Google TensorFlow up to 2.7.1/2.8.0/2.9.0 Unbatch assertion

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Google TensorFlow up to 2.7.1/2.8.0/2.9.0. This vulnerability affects the function Unbatch. The manipulation leads to assertion. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-36002. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Google TensorFlow up to 2.7.1/2.8.0/2.9.0 (Artificial Intelligence Software). This issue affects the function Unbatch. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a assertion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-617. The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

TensorFlow is an open source platform for machine learning. When `Unbatch` receives a nonscalar input `id`, it gives a `CHECK` fail that can trigger a denial of service attack. We have patched the issue in GitHub commit 4419d10d576adefa36b0e0a9425d2569f7c0189f. The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.10.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.9.1, TensorFlow 2.8.1, and TensorFlow 2.7.2, as these are also affected and still in supported range. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

The weakness was disclosed 09/17/2022 as GHSA-mh3m-62v7-68xg. The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-36002 since 07/15/2022. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 2.7.2, 2.8.1, 2.9.1 or 2.10.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 4419d10d576adefa36b0e0a9425d2569f7c0189f is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Type

• Artificial Intelligence Software

Vendor

• Google

Name

• TensorFlow

Version

• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.6
• 2.7
• 2.7.0
• 2.7.1
• 2.8
• 2.8.0
• 2.9.0

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• free

Website

• Vendor: https://www.google.com/

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