# CVE-2022-29197: Missing validation causes denial of service in TensorFlow via \`UnsortedSegmentJoin\`

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-1009, BIT-TENSORFLOW-2022-29197, GHSA-HRG5-737C-2P56, PYSEC-2026-3202, PYSEC-2026-3341
- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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: 2.6.4, 2.7.2, 2.8.1, 2.9.0
- Published: 2022-05-20 · Updated: 2025-04-22

## Affected

- tensorflow: fixed in 2.6.4; from 2.7.0rc0, fixed in 2.7.2; from 2.8.0rc0, fixed in 2.8.1; from 2.9.0rc0, fixed in 2.9.0
- tensorflow-gpu (PyPI): fixed in 2.6.4; from 2.7.0, fixed in 2.7.2; from 2.8.0, fixed in 2.8.1
- tensorflow (PyPI): fixed in 2.6.4
- tensorflow (PyPI): from 2.7.0, fixed in 2.7.2
- tensorflow (PyPI): from 2.8.0, fixed in 2.8.1
- tensorflow-cpu (PyPI): fixed in 2.6.4
- tensorflow-cpu (PyPI): from 2.7.0, fixed in 2.7.2
- tensorflow-cpu (PyPI): from 2.8.0, fixed in 2.8.1
- tensorflow-gpu (PyPI): fixed in 2.6.4
- tensorflow-gpu (PyPI): from 2.7.0, fixed in 2.7.2
- tensorflow-gpu (PyPI): from 2.8.0, fixed in 2.8.1
- tensorflow (PyPI): fixed in 2.6.4; from 2.7.0, fixed in 2.7.2; from 2.8.0, fixed in 2.8.1
- tensorflow-cpu (PyPI): fixed in 2.6.4; from 2.7.0, fixed in 2.7.2; from 2.8.0, fixed in 2.8.1

## Description

TensorFlow is an open source platform for machine learning. Prior to versions 2.9.0, 2.8.1, 2.7.2, and 2.6.4, the implementation of `tf.raw_ops.UnsortedSegmentJoin` does not fully validate the input arguments. This results in a `CHECK`-failure which can be used to trigger a denial of service attack. The code assumes `num_segments` is a scalar but there is no validation for this before accessing its value. Versions 2.9.0, 2.8.1, 2.7.2, and 2.6.4 contain a patch for this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on tensorflow, tensorflow-gpu, tensorflow-cpu, upgrade to a fixed version (2.6.4, 2.7.2, 2.8.1, 2.9.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.6.4
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.7.2
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.8.1
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.9.0
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-hrg5-737c-2p56
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/13d38a07ce9143e044aa737cfd7bb759d0e9b400
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/f3b9bf4c3c0597563b289c0512e98d4ce81f886e/tensorflow/core/kernels/unsorted_segment_join_op.cc#L92-L95

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