InternLM LMDeploy through 0.17.0 contains a reachable assertion vulnerability in the DistServe decode migration loop that allows unauthenticated attackers to terminate the inference engine. Attackers can submit a migration_request with an empty remote_block_ids list to trigger an AssertionError that crashes the engine loop and causes subsequent inference requests to fail.
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/internlm-lmdeploy-through-0.17.0-assertion-denial-of-service
https://github.com/InternLM/lmdeploy/issues/4965
https://github.com/InternLM/lmdeploy/blob/v0.17.0/lmdeploy/pytorch/utils.py#L187-L214
https://github.com/InternLM/lmdeploy/blob/v0.17.0/lmdeploy/pytorch/engine/engine_loop.py#L560-L564
Published: 2026-09-17
Updated: 2026-09-22
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity: High
Base Score: 8.7
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00491