CVE-2022-23588 `CHECK`-fails due to attempting to build a reference tensor in Tensorflow
A malicious user can cause a denial of service in TensorFlow by providing a crafted SavedModel that triggers a crash in the Grappler optimizer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-23588?
CVE-2022-23588 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Tensorflow, published on 4 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Tensorflow is an Open Source Machine Learning Framework. A malicious user can cause a denial of service by altering a `SavedModel` such that Grappler optimizer would attempt to build a tensor using a reference `dtype`. This would result in a crash due to a `CHECK`-fail in the `Tensor` constructor as reference types are not allowed. The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.8.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.7.1, TensorFlow 2.6.3, and TensorFlow 2.5.3, as these are also affected and still in supported range.
Weakness: CWE-617
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23588?
22 open source packages ship an affected version, including tensorflow, tensorflow-cpu and tensorflow-gpu. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
tensorflow Bitnami | All versions | 2.5.3, 2.6.3, 2.7.1 |
tensorflow PyPI | All versions | 2.5.3, 2.6.3, 2.7.1 |
tensorflow PyPI | All versions | 2.5.3 |
tensorflow PyPI | All versions | 2.5.3 |
tensorflow PyPI | From 2.6.0 | 2.6.3 |
tensorflow PyPI | From 2.6.0 | 2.6.3 |
16 more packages
tensorflow PyPI | From 2.7.0 | 2.7.1 |
tensorflow PyPI | From 2.7.0 | 2.7.1 |
tensorflow-cpu PyPI | All versions | 2.5.3, 2.6.3 |
tensorflow-cpu PyPI | All versions | 2.5.3 |
tensorflow-cpu PyPI | All versions | 2.5.3 |
tensorflow-cpu PyPI | From 2.6.0 | 2.6.3 |
tensorflow-cpu PyPI | From 2.6.0 | 2.6.3 |
tensorflow-cpu PyPI | From 2.7.0 | 2.7.1 |
tensorflow-cpu PyPI | From 2.7.0 | 2.7.1 |
tensorflow-gpu PyPI | All versions | 2.5.3, 2.6.3 |
tensorflow-gpu PyPI | All versions | 2.5.3 |
tensorflow-gpu PyPI | All versions | 2.5.3 |
tensorflow-gpu PyPI | From 2.6.0 | 2.6.3 |
tensorflow-gpu PyPI | From 2.6.0 | 2.6.3 |
tensorflow-gpu PyPI | From 2.7.0 | 2.7.1 |
tensorflow-gpu PyPI | From 2.7.0 | 2.7.1 |
Products include Google Tensorflow.
How do I fix CVE-2022-23588?
Upgrade tensorflow to a fixed version for your release line: 2.5.3, 2.6.3 or 2.7.1.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2022-23588 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-23588 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Tensorflow
- CVE-2023-25668 TensorFlow vulnerable to heap out-of-buffer read in the QuantizeAndDequantize operation
- CVE-2018-7575 Integer Overflow or Wraparound in Google TensorFlow
- CVE-2021-37678 Arbitrary code execution due to YAML deserialization
- CVE-2021-35958 Path traversal in n/a
- CVE-2020-15202 Integer truncation in Shard API usage
Sources
Also known as BIT-tensorflow-2022-23588, GHSA-fx5c-h9f6-rv7c, PYSEC-2022-152, PYSEC-2022-97, PYSEC-2026-3181.