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CVE-2021-41219: Undefined behavior via `nullptr` reference binding in sparse matrix multiplication

November 10, 2021 (updated November 7, 2024)

The code for sparse matrix multiplication is vulnerable to undefined behavior via binding a reference to nullptr:

import tensorflow as tf

tf.raw_ops.SparseMatMul(
a=[[1.0,1.0,1.0]],
b=[[],[],[]],
transpose_a=False,
transpose_b=False,
a_is_sparse=False,
b_is_sparse=True)

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.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-4f99-p9c2-3j8x
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-cpu/PYSEC-2021-628.yaml
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-gpu/PYSEC-2021-826.yaml
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow/PYSEC-2021-411.yaml
  • github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow
  • github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/e6cf28c72ba2eb949ca950d834dd6d66bb01cfae
  • github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-4f99-p9c2-3j8x
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41219

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.4.4, all versions starting from 2.5.0 before 2.5.2, all versions starting from 2.6.0 before 2.6.1

Fixed versions

  • 2.6.1
  • 2.5.2
  • 2.4.4

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.4.4, 2.5.2, 2.6.1 or above.

Impact 7.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
  • CWE-824: Access of Uninitialized Pointer

Source file

pypi/tensorflow-cpu/CVE-2021-41219.yml

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