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GHSA-h6jh-7gv5-28vg BIT-tensorflow-2021-37646 CVE-2021-37646 PYSEC-2021-268 PYSEC-2021-559 PYSEC-2021-757

Bad alloc in `StringNGrams` caused by integer conversion

Medium PyPI
Severity
0.0 / 10
Medium · CVSS 4.0
Exploit chance (EPSS)
0.15%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 4.54% of scored vulnerabilities.
Known exploited
No
Not in CISA's catalog
Weakness
CWE-681 Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types
Fix
Available
3 packages have a fixed version

Description

Impact

The implementation of tf.raw_ops.StringNGrams is vulnerable to an integer overflow issue caused by converting a signed integer value to an unsigned one and then allocating memory based on this value.

import tensorflow as tf

tf.raw_ops.StringNGrams(
  data=['',''],
  data_splits=[0,2],
  separator=' '*100,
  ngram_widths=[-80,0,0,-60],
  left_pad=' ',
  right_pad=' ',
  pad_width=100,
  preserve_short_sequences=False)

The implementation calls reserve on a tstring with a value that sometimes can be negative if user supplies negative ngram_widths. The reserve method calls TF_TString_Reserve which has an unsigned long argument for the size of the buffer. Hence, the implicit conversion transforms the negative value to a large integer.

Patches

We have patched the issue in GitHub commit c283e542a3f422420cfdb332414543b62fc4e4a5.

The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.6.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.5.1, TensorFlow 2.4.3, and TensorFlow 2.3.4, 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.

Attribution

This vulnerability has been reported by members of the Aivul Team from Qihoo 360.

Affected versions

PyPI

PackageVulnerableFixed in
tensorflow
< 2.3.4
2.3.4
tensorflow
>= 2.4.0, < 2.4.3
2.4.3
tensorflow
>= 2.5.0, < 2.5.1
2.5.1
tensorflow
>= 2.3.0, < 2.3.4
>= 2.4.0, < 2.4.3
2.3.4
2.4.3
tensorflow-cpu
< 2.3.4
2.3.4
tensorflow-cpu
>= 2.4.0, < 2.4.3
2.4.3
tensorflow-cpu
>= 2.5.0, < 2.5.1
2.5.1
tensorflow-cpu
>= 2.3.0, < 2.3.4
>= 2.4.0, < 2.4.3
2.3.4
2.4.3
tensorflow-gpu
< 2.3.4
2.3.4
tensorflow-gpu
>= 2.4.0, < 2.4.3
2.4.3
tensorflow-gpu
>= 2.5.0, < 2.5.1
2.5.1
tensorflow-gpu
>= 2.3.0, < 2.3.4
>= 2.4.0, < 2.4.3
2.3.4
2.4.3

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 → 2.3.4

pip
pip install --upgrade "tensorflow>=2.3.4"
poetry
poetry add "tensorflow>=2.3.4"
uv
uv add "tensorflow>=2.3.4"

tensorflow-cpu PyPI → 2.3.4

pip
pip install --upgrade "tensorflow-cpu>=2.3.4"
poetry
poetry add "tensorflow-cpu>=2.3.4"
uv
uv add "tensorflow-cpu>=2.3.4"

tensorflow-gpu PyPI → 2.3.4

pip
pip install --upgrade "tensorflow-gpu>=2.3.4"
poetry
poetry add "tensorflow-gpu>=2.3.4"
uv
uv add "tensorflow-gpu>=2.3.4"

Severity breakdown

CVSS 4.0 0.0

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

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

CVSS 3.1 5.5

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

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

Weakness

CWE-681: Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types

When converting from one data type to another, such as long to integer, data can be omitted or translated in a way that produces unexpected values. If the resulting values are used in a sensitive context, then dangerous behaviors may occur.

How to prevent it
  • Implementation: Avoid making conversion between numeric types. Always check for the allowed ranges.

References

Advisories

Packages

Other links

Timeline

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