GHSA-98j8-c9q4-r38g

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    GHSA-98j8-c9q4-r38g

    Published: 10 Feb 2022Last Modified: 10 Sept 2026

    Summary: Memory exhaustion in Tensorflow

    Details: ### Impact The [implementation of `StringNGrams`](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/5100e359aef5c8021f2e71c7b986420b85ce7b3d/tensorflow/core/kernels/string_ngrams_op.cc#L29-L161) can be used to trigger a denial of service attack by causing an OOM condition after an integer overflow: ```python import tensorflow as tf tf.raw_ops.StringNGrams( data=['123456'], data_splits=[0,1], separator='a'*15, ngram_widths=[], left_pad='', right_pad='', pad_width=-5, preserve_short_sequences=True) ``` We are missing a validation on `pad_witdh` and that result in computing a negative value for `ngram_width` which is later used to allocate parts of the output. ### Patches We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [f68fdab93fb7f4ddb4eb438c8fe052753c9413e8](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/f68fdab93fb7f4ddb4eb438c8fe052753c9413e8). The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.8.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.7.1, TensorFlow 2.6.3, and TensorFlow 2.5.3, as these are also affected and still in supported range. ### For more information Please consult [our security guide](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/SECURITY.md) for more information regarding the security model and how to contact us with issues and questions. ### Attribution This vulnerability has been reported by Yu Tian of Qihoo 360 AIVul Team.

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: tensorflow

    Purl: pkg:pypi/tensorflow

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.5.3

    Affected versions

    0.12.0
    0.12.1

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