CVE-2022-41889 Segfault via invalid attributes in `pywrap_tfe_src.cc` in Tensorflow
An attacker can cause a denial of service via a segmentation fault in TensorFlow by passing invalid quantized tensors to specific operations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-41889?
CVE-2022-41889 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Tensorflow, published on 18 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
TensorFlow is an open source platform for machine learning. If a list of quantized tensors is assigned to an attribute, the pywrap code fails to parse the tensor and returns a `nullptr`, which is not caught. An example can be seen in `tf.compat.v1.extract_volume_patches` by passing in quantized tensors as input `ksizes`. We have patched the issue in GitHub commit e9e95553e5411834d215e6770c81a83a3d0866ce. The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.11. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.10.1, 2.9.3, and TensorFlow 2.8.4, as these are also affected and still in supported range.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41889?
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 | 2.8.4, 2.9.3, 2.10.1 |
tensorflow PyPI | All versions | 2.8.4, 2.9.3, 2.10.1 |
tensorflow PyPI | All versions | 2.8.4 |
tensorflow PyPI | All versions | 2.8.4 |
tensorflow PyPI | From 2.10.0 | 2.10.1 |
tensorflow PyPI | From 2.10.0 | 2.10.1 |
16 more packages
tensorflow PyPI | From 2.9.0 | 2.9.3 |
tensorflow PyPI | From 2.9.0 | 2.9.3 |
tensorflow-cpu PyPI | All versions | 2.8.4, 2.9.3, 2.10.1 |
tensorflow-cpu PyPI | All versions | 2.8.4 |
tensorflow-cpu PyPI | All versions | 2.8.4 |
tensorflow-cpu PyPI | From 2.10.0 | 2.10.1 |
tensorflow-cpu PyPI | From 2.10.0 | 2.10.1 |
tensorflow-cpu PyPI | From 2.9.0 | 2.9.3 |
tensorflow-cpu PyPI | From 2.9.0 | 2.9.3 |
tensorflow-gpu PyPI | All versions | 2.8.4, 2.9.3, 2.10.1 |
tensorflow-gpu PyPI | All versions | 2.8.4 |
tensorflow-gpu PyPI | All versions | 2.8.4 |
tensorflow-gpu PyPI | From 2.10.0 | 2.10.1 |
tensorflow-gpu PyPI | From 2.10.0 | 2.10.1 |
tensorflow-gpu PyPI | From 2.9.0 | 2.9.3 |
tensorflow-gpu PyPI | From 2.9.0 | 2.9.3 |
Products include Google Tensorflow.
How do I fix CVE-2022-41889?
Upgrade tensorflow to a fixed version for your release line: 2.8.4, 2.9.3 or 2.10.1.
Is CVE-2022-41889 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-41889 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 AZL-11528, BIT-tensorflow-2022-41889, GHSA-xxcj-rhqg-m46g, PYSEC-2026-1050, PYSEC-2026-3262, PYSEC-2026-3384.