CVE-2021-37654

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.3
Exploit probability—
ProductGoogle Tensorflow
PublishedAug 12, 2021
First seenAug 12, 2021

How to fix

Update
  • google tensorflow2.3.4, 2.4.3 or later
  • tensorflow2.3.4, 2.4.3, 2.5.1 or later
  • tensorflow-cpu2.3.4, 2.4.3, 2.5.1 or later
  • tensorflow-gpu2.3.4, 2.4.3, 2.5.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
google tensorflow2.3.0 ≤ v < 2.3.4, 2.4.0 ≤ v < 2.4.3, 2.5.0, 2.6.02.3.4, 2.4.3
tensorflowPyPIv < 2.3.4, 2.4.0 ≤ v < 2.4.3, 2.5.0 ≤ v < 2.5.1, 2.3.0 ≤ v < 2.3.42.3.4, 2.4.3, 2.5.1
tensorflow-cpuPyPIv < 2.3.4, 2.4.0 ≤ v < 2.4.3, 2.5.0 ≤ v < 2.5.1, 2.3.0 ≤ v < 2.3.42.3.4, 2.4.3, 2.5.1
tensorflow-gpuPyPIv < 2.3.4, 2.4.0 ≤ v < 2.4.3, 2.5.0 ≤ v < 2.5.1, 2.3.0 ≤ v < 2.3.42.3.4, 2.4.3, 2.5.1

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