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High · 8.4 CVE-2021-37639 BIT-tensorflow-2021-37639EUVD-2021-0365GHSA-gh6x-4whr-2qv4PYSEC-2021-261PYSEC-2021-552PYSEC-2021-750

Null pointer dereference and heap OOB read in TensorFlow

Published Aug 12, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

TensorFlow is an end-to-end open source platform for machine learning. When restoring tensors via raw APIs, if the tensor name is not provided, TensorFlow can be tricked into dereferencing a null pointer. Alternatively, attackers can read memory outside the bounds of heap allocated data by providing some tensor names but not enough for a successful restoration. The [implementation](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/47a06f40411a69c99f381495f490536972152ac0/tensorflow/core/kernels/save_restore_tensor.cc#L158-L159) retrieves the tensor list corresponding to the `tensor_name` user controlled input and immediately retrieves the tensor at the restoration index (controlled via `preferred_shard` argument). This occurs without validating that the provided list has enough values. If the list is empty this results in dereferencing a null pointer (undefined behavior). If, however, the list has some elements, if the restoration index is outside the bounds this results in heap OOB read. We have patched the issue in GitHub commit 9e82dce6e6bd1f36a57e08fa85af213e2b2f2622. The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.6.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.5.1, TensorFlow 2.4.3, and TensorFlow 2.3.4, as these are also affected and still in supported range.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
tensorflow tensorflow >= 2.5.0, < 2.5.1, >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.3, < 2.3.4 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP3 bazel-skylib1.0.3 1.0.3-bp153.2.1 openSUSE-SU-2022:10014-1
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP3 bazel3.7 3.7.2-bp153.4.1 openSUSE-SU-2022:10014-1
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP3 tensorflow2 +3 2.6.0-bp153.2.3.1 openSUSE-SU-2022:10014-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.3 bazel-skylib1.0.3 1.0.3-bp153.2.1 openSUSE-SU-2022:10014-1
openSUSE Leap 15.3 bazel3.7 3.7.2-bp153.4.1 openSUSE-SU-2022:10014-1
openSUSE Leap 15.3 tensorflow2 +3 2.6.0-bp153.2.3.1 openSUSE-SU-2022:10014-1

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI tensorflow < 2.3.4 2.3.4 GHSA-gh6x-4whr-2qv4
PyPI tensorflow >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.3 2.4.3 GHSA-gh6x-4whr-2qv4
PyPI tensorflow >= 2.5.0, < 2.5.1 2.5.1 GHSA-gh6x-4whr-2qv4
PyPI tensorflow >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.4 · >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.3 2.3.4, 2.4.3 PYSEC-2021-261
PyPI tensorflow-cpu < 2.3.4 2.3.4 GHSA-gh6x-4whr-2qv4
PyPI tensorflow-cpu >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.3 2.4.3 GHSA-gh6x-4whr-2qv4
PyPI tensorflow-cpu >= 2.5.0, < 2.5.1 2.5.1 GHSA-gh6x-4whr-2qv4
PyPI tensorflow-cpu >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.4 · >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.3 2.3.4, 2.4.3 PYSEC-2021-552
PyPI tensorflow-gpu < 2.3.4 2.3.4 GHSA-gh6x-4whr-2qv4
PyPI tensorflow-gpu >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.3 2.4.3 GHSA-gh6x-4whr-2qv4
PyPI tensorflow-gpu >= 2.5.0, < 2.5.1 2.5.1 GHSA-gh6x-4whr-2qv4
PyPI tensorflow-gpu >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.4 · >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.3 2.3.4, 2.4.3 PYSEC-2021-750

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