CVE-2021-29575 (GCVE-0-2021-29575)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-05-14 19:16 – Updated: 2024-08-03 22:11
VLAI
Title
Overflow/denial of service in `tf.raw_ops.ReverseSequence`
Summary
TensorFlow is an end-to-end open source platform for machine learning. The implementation of `tf.raw_ops.ReverseSequence` allows for stack overflow and/or `CHECK`-fail based denial of service. The implementation(https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/5b3b071975e01f0d250c928b2a8f901cd53b90a7/tensorflow/core/kernels/reverse_sequence_op.cc#L114-L118) fails to validate that `seq_dim` and `batch_dim` arguments are valid. Negative values for `seq_dim` can result in stack overflow or `CHECK`-failure, depending on the version of Eigen code used to implement the operation. Similar behavior can be exhibited by invalid values of `batch_dim`. The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.5.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.4.2, TensorFlow 2.3.3, TensorFlow 2.2.3 and TensorFlow 2.1.4, as these are also affected and still in supported range.
Severity
2.5 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-119 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Assigner
GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 7958 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
tensorflow tensorflow Affected: < 2.1.4
Affected: >= 2.2.0, < 2.2.3
Affected: >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.3
Affected: >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.2
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