CVE-2021-37681— Null pointer exception in TensorFlow Lite
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Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Null pointer exception in TensorFlow Lite
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
TensorFlow is an end-to-end open source platform for machine learning. In affected versions the implementation of SVDF in TFLite is [vulnerable to a null pointer error](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/460e000de3a83278fb00b61a16d161b1964f15f4/tensorflow/lite/kernels/svdf.cc#L300-L313). The [`GetVariableInput` function](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/460e000de3a83278fb00b61a16d161b1964f15f4/tensorflow/lite/kernels/kernel_util.cc#L115-L119) can return a null pointer but `GetTensorData` assumes that the argument is always a valid tensor. Furthermore, because `GetVariableInput` calls [`GetMutableInput`](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/460e000de3a83278fb00b61a16d161b1964f15f4/tensorflow/lite/kernels/kernel_util.cc#L82-L90) which might return `nullptr`, the `tensor->is_variable` expression can also trigger a null pointer exception. We have patched the issue in GitHub commit 5b048e87e4e55990dae6b547add4dae59f4e1c76. 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.
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
空指针解引用
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Title
Google TensorFlow 代码问题漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Google TensorFlow是美国谷歌（Google）公司的一套用于机器学习的端到端开源平台。 Google TensorFlow 存在代码问题漏洞，该漏洞源于在受影响的版本中，在TFLite中SVDF的实现是容易受到空指针错误攻击的。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tensorflow | tensorflow | >= 2.5.0, < 2.5.1 | - |
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Same Patch Batch · tensorflow · 2021-08-12 · 58 CVEs total
| CVE-2021-37678 | 9.3 CRITICAL | Arbitrary code execution due to YAML deserialization |
| CVE-2021-37639 | 8.4 HIGH | Null pointer dereference and heap OOB read in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37689 | 7.8 HIGH | Null pointer dereference in TensorFlow Lite MLIR optimizations |
| CVE-2021-37665 | 7.8 HIGH | Incomplete validation in MKL requantization in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37663 | 7.8 HIGH | Incomplete validation in `QuantizeV2` in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37648 | 7.8 HIGH | Incorrect validation of `SaveV2` inputs in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37688 | 7.8 HIGH | Null pointer dereference in TensorFlow Lite |
| CVE-2021-37676 | 7.8 HIGH | Reference binding to nullptr in shape inference in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37671 | 7.8 HIGH | Reference binding to nullptr in map operations in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37666 | 7.8 HIGH | Reference binding to nullptr in `RaggedTensorToVariant` in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37667 | 7.8 HIGH | Reference binding to nullptr in unicode encoding in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37652 | 7.8 HIGH | Use after free in boosted trees creation in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37650 | 7.8 HIGH | Segfault and heap buffer overflow in `{Experimental,}DatasetToTFRecord` in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37643 | 7.7 HIGH | Null pointer dereference in `MatrixDiagPartOp` in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37647 | 7.7 HIGH | Null pointer dereference in `SparseTensorSliceDataset` in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37638 | 7.7 HIGH | Null pointer dereference in `RaggedTensorToTensor` in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37649 | 7.7 HIGH | Null pointer dereference in `UncompressElement` in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37637 | 7.7 HIGH | Null pointer dereference in `CompressElement` in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37659 | 7.3 HIGH | Out of bounds read via null pointer dereference in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37664 | 7.3 HIGH | Heap OOB in boosted trees in TensorFlow |
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