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[Security] Cap GLMGA video sampling to prevent request-driven resource exhaustion - #54935

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Summary

  • Add hard class-level upper bounds (_MAX_FRAMES=640, _MAX_FPS=30) to GLMGAVideoBackend so that request-controlled fps and max_frames values via media_io_kwargs cannot create disproportionately large intermediate list allocations.
  • Clamp extract_t to total_frames_num, ensuring the index list never exceeds the actual frame count of the video, regardless of sampling parameters.
  • Add regression tests verifying extreme values are bounded and normal operation is unchanged.

Root Cause

GLMGAVideoBackend.compute_frames_index_to_sample computes extract_t = min(int(duration * target_fps), max_frames) where both target_fps and max_frames are controllable via request-level media_io_kwargs. When total_frames_num < extract_t, a list comprehension with range(extract_t) creates an attacker-sized intermediate allocation (e.g. 500k entries for a 2-frame video) that is subsequently deduplicated to just the actual frame count.

Fix

Three layers of defense, following the pattern established by GLM46VVideoBackend:

  1. Cap target_fps to _MAX_FPS (30) -- request values above this are clamped.
  2. Cap max_frames to _MAX_FRAMES (640) -- request values above this are clamped.
  3. Clamp extract_t to total_frames_num -- the critical invariant: there can never be more unique frame indices than there are frames in the video.

Test Plan

  • TestGLMGASamplingCaps::test_extreme_values_bounded_by_total_frames -- 2-frame video with fps=500k, max_frames=500k produces at most 2 indices.
  • TestGLMGASamplingCaps::test_class_cap_overrides_kwargs_max_frames -- max_frames=100k from kwargs is clamped to 640.
  • TestGLMGASamplingCaps::test_class_cap_overrides_target_fps -- fps=500k is clamped to 30.
  • TestGLMGASamplingCaps::test_normal_operation_unchanged -- normal 1000-frame video with fps=2 produces expected results.
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Add hard upper bounds to GLMGAVideoBackend so that request-controlled
fps and max_frames values cannot create O(N) intermediate list
allocations disproportionate to the actual video content.

The key changes:
- Class-level _MAX_FRAMES (640) and _MAX_FPS (30) caps that cannot be
  exceeded by request-level media_io_kwargs.
- Clamp extract_t to total_frames_num, ensuring the intermediate index
  list never exceeds the actual frame count of the video.

Signed-off-by: Jose Perez de Algaba <josed.perezdealgaba@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

Signed-off-by: jperezde <jperezde@redhat.com>

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@mergify mergify Bot added multi-modality Related to multi-modality (#4194) glm labels Sep 2, 2026
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This pull request has merge conflicts that must be resolved before it can be
merged. Please rebase the PR, @jperezdealgaba.

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LGTM, we might need to do some refactor to identify which kwargs can be overrided by runtime in followup PRs. 😅

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✅ Triggered Buildkite CI #87196 for commit e079cf51c530.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved video processing stability by enforcing safe limits on requested frame rates and frame counts.
    • Prevented video sampling from allocating more frames than are available or supported.
    • Added regression coverage for oversized sampling requests.

Walkthrough

GLMGAVideoBackend now caps sampling at 30 FPS and 640 frames, and limits extraction to available frames. New regression tests cover extreme inputs, class-level caps, and normal frame-index output.

Changes

GLMGA sampling limits

Layer / File(s) Summary
Sampling limits
vllm/multimodal/video.py
GLMGAVideoBackend defines 30 FPS and 640-frame caps. compute_frames_index_to_sample applies both caps and bounds extraction by the available frame count.
Sampling regression tests
tests/multimodal/test_video.py
Regression tests verify bounded results for extreme inputs, class-level cap precedence, and valid normal sampling output.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to e079c

The sampling caps do not yet fully prevent resource exhaustion: long videos can still create very large intermediate index lists before returning at most 640 frames. The FPS-cap test also does not independently verify that limit, so this should be corrected before merge.

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In `@tests/multimodal/test_video.py`:
- Around line 1510-1517: Update test_class_cap_overrides_target_fps to use a
10-second source at 100 FPS and assert exactly 300 sampled indices, so the test
distinguishes the FPS cap from the _MAX_FRAMES limit while retaining the high
target FPS.

In `@vllm/multimodal/video.py`:
- Line 819: Update the video sampling logic around extract_t so the intermediate
index list is bounded to the final maximum sample count, rather than appending
all source-frame samples before resampling. When the natural sample count
exceeds extract_t, generate the bounded indices directly while preserving the
current temporal span; retain existing behavior otherwise, and revise
test_extreme_values_bounded_by_total_frames to verify the intermediate
allocation rather than only its final length.

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Comment on lines +1510 to +1517
def test_class_cap_overrides_target_fps(self):
source = self._source(total_frames=10_000, fps=30.0)
target = VideoTargetMetadata(num_frames=-1, fps=500_000, max_duration=-1)
indices = GLMGAVideoBackend.compute_frames_index_to_sample(
source,
target,
)
assert len(indices) <= GLMGAVideoBackend._MAX_FRAMES

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Make the FPS-cap test distinguish the FPS cap.

This test passes if the clamp on Line 812 is removed because _MAX_FRAMES still limits the result to 640. Use a source where 30 FPS produces fewer than 640 frames, such as a 10-second, 100-FPS source, and assert the expected 300 sampled indices. The uncapped 500,000-FPS path would then produce 640 indices.

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In `@tests/multimodal/test_video.py` around lines 1510 - 1517, Update
test_class_cap_overrides_target_fps to use a 10-second source at 100 FPS and
assert exactly 300 sampled indices, so the test distinguishes the FPS cap from
the _MAX_FRAMES limit while retaining the high target FPS.

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extract_t = int(duration * target_fps)
extract_t = min(extract_t, max_frames)
extract_t = min(extract_t, max_frames, total_frames_num)

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Bound the intermediate index list.

Line 819 limits extract_t, but the loop still appends samples until near the end of the source video. A long 30 FPS video can therefore allocate hundreds of thousands of indices before the later resampling returns at most 640 indices.

Generate the final bounded index set directly when the natural sample count exceeds extract_t. Preserve the current temporal span when doing this. Update test_extreme_values_bounded_by_total_frames because its final-length assertion also passes with the old large intermediate allocation.

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minimal, and validate.

In `@vllm/multimodal/video.py` at line 819, Update the video sampling logic around
extract_t so the intermediate index list is bounded to the final maximum sample
count, rather than appending all source-frame samples before resampling. When
the natural sample count exceeds extract_t, generate the bounded indices
directly while preserving the current temporal span; retain existing behavior
otherwise, and revise test_extreme_values_bounded_by_total_frames to verify the
intermediate allocation rather than only its final length.

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review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli.

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Signed-off-by: jperezde <jperezde@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Isotr0py <Isotr0py@outlook.com>
Co-authored-by: Isotr0py <Isotr0py@outlook.com>
Signed-off-by: Jyotirmoy Roy <jyotirmoyroy649@gmail.com>
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