`CHECK` fail in `tf.linalg.matrix_rank` in TensorFlow

Summary

TensorFlow is an open source platform for machine learning. When `tf.linalg.matrix_rank` receives an empty input `a`, the GPU kernel gives a `CHECK` fail that can be used to trigger a denial of service attack. We have patched the issue in GitHub commit c55b476aa0e0bd4ee99d0f3ad18d9d706cd1260a. The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.10.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.9.1, TensorFlow 2.8.1, and TensorFlow 2.7.2, as these are also affected and still in supported range. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Timeline

1. Sep 16, 2022, 9:35 PM UTCCVE published
2. Apr 23, 2025, 1:59 PM UTCCISA SSVC assessment

   Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

3. Apr 23, 2025, 5:02 PM UTCRecord last updated

Affected versions

• tensorflow tensorflow

  fixed in 2.7.2; From 2.8.0 · fixed in 2.8.1; From 2.9.0 · fixed in 2.9.1

• tensorflowPyPI

  fixed in 2.7.2; From 2.8.0 · fixed in 2.8.1; From 2.9.0 · fixed in 2.9.1

• tensorflowPyPI

  fixed in 2.7.2

• tensorflowPyPI

  From 2.8.0 · fixed in 2.8.1

• tensorflowPyPI

  From 2.9.0 · fixed in 2.9.1

• tensorflow-cpuPyPI

  fixed in 2.7.2

• tensorflow-cpuPyPI

  From 2.8.0 · fixed in 2.8.1

• tensorflow-cpuPyPI

  From 2.9.0 · fixed in 2.9.1

• tensorflow-gpuPyPI

  fixed in 2.7.2

• tensorflow-gpuPyPI

  From 2.8.0 · fixed in 2.8.1

• tensorflow-gpuPyPI

  From 2.9.0 · fixed in 2.9.1

• tensorflow-gpuPyPI

  fixed in 2.7.2; From 2.8.0 · fixed in 2.8.1; From 2.9.0 · fixed in 2.9.1

• tensorflow-cpuPyPI

  fixed in 2.7.2; From 2.8.0 · fixed in 2.8.1; From 2.9.0 · fixed in 2.9.1

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