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GHSA-79fv-9865-4qcv
No affected components available
Impact
The implementation of tf.raw_ops.MaxPoolGrad is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow:
import tensorflow as tf
orig_input = tf.constant([0.0], shape=[1, 1, 1, 1], dtype=tf.float32)
orig_output = tf.constant([0.0], shape=[1, 1, 1, 1], dtype=tf.float32)
grad = tf.constant([], shape=[0, 0, 0, 0], dtype=tf.float32)
ksize = [1, 1, 1, 1]
strides = [1, 1, 1, 1]
padding = "SAME"
tf.raw_ops.MaxPoolGrad(
orig_input=orig_input, orig_output=orig_output, grad=grad, ksize=ksize,
strides=strides, padding=padding, explicit_paddings=[])
The implementation fails to validate that indices used to access elements of input/output arrays are valid:
for (int index = out_start; index < out_end; ++index) {
int input_backprop_index = out_arg_max_flat(index);
FastBoundsCheck(input_backprop_index - in_start, in_end - in_start);
input_backprop_flat(input_backprop_index) += out_backprop_flat(index);
}
Whereas accesses to input_backprop_flat are guarded by FastBoundsCheck, the indexing in out_backprop_flat can result in OOB access.
Patches
We have patched the issue in GitHub commit a74768f8e4efbda4def9f16ee7e13cf3922ac5f7.
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.
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Attribution
This vulnerability has been reported by Ying Wang and Yakun Zhang of Baidu X-Team.
The vulnerability requires local access to the device to be exploited. It is difficult for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability and may require special conditions. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a low impact on the availability of the system.
Limited exploitation activity has been observed. Close monitoring and planned remediation are recommended.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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