CVE-2020-15196
Description
In Tensorflow version 2.3.0, the `SparseCountSparseOutput` and `RaggedCountSparseOutput` implementations don't validate that the `weights` tensor has the same shape as the data. The check exists for `DenseCountSparseOutput`, where both tensors are fully specified. In the sparse and ragged count weights are still accessed in parallel with the data. But, since there is no validation, a user passing fewer weights than the values for the tensors can generate a read from outside the bounds of the heap buffer allocated for the weights. The issue is patched in commit 3cbb917b4714766030b28eba9fb41bb97ce9ee02 and is released in TensorFlow version 2.3.1.
Predictions
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Mitigations
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| sid | Fixed | 0 |
| forky | Fixed | 0 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | tensorflow | >=2.3.0,<2.3.1 | 2.3.1 |
| PyPI | tensorflow-cpu | >=2.3.0,<2.3.1 | 2.3.1 |
| PyPI | tensorflow-gpu | >=2.3.0,<2.3.1 | 2.3.1 |
| PyPI | tensorflow-cpu | <3cbb917b4714766030b28eba9fb41bb97ce9ee02||<2.3.1 | 3cbb917b4714766030b28eba9fb41bb97ce9ee02 |
| PyPI | tensorflow | <3cbb917b4714766030b28eba9fb41bb97ce9ee02||<2.3.1 | 3cbb917b4714766030b28eba9fb41bb97ce9ee02 |
| PyPI | tensorflow-gpu | <3cbb917b4714766030b28eba9fb41bb97ce9ee02||<2.3.1 | 3cbb917b4714766030b28eba9fb41bb97ce9ee02 |
References
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-pg59-2f92-5cph
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15196
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/3cbb917b4714766030b28eba9fb41bb97ce9ee02
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-cpu/PYSEC-2020-276.yaml
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-gpu/PYSEC-2020-311.yaml
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow/PYSEC-2020-119.yaml
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.3.1
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-15196
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