TensorFlow is an end-to-end open source platform for machine learning. An attacker can force accesses outside the bounds of heap allocated arrays by passing in invalid tensor values to tf.raw_ops.RaggedCross. This is because the implementation(https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/efea03b38fb8d3b81762237dc85e579cc5fc6e87/tensorflow/core/kernels/ragged_cross_op.cc#L456-L487) lacks validation for the user supplied arguments. Each of the above branches call a helper function after accessing array elements via a *_list[next_*] pattern, followed by incrementing the next_* index. However, as there is no validation that the next_* values are in the valid range for the corresponding *_list arrays, this results in heap OOB reads. The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.5.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.4.2, TensorFlow 2.3.3, TensorFlow 2.2.3 and TensorFlow 2.1.4, as these are also affected and still in supported range.
CVE-2021-29532
This low-severity CVE scores 2.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 90% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 2.5
- EG Score
- 2.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- —
- EPSS
- 9.9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 14, 2021
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (4)
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/44b7f486c0143f68b56c34e2d01e146ee445134a
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-j47f-4232-hvv8
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/44b7f486c0143f68b56c34e2d01e146ee445134a
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-j47f-4232-hvv8
Affected Packages
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PyPI(3)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| tensorflow | 0.12.0 ... 2.4.2 (102 versions) | 2.4.3 | — |
| tensorflow-cpu | 1.15.0 ... 2.4.2 (17 versions) | 2.4.3 | — |
| tensorflow-gpu | 0.12.0 ... 2.4.2 (52 versions) | 2.4.3 | — |
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