# CVE-2022-23582: \`CHECK\`-failures in \`TensorByteSize\` in Tensorflow

- Also known as: GHSA-4J82-5CCR-4R8V, BIT-TENSORFLOW-2022-23582, PYSEC-2022-146, PYSEC-2022-91, PYSEC-2026-3100
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.7.1, 2.6.3, 2.5.3
- Published: 2022-02-04 · Updated: 2025-04-22

## Affected

- tensorflow: from 2.7.0, fixed in 2.7.1; from 2.6.0, fixed in 2.6.3; fixed in 2.5.3
- tensorflow (PyPI): fixed in 2.5.3
- tensorflow (PyPI): from 2.6.0, fixed in 2.6.3
- tensorflow (PyPI): from 2.7.0, fixed in 2.7.1
- tensorflow-cpu (PyPI): fixed in 2.5.3
- tensorflow-cpu (PyPI): from 2.6.0, fixed in 2.6.3
- tensorflow-cpu (PyPI): from 2.7.0, fixed in 2.7.1
- tensorflow-gpu (PyPI): fixed in 2.5.3
- tensorflow-gpu (PyPI): from 2.6.0, fixed in 2.6.3
- tensorflow-gpu (PyPI): from 2.7.0, fixed in 2.7.1
- tensorflow-gpu (PyPI): fixed in 2.5.3; from 2.6.0, fixed in 2.6.3
- tensorflow-cpu (PyPI): fixed in 2.5.3; from 2.6.0, fixed in 2.6.3
- tensorflow (PyPI): fixed in 2.5.3; from 2.6.0, fixed in 2.6.3; from 2.7.0, fixed in 2.7.1

## Description

Tensorflow is an Open Source Machine Learning Framework. A malicious user can cause a denial of service by altering a `SavedModel` such that `TensorByteSize` would trigger `CHECK` failures. `TensorShape` constructor throws a `CHECK`-fail if shape is partial or has a number of elements that would overflow the size of an `int`. The `PartialTensorShape` constructor instead does not cause a `CHECK`-abort if the shape is partial, which is exactly what this function needs to be able to return `-1`. The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.8.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.7.1, TensorFlow 2.6.3, and TensorFlow 2.5.3, as these are also affected and still in supported range.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on tensorflow, tensorflow-cpu, tensorflow-gpu, upgrade to a fixed version (2.7.1, 2.6.3, 2.5.3) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-4j82-5ccr-4r8v
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/c2426bba00a01de6913738df8fa78e0215fcce02
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/a1320ec1eac186da1d03f033109191f715b2b130/tensorflow/core/framework/attr_value_util.cc#L46-L50

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