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    GHSA-gv26-jpj9-c8gq

    Published: 18 Mar 2022Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary: Incomplete validation in `SparseSparseMinimum`

    Details: ### Impact Incomplete validation in `SparseAdd` results in allowing attackers to exploit undefined behavior (dereferencing null pointers) as well as write outside of bounds of heap allocated data: ```python import tensorflow as tf a_indices = tf.ones([45, 92], dtype=tf.int64) a_values = tf.ones([45], dtype=tf.int64) a_shape = tf.ones([1], dtype=tf.int64) b_indices = tf.ones([1, 1], dtype=tf.int64) b_values = tf.ones([1], dtype=tf.int64) b_shape = tf.ones([1], dtype=tf.int64) tf.raw_ops.SparseSparseMinimum(a_indices=a_indices, a_values=a_values, a_shape=a_shape, b_indices=b_indices, b_values=b_values, b_shape=b_shape) ``` The [implementation](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/656e7673b14acd7835dc778867f84916c6d1cac2/tensorflow/core/kernels/sparse_sparse_binary_op_shared.cc) has a large set of validation for the two sparse tensor inputs (6 tensors in total), but does not validate that the tensors are not empty or that the second dimension of `*_indices` matches the size of corresponding `*_shape`. This allows attackers to send tensor triples that represent invalid sparse tensors to abuse code assumptions that are not protected by validation. ### Patches We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [ba6822bd7b7324ba201a28b2f278c29a98edbef2](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/ba6822bd7b7324ba201a28b2f278c29a98edbef2) followed by GitHub commit [f6fde895ef9c77d848061c0517f19d0ec2682f3a](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/f6fde895ef9c77d848061c0517f19d0ec2682f3a). The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.5.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.4.2, TensorFlow 2.3.3, TensorFlow 2.2.3 and TensorFlow 2.1.4, 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 Ying Wang and Yakun Zhang of Baidu X-Team.

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: tensorflow

    Purl: pkg:pypi/tensorflow

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.1.4

    Affected versions

    0.12.0
    0.12.1

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