An issue in the component torch.linalg.lu of pytorch v2.8.0 allows attackers to cause a…
Priority HIGH 72CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
An issue in the component torch.linalg.lu of pytorch v2.8.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) when performing a slice operation.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00423 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenShift Lightspeed | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat AI Inference Server | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-55551
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8f2w-3w4c-pwj2
References
More backstage Pytorch vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-32257 In PyTorch <=2.4.1, the RemoteModule has Deserialization RCE. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-35037 A Name Error occurs in pytorch v2.7.0 when a PyTorch model consists of torch.cummin and… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-35034 A syntax error in the component proxy_tensor.py of pytorch v2.7.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-35033 pytorch v2.8.0 was discovered to display unexpected behavior when the components… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-35038 A buffer overflow occurs in pytorch v2.7.0 when a PyTorch model consists of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-03943 PyTorch pt2 Loading deserialization CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-55551 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-55551 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8f2w-3w4c-pwj2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-55551 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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