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GHSA-8r7c-3cm2-3h8f BIT-tensorflow-2022-23578 CVE-2022-23578 PYSEC-2022-142 PYSEC-2022-87 PYSEC-2026-3138

Memory leak in Tensorflow

Medium PyPI
Severity
0.0 / 10
Medium · CVSS 4.0
Exploit chance (EPSS)
0.72%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 54.00% of scored vulnerabilities.
Known exploited
No
Not in CISA's catalog
Weakness
CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Fix
Available
3 packages have a fixed version

Description

Impact

If a graph node is invalid, TensorFlow can leak memory in the implementation of ImmutableExecutorState::Initialize:

Status s = params_.create_kernel(n->properties(), &item->kernel);
if (!s.ok()) {
  item->kernel = nullptr;
  s = AttachDef(s, *n);
  return s;           
}

Here, we set item->kernel to nullptr but it is a simple OpKernel* pointer so the memory that was previously allocated to it would leak.

Patches

We have patched the issue in GitHub commit c79ccba517dbb1a0ccb9b01ee3bd2a63748b60dd. 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.

For more information

Please consult our security guide for more information regarding the security model and how to contact us with issues and questions.

Affected versions

PyPI

PackageVulnerableFixed in
tensorflow
< 2.5.3
2.5.3
tensorflow
>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.3
2.6.3
tensorflow
>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.1
2.7.1
tensorflow
< 2.5.3
>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.3
>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.1
2.5.3
2.6.3
2.7.1
tensorflow-cpu
< 2.5.3
2.5.3
tensorflow-cpu
>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.3
2.6.3
tensorflow-cpu
>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.1
2.7.1
tensorflow-cpu
< 2.5.3
>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.3
2.5.3
2.6.3
tensorflow-gpu
< 2.5.3
2.5.3
tensorflow-gpu
>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.3
2.6.3
tensorflow-gpu
>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.1
2.7.1
tensorflow-gpu
< 2.5.3
>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.3
2.5.3
2.6.3

How to fix

Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.

tensorflow PyPI → 2.5.3

pip
pip install --upgrade "tensorflow>=2.5.3"
poetry
poetry add "tensorflow>=2.5.3"
uv
uv add "tensorflow>=2.5.3"

tensorflow-cpu PyPI → 2.5.3

pip
pip install --upgrade "tensorflow-cpu>=2.5.3"
poetry
poetry add "tensorflow-cpu>=2.5.3"
uv
uv add "tensorflow-cpu>=2.5.3"

tensorflow-gpu PyPI → 2.5.3

pip
pip install --upgrade "tensorflow-gpu>=2.5.3"
poetry
poetry add "tensorflow-gpu>=2.5.3"
uv
uv add "tensorflow-gpu>=2.5.3"

Severity breakdown

CVSS 4.0 0.0

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality (vulnerable system)
None
Integrity (vulnerable system)
None
Availability (vulnerable system)
Low
Confidentiality (subsequent systems)
None
Integrity (subsequent systems)
None
Availability (subsequent systems)
None

CVSS 3.1 4.3

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

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Weakness

CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.

How to prevent it
  • Implementation: Choose a language or tool that provides automatic memory management, or makes manual memory management less error-prone. For example, glibc in Linux provides protection against free of invalid pointers. When using Xcode to target OS X or iOS, enable automatic reference counting (ARC) [REF-391]. To help correctly and consistently manage memory when programming in C++, consider using a smart pointer class such as std::auto_ptr (defined by ISO/IEC ISO/IEC 14882:2003), std::shared_ptr and std::unique_ptr (specified by an upcoming revision of the C++ standard, informally referred to as C++ 1x), or equivalent solutions such as Boost.
  • Architecture and Design: Use an abstraction library to abstract away risky APIs. Not a complete solution.
  • Architecture and Design, Build and Compilation: Consider using the Boehm-Demers-Weiser garbage collector (bdwgc), which can help avoid leaks.

References

Advisories

Packages

Other links

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. Last updated by the source
  3. Latest EPSS score
AdvisorySeverityWhy it's related
GHSA-gjh7-xx4r-x345
TensorFlow has segfault in array_ops.upper_bound
High Also affects tensorflow
GHSA-fxgc-95xx-grvq
TensorFlow Denial of Service vulnerability
Medium Also affects tensorflow
GHSA-93vr-9q9m-pj8p
TensorFlow vulnerable to Out-of-Bounds Read in DynamicStitch
High Also affects tensorflow
GHSA-qjqc-vqcf-5qvj
TensorFlow vulnerable to seg fault in `tf.raw_ops.Print`
High Also affects tensorflow
GHSA-7jvm-xxmr-v5cw
TensorFlow vulnerable to integer overflow in EditDistance
High Also affects tensorflow
GHSA-64jg-wjww-7c5w
TensorFlow has Null Pointer Error in TensorArrayConcatV2
High Also affects tensorflow
GHSA-6hg6-5c2q-7rcr
TensorFlow has Heap-buffer-overflow in AvgPoolGrad
High Also affects tensorflow
GHSA-558h-mq8x-7q9g
TensorFlow has Null Pointer Error in SparseSparseMaximum
High Also affects tensorflow
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