QID 981516

QID 981516: Python (pip) Security Update for tensorflow-gpu (GHSA-c5x2-p679-95wc)

Security update has been released for tensorflow-gpu,tensorflow,tensorflow-cpu to fix the vulnerability.

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

When a user does not supply arguments that determine a valid sparse tensor, `tf.raw_ops.SparseTensorSliceDataset` implementation can be made to dereference a null pointer:

```python
import tensorflow as tf

tf.raw_ops.SparseTensorSliceDataset(
indices=[[],[],[]],
values=[1,2,3],
dense_shape=[3,3])
```

The [implementation](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/8d72537c6abf5a44103b57b9c2e22c14f5f49698/tensorflow/core/kernels/data/sparse_tensor_slice_dataset_op.cc#L240-L251) has some argument validation but fails to consider the case when either `indices` or `values` are provided for an empty sparse tensor when the other is not.

If `indices` is empty (as in the example above), then [code that performs validation](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/8d72537c6abf5a44103b57b9c2e22c14f5f49698/tensorflow/core/kernels/data/sparse_tensor_slice_dataset_op.cc#L260-L261) (i.e., checking that the indices are monotonically increasing) results in a null pointer dereference:

```cc
for (int64_t i = 0; i < indices->dim_size(0); ++i) {
int64_t next_batch_index = indices->matrix<int64>()(i, 0);
...
}
```

If `indices` as provided by the user is empty, then `indices` in the C++ code above is backed by an empty `std::vector`, hence calling `indices->dim_size(0)` results in null pointer dereferencing (same as calling `std::vector::at()` on an empty vector).

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Low - 2.1 severity.
  • Solution
    We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [02cc160e29d20631de3859c6653184e3f876b9d7](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/02cc160e29d20631de3859c6653184e3f876b9d7).

    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.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 981516

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    GHSA-c5x2-p679-95wc tensorflow URL Logo github.com/advisories/GHSA-c5x2-p679-95wc
    GHSA-c5x2-p679-95wc tensorflow-cpu URL Logo github.com/advisories/GHSA-c5x2-p679-95wc
    GHSA-c5x2-p679-95wc tensorflow-gpu URL Logo github.com/advisories/GHSA-c5x2-p679-95wc

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