CVE-2021-37657

Reference binding to nullptr in `MatrixDiagV*` ops in TensorFlow

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. In affected versions an attacker can cause undefined behavior via binding a reference to null pointer in all operations of type `tf.raw_ops.MatrixDiagV*`. The [implementation](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/84d053187cb80d975ef2b9684d4b61981bca0c41/tensorflow/core/kernels/linalg/matrix_diag_op.cc) has incomplete validation that the value of `k` is a valid tensor. We have check that this value is either a scalar or a vector, but there is no check for the number of elements. If this is an empty tensor, then code that accesses the first element of the tensor is wrong. We have patched the issue in GitHub commit f2a673bd34f0d64b8e40a551ac78989d16daad09. 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.

TensorFlow es una plataforma de código abierto de extremo a extremo para el aprendizaje automático. En las versiones afectadas, un atacante puede causar un comportamiento indefinido por medio de la vinculación de una referencia a un puntero null en todas las operaciones de tipo "tf.raw_ops.MatrixDiagV*". La [implementación](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/84d053187cb80d975ef2b9684d4b61981bca0c41/tensorflow/core/kernels/linalg/matrix_diag_op.cc) presenta una comprobación incompleta de que el valor de "k" es un tensor válido. Hemos comprobado que este valor es un escalar o un vector, pero no hay ninguna comprobación del número de elementos. Si se trata de un tensor vacío, el código que accede al primer elemento del tensor es erróneo. Hemos parcheado el problema en el commit f2a673bd34f0d64b8e40a551ac78989d16daad09 de GitHub. La corrección será incluida en TensorFlow versión 2.6.0. También seleccionaremos este commit en TensorFlow versión 2.5.1, TensorFlow versión 2.4.3, y TensorFlow versión 2.3.4, ya que estos también están afectados y todavía están en el rango de soporte.

*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

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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

2021-07-29 CVE Reserved
2021-08-12 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-824: Access of Uninitialized Pointer

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-5xwc-mrhx-5g3m	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/f2a673bd34f0d64b8e40a551ac78989d16daad09	2021-08-18

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"				>= 2.3.0 < 2.3.4 Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow" and version " >= 2.3.0 < 2.3.4"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Tensorflow Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow"				>= 2.4.0 < 2.4.3 Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow" and version " >= 2.4.0 < 2.4.3"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Tensorflow Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow"				2.5.0 Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow" and version "2.5.0"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Tensorflow Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow"				2.6.0 Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow" and version "2.6.0"		rc0		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Tensorflow Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow"				2.6.0 Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow" and version "2.6.0"		rc1		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Tensorflow Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow"				2.6.0 Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow" and version "2.6.0"		rc2		Affected