CVE-2021-37659

Out of bounds read via null pointer dereference in TensorFlow

State
Published
Severity
7.3 High
Published
Aug 12, 2021
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Reserved
Jul 29, 2021

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Description

TensorFlow is an end-to-end open source platform for machine learning. In affected versions an attacker can cause undefined behavior via binding a reference to null pointer in all binary cwise operations that don't require broadcasting (e.g., gradients of binary cwise operations). The [implementation](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/84d053187cb80d975ef2b9684d4b61981bca0c41/tensorflow/core/kernels/cwise_ops_common.h#L264) assumes that the two inputs have exactly the same number of elements but does not check that. Hence, when the eigen functor executes it triggers heap OOB reads and undefined behavior due to binding to nullptr. We have patched the issue in GitHub commit 93f428fd1768df147171ed674fee1fc5ab8309ec. The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.6.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.5.1, TensorFlow 2.4.3, and TensorFlow 2.3.4, as these are also affected and still in supported range.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.17.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:HGitHub_M

Weaknesses

Affected Products

ProductVersions
tensorflowtensorflow
  • >= 2.5.0, < 2.5.1Affected
  • >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.3Affected
  • < 2.3.4Affected

References

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