading malicious GGUF files. Untrusted pointer from external gguflib library is dereferenced without validation, causing application crash. This issue has been patched in version 0.29.4.