Vulnerability · Published Aug 12, 2021 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2021-37654Heap OOB and CHECK fail in `ResourceGather` in TensorFlow

High 7.3

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds read in tensorflow from tensorflow. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.3High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

TensorFlow is an end-to-end open source platform for machine learning. In affected versions an attacker can trigger a crash via a `CHECK`-fail in debug builds of TensorFlow using `tf.raw_ops.ResourceGather` or a read from outside the bounds of heap allocated data in the same API in a release build. The [implementation](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/f24faa153ad31a4b51578f8181d3aaab77a1ddeb/tensorflow/core/kernels/resource_variable_ops.cc#L660-L668) does not check that the `batch_dims` value that the user supplies is less than the rank of the input tensor. Since the implementation uses several for loops over the dimensions of `tensor`, this results in reading data from outside the bounds of heap allocated buffer backing the tensor. We have patched the issue in GitHub commit bc9c546ce7015c57c2f15c168b3d9201de679a1d. 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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
PyPItensorflow2.3.4, 2.4.3PYSEC-2021-276
PyPItensorflow2.3.4GHSA-2r8p-fg3c-wcj4
PyPItensorflow2.4.3GHSA-2r8p-fg3c-wcj4
PyPItensorflow2.5.1GHSA-2r8p-fg3c-wcj4
PyPItensorflow-cpu2.4.3GHSA-2r8p-fg3c-wcj4
PyPItensorflow-cpu2.3.4, 2.4.3PYSEC-2021-567
PyPItensorflow-cpu2.3.4GHSA-2r8p-fg3c-wcj4
PyPItensorflow-cpu2.5.1GHSA-2r8p-fg3c-wcj4
PyPItensorflow-gpu2.3.4, 2.4.3PYSEC-2021-765
PyPItensorflow-gpu2.3.4GHSA-2r8p-fg3c-wcj4
PyPItensorflow-gpu2.4.3GHSA-2r8p-fg3c-wcj4
PyPItensorflow-gpu2.5.1GHSA-2r8p-fg3c-wcj4

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
tensorflow tensorflow >= 2.5.0, < 2.5.1>= 2.4.0, < 2.4.3< 2.3.4

Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H

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