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CVE-2021-37637: Null pointer dereference in `CompressElement`

August 25, 2021 (updated November 13, 2024)

It is possible to trigger a null pointer dereference in TensorFlow by passing an invalid input to tf.raw_ops.CompressElement:

import tensorflow as tf

tf.raw_ops.CompressElement(components=[[]])

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-c9qf-r67m-p7cg
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-cpu/PYSEC-2021-550.yaml
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-gpu/PYSEC-2021-748.yaml
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow/PYSEC-2021-259.yaml
  • github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow
  • github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/5dc7f6981fdaf74c8c5be41f393df705841fb7c5
  • github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-c9qf-r67m-p7cg
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37637

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.3.4, all versions starting from 2.4.0 before 2.4.3, all versions starting from 2.5.0 before 2.5.1, version 2.5.0

Fixed versions

  • 2.3.4
  • 2.4.3
  • 2.5.1

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.3.4, 2.4.3, 2.5.1 or above.

Impact 5.5 MEDIUM

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

Source file

pypi/tensorflow-cpu/CVE-2021-37637.yml

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