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CVE-2021-41216: Heap buffer overflow in `Transpose`

November 10, 2021 (updated November 7, 2024)

The shape inference function for Transpose is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow:

import tensorflow as tf
@tf.function
def test():
y = tf.raw_ops.Transpose(x=[1,2,3,4],perm=[-10])
return y

test()

This occurs whenever perm contains negative elements. The shape inference function does not validate that the indices in perm are all valid:

for (int32_t i = 0; i < rank; ++i) {
int64_t in_idx = data[i];
if (in_idx >= rank) {
return errors::InvalidArgument("perm dim ", in_idx,
" is out of range of input rank ", rank);
}
dims[i] = c->Dim(input, in_idx);
}

where Dim(tensor, index) accepts either a positive index less than the rank of the tensor or the special value -1 for unknown dimensions.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-3ff2-r28g-w7h9
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-cpu/PYSEC-2021-625.yaml
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-gpu/PYSEC-2021-823.yaml
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow/PYSEC-2021-408.yaml
  • github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow
  • github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/8d72537c6abf5a44103b57b9c2e22c14f5f49698/tensorflow/core/ops/array_ops.cc
  • github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/c79ba87153ee343401dbe9d1954d7f79e521eb14
  • github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-3ff2-r28g-w7h9
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41216

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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-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Source file

pypi/tensorflow-gpu/CVE-2021-41216.yml

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