CVE-2021-29530

TensorFlow is an end-to-end open source platform for machine learning. An attacker can trigger a null pointer dereference by providing an invalid `permutation` to `tf.raw_ops.SparseMatrixSparseCholesky`. This is because the implementation(https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/080f1d9e257589f78b3ffb75debf584168aa6062/tensorflow/core/kernels/sparse/sparse_cholesky_op.cc#L85-L86) fails to properly validate the input arguments. Although `ValidateInputs` is called and there are checks in the body of this function, the code proceeds to the next line in `ValidateInputs` since `OP_REQUIRES`(https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/080f1d9e257589f78b3ffb75debf584168aa6062/tensorflow/core/framework/op_requires.h#L41-L48) is a macro that only exits the current function. Thus, the first validation condition that fails in `ValidateInputs` will cause an early return from that function. However, the caller will continue execution from the next line. The fix is to either explicitly check `context->status()` or to convert `ValidateInputs` to return a `Status`. 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.
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History

20 May 2021, 15:49

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:google:tensorflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : 4.6
v3 : 7.8
References (CONFIRM) https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-xcwj-wfcm-m23c - (CONFIRM) https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-xcwj-wfcm-m23c - Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/e6a7c7cc18c3aaad1ae0872cb0a959f5c923d2bd - (MISC) https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/e6a7c7cc18c3aaad1ae0872cb0a959f5c923d2bd - Patch, Third Party Advisory

14 May 2021, 20:56

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-476

14 May 2021, 20:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2021-05-14 20:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:55


NVD link : CVE-2021-29530

Mitre link : CVE-2021-29530

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-29530


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Products Affected

google

  • tensorflow
CWE
CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference