QID 981521

QID 981521: Python (pip) Security Update for tensorflow-gpu (GHSA-m7fm-4jfh-jrg6)

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.

The implementation for `tf.raw_ops.BoostedTreesCreateEnsemble` can result in a use after free error if an attacker supplies specially crafted arguments:

```python
import tensorflow as tf

v= tf.Variable([0.0])
tf.raw_ops.BoostedTreesCreateEnsemble(
tree_ensemble_handle=v.handle,
stamp_token=[0],
tree_ensemble_serialized=['0'])
```

The [implementation](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/f24faa153ad31a4b51578f8181d3aaab77a1ddeb/tensorflow/core/kernels/boosted_trees/resource_ops.cc#L55) uses a reference counted resource and decrements the refcount if the initialization fails, as it should. However, when the code was written, the resource was represented as a naked pointer but later refactoring has changed it to be a smart pointer. Thus, when the pointer leaves the scope, a subsequent `free`-ing of the resource occurs, but this fails to take into account that the refcount has already reached 0, thus the resource has been already freed. During this double-free process, members of the resource object are accessed for cleanup but they are invalid as the entire resource has been freed.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.6 severity.
  • Solution
    We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [5ecec9c6fbdbc6be03295685190a45e7eee726ab](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/5ecec9c6fbdbc6be03295685190a45e7eee726ab).

    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 981521

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    GHSA-m7fm-4jfh-jrg6 tensorflow URL Logo github.com/advisories/GHSA-m7fm-4jfh-jrg6
    GHSA-m7fm-4jfh-jrg6 tensorflow-cpu URL Logo github.com/advisories/GHSA-m7fm-4jfh-jrg6
    GHSA-m7fm-4jfh-jrg6 tensorflow-gpu URL Logo github.com/advisories/GHSA-m7fm-4jfh-jrg6

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