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GHSA-x7rp-74x2-mjf3

MediumCVSS 5.9 / 10
Published Sep 25, 2020·Last modified Mar 13, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Impact

The RaggedCountSparseOutput implementation does not validate that the input arguments form a valid ragged tensor. In particular, there is no validation that the values in the splits tensor generate a valid partitioning of the values tensor. Thus, the following code sets up conditions to cause a heap buffer overflow:

    auto per_batch_counts = BatchedMap<W>(num_batches);
    int batch_idx = 0;
    for (int idx = 0; idx < num_values; ++idx) {
      while (idx >= splits_values(batch_idx)) {
        batch_idx++;
      }
      const auto& value = values_values(idx);
      if (value >= 0 && (maxlength_ <= 0 || value < maxlength_)) {
        per_batch_counts[batch_idx - 1][value] = 1;
      }
    }

A BatchedMap is equivalent to a vector where each element is a hashmap. However, if the first element of splits_values is not 0, batch_idx will never be 1, hence there will be no hashmap at index 0 in per_batch_counts. Trying to access that in the user code results in a segmentation fault.

Patches

We have patched the issue in 3cbb917b4714766030b28eba9fb41bb97ce9ee02 and will release a patch release.

We recommend users to upgrade to TensorFlow 2.3.1.

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 is a variant of GHSA-p5f8-gfw5-33w4

Risk Scores
Base Score
5.9

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is difficult for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability and may require special conditions. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. 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 availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
5.4

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

EPSS
0.85%

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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