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High · 7.8 CVE-2021-37648 BIT-tensorflow-2021-37648EUVD-2021-0374GHSA-wp77-4gmm-7cq8PYSEC-2021-270PYSEC-2021-561PYSEC-2021-759

Incorrect validation of `SaveV2` inputs 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. In affected versions the code for `tf.raw_ops.SaveV2` does not properly validate the inputs and an attacker can trigger a null pointer dereference. The [implementation](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/8d72537c6abf5a44103b57b9c2e22c14f5f49698/tensorflow/core/kernels/save_restore_v2_ops.cc) uses `ValidateInputs` to check that the input arguments are valid. This validation would have caught the illegal state represented by the reproducer above. However, the validation uses `OP_REQUIRES` which translates to setting the `Status` object of the current `OpKernelContext` to an error status, followed by an empty `return` statement which just terminates the execution of the function it is present in. However, this does not mean that the kernel execution is finalized: instead, execution continues from the next line in `Compute` that follows the call to `ValidateInputs`. This is equivalent to lacking the validation. We have patched the issue in GitHub commit 9728c60e136912a12d99ca56e106b7cce7af5986. 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-wp77-4gmm-7cq8
PyPI tensorflow >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.3 2.4.3 GHSA-wp77-4gmm-7cq8
PyPI tensorflow >= 2.5.0, < 2.5.1 2.5.1 GHSA-wp77-4gmm-7cq8
PyPI tensorflow >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.4 · >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.3 2.3.4, 2.4.3 PYSEC-2021-270
PyPI tensorflow-cpu < 2.3.4 2.3.4 GHSA-wp77-4gmm-7cq8
PyPI tensorflow-cpu >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.3 2.4.3 GHSA-wp77-4gmm-7cq8
PyPI tensorflow-cpu >= 2.5.0, < 2.5.1 2.5.1 GHSA-wp77-4gmm-7cq8
PyPI tensorflow-cpu >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.4 · >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.3 2.3.4, 2.4.3 PYSEC-2021-561
PyPI tensorflow-gpu < 2.3.4 2.3.4 GHSA-wp77-4gmm-7cq8
PyPI tensorflow-gpu >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.3 2.4.3 GHSA-wp77-4gmm-7cq8
PyPI tensorflow-gpu >= 2.5.0, < 2.5.1 2.5.1 GHSA-wp77-4gmm-7cq8
PyPI tensorflow-gpu >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.4 · >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.3 2.3.4, 2.4.3 PYSEC-2021-759

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