# CVE-2022-41897: \`FractionalMaxPoolGrad\` Heap out of bounds read in Tensorflow

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-3313, BIT-TENSORFLOW-2022-41897, GHSA-F2W8-JW48-FR7J, PYSEC-2026-3165, PYSEC-2026-984
- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.10.1, 2.9.3, 2.8.4
- Published: 2022-11-18 · Updated: 2025-04-22

## Affected

- tensorflow: from 2.10.0, fixed in 2.10.1; from 2.9.0, fixed in 2.9.3; fixed in 2.8.4
- tensorflow-cpu (PyPI): fixed in 2.8.4; from 2.9.0, fixed in 2.9.3; from 2.10.0, fixed in 2.10.1
- tensorflow (PyPI): fixed in 2.8.4
- tensorflow (PyPI): from 2.9.0, fixed in 2.9.3
- tensorflow (PyPI): from 2.10.0, fixed in 2.10.1
- tensorflow-cpu (PyPI): fixed in 2.8.4
- tensorflow-gpu (PyPI): fixed in 2.8.4
- tensorflow-cpu (PyPI): from 2.9.0, fixed in 2.9.3
- tensorflow-gpu (PyPI): from 2.9.0, fixed in 2.9.3
- tensorflow-cpu (PyPI): from 2.10.0, fixed in 2.10.1
- tensorflow-gpu (PyPI): from 2.10.0, fixed in 2.10.1
- tensorflow (PyPI): fixed in 2.8.4; from 2.9.0, fixed in 2.9.3; from 2.10.0, fixed in 2.10.1
- tensorflow-gpu (PyPI): fixed in 2.8.4; from 2.9.0, fixed in 2.9.3; from 2.10.0, fixed in 2.10.1

## Description

TensorFlow is an open source platform for machine learning. If `FractionMaxPoolGrad` is given outsize inputs `row_pooling_sequence` and `col_pooling_sequence`, TensorFlow will crash. We have patched the issue in GitHub commit d71090c3e5ca325bdf4b02eb236cfb3ee823e927. The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.11. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.10.1, 2.9.3, and TensorFlow 2.8.4, 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 (2.10.1, 2.9.3, 2.8.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-f2w8-jw48-fr7j
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/d71090c3e5ca325bdf4b02eb236cfb3ee823e927
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/core/kernels/fractional_max_pool_op.cc

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