CVE-2021-29616

Null dereference in Grappler's `TrySimplify`

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

TensorFlow is an end-to-end open source platform for machine learning. The implementation of TrySimplify(https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/c22d88d6ff33031aa113e48aa3fc9aa74ed79595/tensorflow/core/grappler/optimizers/arithmetic_optimizer.cc#L390-L401) has undefined behavior due to dereferencing a null pointer in corner cases that result in optimizing a node with no inputs. The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.5.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.4.2, TensorFlow 2.3.3, TensorFlow 2.2.3 and TensorFlow 2.1.4, as these are also affected and still in supported range.

TensorFlow es una plataforma de código abierto de extremo a extremo para el aprendizaje automático. La implementación de TrySimplify (https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/c22d88d6ff33031aa113e48aa3fc9aa74ed79595/tensorflow/core/grappler/optimizers/arithmetic_optimizer.cc#L390-L401) presenta un comportamiento desreferencia del puntero null que es debido a un comportamiento no definido que resulta en una optimización de un nodo sin entradas. La corrección será incluída en TensorFlow versión 2.5.0. También seleccionaremos este commit en TensorFlow versión 2.4.2, TensorFlow versión 2.3.3, TensorFlow versión 2.2.3 y TensorFlow versión 2.1.4, ya que estos también están afectados y aún están en el rango compatible

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-03-30 CVE Reserved
2021-05-14 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-08-03 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-4hvv-7x94-7vq8	2024-08-03

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/e6340f0665d53716ef3197ada88936c2a5f7a2d3	2021-07-26

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Google Search vendor "Google"		Tensorflow Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow"				< 2.1.4 Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow" and version " < 2.1.4"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Tensorflow Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow"				>= 2.2.0 < 2.2.3 Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow" and version " >= 2.2.0 < 2.2.3"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Tensorflow Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow"				>= 2.3.0 < 2.3.3 Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow" and version " >= 2.3.0 < 2.3.3"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Tensorflow Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow"				>= 2.4.0 < 2.4.2 Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow" and version " >= 2.4.0 < 2.4.2"		-		Affected