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ericksoa merged 3 commits into from
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fix(security): warn when Ollama binds to 0.0.0.0 during onboard #1877

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fix(security): warn when Ollama binds to 0.0.0.0 during onboard
ColinM-sys Apr 14, 2026
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refactor: extract Ollama exposure warning into helper per CodeRabbit
ColinM-sys Apr 14, 2026
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Merge branch 'main' into fix/ollama-0000-network-warning
ericksoa Apr 16, 2026
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11 changes: 11 additions & 0 deletions src/lib/onboard.ts
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Expand Up @@ -1505,6 +1505,15 @@ async function promptOllamaModel(gpu = null) {
return promptManualModelId(" Ollama model id: ", "Ollama");
}

function printOllamaExposureWarning() {
console.log("");
console.log(" ⚠ Ollama is binding to 0.0.0.0 so the sandbox can reach it via Docker.");
console.log(" This exposes the Ollama API to your local network (no auth required).");
console.log(" On public WiFi, any device on the same network can send prompts to your GPU.");
console.log(" See: CNVD-2025-04094, CVE-2024-37032");
console.log("");
}

function pullOllamaModel(model) {
const result = spawnSync("bash", ["-c", `ollama pull ${shellQuote(model)}`], {
cwd: ROOT,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -3362,6 +3371,7 @@ async function setupNim(gpu) {
const ollamaEnv = isWsl() ? "" : `OLLAMA_HOST=0.0.0.0:${OLLAMA_PORT} `;
run(`${ollamaEnv}ollama serve > /dev/null 2>&1 &`, { ignoreError: true });
sleep(2);
if (!isWsl()) printOllamaExposureWarning();
}
console.log(` ✓ Using Ollama on localhost:${OLLAMA_PORT}`);
provider = "ollama-local";
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -3420,6 +3430,7 @@ async function setupNim(gpu) {
console.log(" Starting Ollama...");
run(`OLLAMA_HOST=0.0.0.0:${OLLAMA_PORT} ollama serve > /dev/null 2>&1 &`, { ignoreError: true });
sleep(2);
printOllamaExposureWarning();
console.log(` ✓ Using Ollama on localhost:${OLLAMA_PORT}`);
provider = "ollama-local";
credentialEnv = "OPENAI_API_KEY";
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