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GHSA-7xwj-5r4v-429p

HighCVSS 7.8 / 10
Published Aug 25, 2021·Last modified Mar 13, 2026
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No affected components available

Description

Impact

The implementation of SVDF in TFLite is vulnerable to a null pointer error:

  TfLiteTensor* state = GetVariableInput(context, node, kStateTensor);
  // ...
  GetTensorData<float>(state)

The GetVariableInput function can return a null pointer but GetTensorData assumes that the argument is always a valid tensor.

TfLiteTensor* GetVariableInput(TfLiteContext* context, const TfLiteNode* node,
                               int index) {
  TfLiteTensor* tensor = GetMutableInput(context, node, index);
  return tensor->is_variable ? tensor : nullptr;
}

Furthermore, because GetVariableInput calls GetMutableInput which might return nullptr, the tensor->is_variable expression can also trigger a null pointer exception.

Patches

We have patched the issue in GitHub commit 5b048e87e4e55990dae6b547add4dae59f4e1c76.

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.

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Attribution

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

Risk Scores
Base Score
7.8

The vulnerability requires local access to the device to be exploited. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. 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 high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
7.1

Exploitation activity has been observed. Apply available patches or mitigations urgently.

EPSS
0.17%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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