CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-35960

Reachable Assertion

Published: Sep 16, 2022 | Modified: Sep 21, 2022
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

TensorFlow is an open source platform for machine learning. In core/kernels/list_kernels.ccs TensorListReserve, num_elements is assumed to be a tensor of size 1. When a num_elements of more than 1 element is provided, then tf.raw_ops.TensorListReserve fails the CHECK_EQ in CheckIsAlignedAndSingleElement. We have patched the issue in GitHub commit b5f6fbfba76576202b72119897561e3bd4f179c7. The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.10.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.9.1, TensorFlow 2.8.1, and TensorFlow 2.7.2, as these are also affected and still in supported range. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Weakness

The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Tensorflow Google 2.7.0 (including) 2.7.2 (excluding)
Tensorflow Google 2.8.0 (including) 2.8.0 (including)
Tensorflow Google 2.9.0 (including) 2.9.0 (including)
Tensorflow Google 2.10-rc0 (including) 2.10-rc0 (including)
Tensorflow Google 2.10-rc1 (including) 2.10-rc1 (including)
Tensorflow Google 2.10-rc2 (including) 2.10-rc2 (including)
Tensorflow Google 2.10-rc3 (including) 2.10-rc3 (including)

Extended Description

While assertion is good for catching logic errors and reducing the chances of reaching more serious vulnerability conditions, it can still lead to a denial of service. For example, if a server handles multiple simultaneous connections, and an assert() occurs in one single connection that causes all other connections to be dropped, this is a reachable assertion that leads to a denial of service.

Potential Mitigations

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