CVE-2021-41228

high

Published 2021-11-10 · Modified 2023-12-06

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CVSS v3

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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

8.0

Description

TensorFlow is an open source platform for machine learning. In affected versions TensorFlow's `saved_model_cli` tool is vulnerable to a code injection as it calls `eval` on user supplied strings. This can be used by attackers to run arbitrary code on the plaform where the CLI tool runs. However, given that the tool is always run manually, the impact of this is not severe. We have patched this by adding a `safe` flag which defaults to `True` and an explicit warning for users. The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.7.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.6.1, TensorFlow 2.5.2, and TensorFlow 2.4.4, as these are also affected and still in supported range.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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OS impact

Arch Fixed 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Fixed	`2.6.1-1`

Debian Fixed 2 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
sid	Fixed	`0`
forky	Fixed	`0`

Package impact

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable	Fixed
PyPI	tensorflow-gpu	`<2.4.4`	`2.4.4`
PyPI	tensorflow-cpu	`<2.4.4`	`2.4.4`
PyPI	tensorflow-cpu	`>=2.5.0,<2.5.2`	`2.5.2`
PyPI	tensorflow	`>=2.5.0,<2.5.2`	`2.5.2`
PyPI	tensorflow	`>=2.6.0,<2.6.1`	`2.6.1`
PyPI	tensorflow	`<2.4.4`	`2.4.4`
PyPI	tensorflow-cpu	`>=2.6.0,<2.6.1`	`2.6.1`
PyPI	tensorflow-gpu	`>=2.6.0,<2.6.1`	`2.6.1`
PyPI	tensorflow-gpu	`>=2.5.0,<2.5.2`	`2.5.2`
PyPI	tensorflow-cpu	`<8b202f08d52e8206af2bdb2112a62fafbc546ec7\|\|>=2.7.0rc0,<2.7.0`	`8b202f08d52e8206af2bdb2112a62fafbc546ec7`
PyPI	tensorflow	`<8b202f08d52e8206af2bdb2112a62fafbc546ec7\|\|>=2.7.0rc0,<2.7.0`	`8b202f08d52e8206af2bdb2112a62fafbc546ec7`
PyPI	tensorflow-gpu	`<8b202f08d52e8206af2bdb2112a62fafbc546ec7\|\|>=2.7.0rc0,<2.7.0`	`8b202f08d52e8206af2bdb2112a62fafbc546ec7`

References

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