Null dereference on MLIR on empty function attributes in TensorFlow

Summary

TensorFlow is an open source platform for machine learning. When `mlir::tfg::ConvertGenericFunctionToFunctionDef` is given empty function attributes, it gives a null dereference. We have patched the issue in GitHub commit 1cf45b831eeb0cab8655c9c7c5d06ec6f45fc41b. 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, 10:30 PM UTCCVE published
2. Apr 23, 2025, 1:57 PM UTCCISA SSVC assessment

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

3. Apr 23, 2025, 4:59 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• tensorflowPyPI

  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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