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GHSA-qhxx-j73r-qpm2

MediumCVSS 4.4 / 10
Published Dec 10, 2020·Last modified Mar 13, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Impact

Under certain cases, a saved model can trigger use of uninitialized values during code execution. This is caused by having tensor buffers be filled with the default value of the type but forgetting to default initialize the quantized floating point types in Eigen:

struct QUInt8 {
  QUInt8() {}
  // ...
  uint8_t value;
};

struct QInt16 {
  QInt16() {}
  // ...
  int16_t value;
};

struct QUInt16 {
  QUInt16() {}
  // ...
  uint16_t value;
};

struct QInt32 {
  QInt32() {}
  // ...
  int32_t value;
};

Patches

We have patched the issue in GitHub commit ace0c15a22f7f054abcc1f53eabbcb0a1239a9e2 and will release TensorFlow 2.4.0 containing the patch. TensorFlow nightly packages after this commit will also have the issue resolved.

Since this issue also impacts TF versions before 2.4, we will patch all releases between 1.15 and 2.3 inclusive.

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Risk Scores
Base Score
4.4

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 low impact on the integrity of the data. There is a low impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
4.1

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
0.25%

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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