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CVE-2022-21726 json

Out of bounds read in Tensorflow

published 4y ago modified last mo. also BIT-tensorflow-2022-21726 , EUVD-2022-0289 , GHSA-23hm-7w47-xw72 , PYSEC-2022-105 , PYSEC-2022-50 , PYSEC-2026-3082

cvss
8.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Tensorflow is an Open Source Machine Learning Framework. The implementation of `Dequantize` does not fully validate the value of `axis` and can result in heap OOB accesses. The `axis` argument can be `-1` (the default value for the optional argument) or any other positive value at most the number of dimensions of the input. Unfortunately, the upper bound is not checked and this results in reading past the end of the array containing the dimensions of the input tensor. The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.8.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.7.1, TensorFlow 2.6.3, and TensorFlow 2.5.3, as these are also affected and still in supported range.

Patch / fix

  • pypi tensorflow 2.5.3, 2.6.3, 2.7.1
  • pypi tensorflow-cpu 2.5.3, 2.6.3, 2.7.1
  • pypi tensorflow-gpu 2.5.3, 2.6.3, 2.7.1
  • bitnami tensorflow 2.5.3, 2.6.3, 2.7.1

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/5100e359aef5c8021f2e71c7b986420b85ce7b3d/tensorflow/core/kernels/dequantize_op.cc#L92-L153 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
GitHub 3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
OSV 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
OSV 3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi tensorflow
<2.5.3
>=2.6.0, <2.6.3
>=2.7.0, <2.7.1
2.5.3
2.6.3
2.7.1
pypi tensorflow-cpu
<2.5.3
>=2.6.0, <2.6.3
>=2.7.0, <2.7.1
2.5.3
2.6.3
2.7.1
pypi tensorflow-gpu
<2.5.3
>=2.6.0, <2.6.3
>=2.7.0, <2.7.1
2.5.3
2.6.3
2.7.1
bitnami tensorflow
<2.5.3
>=2.6.0, <2.6.3
>=2.7.0, <2.7.1
2.5.3
2.6.3
2.7.1

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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