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CVE-2021-41219
November 05, 2021
TensorFlow is an open source platform for machine learning. In affected versions the code for sparse matrix multiplication is vulnerable to undefined behavior via binding a reference to `nullptr`. This occurs whenever the dimensions of `a` or `b` are 0 or less. In the case on one of these is 0, an empty output tensor should be allocated (to conserve the invariant that output tensors are always allocated when the operation is successful) but nothing should be written to it (that is, we should return early from the kernel implementation). Otherwise, attempts to write to this empty tensor would result in heap OOB access. The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.7.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.6.1, TensorFlow 2.5.2, and TensorFlow 2.4.4, as these are also affected and still in supported range.
Affected Packages
tensorflow-gpu (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) =2.6.0 <2.6.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.6.1
tensorflow-gpu (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=2.5.0 <2.5.2
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.5.2
tensorflow-cpu (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) =2.6.0 <2.6.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.6.1
tensorflow-cpu (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=0.0.0 <2.4.4
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.4.4
tensorflow (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=2.5.0 <2.5.2
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.5.2
tensorflow (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=0.11.0rc2 <2.4.4
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.4.4
tensorflow (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) =2.6.0 <2.6.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.6.1
tensorflow-gpu (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=0.12.0rc0 <2.4.4
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.4.4
tensorflow-cpu (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=2.5.0 <2.5.2
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.5.2
Additional Notes
The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
CVSS v2
Base Score:
4.6
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Access of Uninitialized Pointer
Out-of-bounds Read
EPSS
Base Score:
0.02