[WIP] Verify blob version for cached model

src/common/util/include/openvino/util/ov_version.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2018-2025 Intel Corporation
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <regex>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+namespace ov::util {
+struct OVVersion {
+    int major = 0;
+    int minor = 0;
+    int patch = 0;
+    int tweak = 0;
+    int build = 0;
+
+    OVVersion(const std::string& version_str) {
+        // Pattern: MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH[.TWEAK]-BUILD-...
+        std::regex full_pattern(R"(^([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)(\.([0-9]+))?\-([0-9]+)\-.*)");
+        std::regex build_only_pattern(R"(^[0-9]+$)");
+        std::smatch match;
+
+        if (std::regex_match(version_str, match, full_pattern)) {
+            major = std::stoi(match[1].str());
+            minor = std::stoi(match[2].str());
+            patch = std::stoi(match[3].str());
+
+            // match[4] is the entire optional group (\.TWEAK), match[5] is TWEAK
+            // the 4th version number is not used in OpenVINO, but used in OpenVINO extensions
+            if (match[5].matched) {
+                tweak = std::stoi(match[5].str());
+            }
+
+            build = std::stoi(match[6].str());
+        }
+        else if (std::regex_match(version_str, build_only_pattern)) {
+            // Parse as just a build number
+            build = std::stoi(version_str);
+        }
+        else {
+            OPENVINO_THROW("Failed to parse version: ", version_str);
+        }
+    }
+
+    OVVersion(const char* version_str) : OVVersion(std::string(version_str)) {};
+
+    // Comparison operators
+    bool operator==(const OVVersion& other) const {
+        return major == other.major && 
+               minor == other.minor && 
+               patch == other.patch && 
+               tweak == other.tweak && 
+               build == other.build;
+    }
+
+    bool operator!=(const OVVersion& other) const {
+        return !(*this == other);
+    }
+
+    bool operator<(const OVVersion& other) const {
+        if (major != other.major) return major < other.major;
+        if (minor != other.minor) return minor < other.minor;
+        if (patch != other.patch) return patch < other.patch;
+        if (tweak != other.tweak) return tweak < other.tweak;
+        return build < other.build;
+    }
+
+    bool operator>(const OVVersion& other) const {
+        return other < *this;
+    }
+
+    bool operator<=(const OVVersion& other) const {
+        return !(other < *this);
+    }
+
+    bool operator>=(const OVVersion& other) const {
+        return !(*this < other);
+    }
+};
+
+bool is_compiled_blob_compatible(const OVVersion& compiled_blob_version, const OVVersion& runtime_version) {
+    if (compiled_blob_version > runtime_version) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Major version must be equal
+    if (compiled_blob_version.major != runtime_version.major) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // compiled blob minor version can be lower than runtime minor version up to 5
+    if (runtime_version.minor - compiled_blob_version.minor >= 5) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+} // namespace ov::util

src/inference/src/dev/core_impl.cpp

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "openvino/util/common_util.hpp"
 #include "openvino/util/file_util.hpp"
 #include "openvino/util/log.hpp"
+#include "openvino/util/ov_version.hpp"
 #include "openvino/util/shared_object.hpp"
 #include "openvino/util/variant_visitor.hpp"
 #include "openvino/util/xml_parse_utils.hpp"
@@ -1552,7 +1553,8 @@ ov::SoPtr<ov::ICompiledModel> ov::CoreImpl::load_model_from_cache(
                                 "Original model runtime properties have been changed, not supported anymore!");
                         }
                     } else {
-                        if (header.get_openvino_version() != ov::get_openvino_version().buildNumber) {
+                        if (!ov::util::is_compiled_blob_compatible(header.get_openvino_version(),
+                                                                   ov::get_openvino_version().buildNumber)) {
                             // Build number mismatch, don't use this cache
                             OPENVINO_THROW("Version does not match");
                         }