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Low · 2.5 CVE-2021-29512 BIT-tensorflow-2021-29512EUVD-2021-0253GHSA-4278-2v5v-65r4PYSEC-2021-149PYSEC-2021-440PYSEC-2021-638

Heap buffer overflow in `RaggedBinCount`

Published May 14, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

TensorFlow is an end-to-end open source platform for machine learning. If the `splits` argument of `RaggedBincount` does not specify a valid `SparseTensor`(https://www.tensorflow.org/api_docs/python/tf/sparse/SparseTensor), then an attacker can trigger a heap buffer overflow. This will cause a read from outside the bounds of the `splits` tensor buffer in the implementation of the `RaggedBincount` op(https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/8b677d79167799f71c42fd3fa074476e0295413a/tensorflow/core/kernels/bincount_op.cc#L430-L433). Before the `for` loop, `batch_idx` is set to 0. The user controls the `splits` array, making it contain only one element, 0. Thus, the code in the `while` loop would increment `batch_idx` and then try to read `splits(1)`, which is outside of bounds. The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.5.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.4.2 and TensorFlow 2.3.3, as these are also affected.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
tensorflow tensorflow >=2.3.0, < 2.3.3, >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.2 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI tensorflow >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.3 2.3.3 GHSA-4278-2v5v-65r4
PyPI tensorflow >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.2 2.4.2 GHSA-4278-2v5v-65r4
PyPI tensorflow >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.3 · >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.2 2.3.3, 2.4.2 PYSEC-2021-149
PyPI tensorflow-cpu >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.3 2.3.3 GHSA-4278-2v5v-65r4
PyPI tensorflow-cpu >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.2 2.4.2 GHSA-4278-2v5v-65r4
PyPI tensorflow-cpu >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.3 · >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.2 2.3.3, 2.4.2 PYSEC-2021-440
PyPI tensorflow-gpu >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.3 2.3.3 GHSA-4278-2v5v-65r4
PyPI tensorflow-gpu >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.2 2.4.2 GHSA-4278-2v5v-65r4
PyPI tensorflow-gpu >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.3 · >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.2 2.3.3, 2.4.2 PYSEC-2021-638

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