Null pointer dereference in `SparseTensorSliceDataset` in TensorFlow
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- published
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- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 2.5.1, 2.4.3, 2.3.4
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- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
TensorFlow is an end-to-end open source platform for machine learning. When a user does not supply arguments that determine a valid sparse tensor, `tf.raw_ops.SparseTensorSliceDataset` implementation can be made to dereference a null pointer. The implementation has some argument validation but fails to consider the case when either `indices` or `values` are provided for an empty sparse tensor when the other is not. If `indices` is empty, then code that performs validation (i.e., checking that the indices are monotonically increasing) results in a null pointer dereference. If `indices` as provided by the user is empty, then `indices` in the C++ code above is backed by an empty `std::vector`, hence calling `indices->dim_size(0)` results in null pointer dereferencing (same as calling `std::vector::at()` on an empty vector). We have patched the issue in GitHub commit 02cc160e29d20631de3859c6653184e3f876b9d7. 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.
Timeline
- CVE published
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Affected versions
- tensorflow tensorflow
From 2.5.0 · fixed in 2.5.1; From 2.4.0 · fixed in 2.4.3; fixed in 2.3.4
- tensorflowPyPI
From 2.3.0 · fixed in 2.3.4; From 2.4.0 · fixed in 2.4.3
- tensorflow-cpuPyPI
From 2.3.0 · fixed in 2.3.4; From 2.4.0 · fixed in 2.4.3
- tensorflow-gpuPyPI
From 2.3.0 · fixed in 2.3.4; From 2.4.0 · fixed in 2.4.3
- tensorflowPyPI
fixed in 2.3.4
- tensorflowPyPI
From 2.4.0 · fixed in 2.4.3
- tensorflowPyPI
From 2.5.0 · fixed in 2.5.1
- tensorflow-cpuPyPI
fixed in 2.3.4
- tensorflow-cpuPyPI
From 2.4.0 · fixed in 2.4.3
- tensorflow-cpuPyPI
From 2.5.0 · fixed in 2.5.1
- tensorflow-gpuPyPI
fixed in 2.3.4
- tensorflow-gpuPyPI
From 2.4.0 · fixed in 2.4.3
- tensorflow-gpuPyPI
From 2.5.0 · fixed in 2.5.1