# CVE-2022-23595: Null pointer dereference in TensorFlow

- Also known as: PYSEC-2022-158, BIT-TENSORFLOW-2022-23595, GHSA-FPCP-9H7M-FFPX, PYSEC-2022-103, PYSEC-2026-3173
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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-gpu (PyPI): fixed in 2.5.3; from 2.6.0, fixed in 2.6.3
- 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 (PyPI): fixed in 2.5.3; from 2.6.0, fixed in 2.6.3; from 2.7.0, fixed in 2.7.1
- tensorflow-cpu (PyPI): fixed in 2.5.3; from 2.6.0, fixed in 2.6.3

## Description

Tensorflow is an Open Source Machine Learning Framework. When building an XLA compilation cache, if default settings are used, TensorFlow triggers a null pointer dereference. In the default scenario, all devices are allowed, so `flr->config_proto` is `nullptr`. 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-gpu, tensorflow-cpu, 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-fpcp-9h7m-ffpx
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/e21af685e1828f7ca65038307df5cc06de4479e8
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/274df9b02330b790aa8de1cee164b70f72b9b244/tensorflow/compiler/jit/xla_platform_info.cc#L43-L104

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