llvm-project a0138390 SortOp memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in llvm-project a0138390. Affected by this issue is the function matchAndRewriteSortOp(mlir::sparse_tensor::SortOp. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-29941. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in llvm-project a0138390 (Project Management Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function matchAndRewriteSortOp(mlir::sparse_tensor::SortOp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

llvm-project commit a0138390 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via the component matchAndRewriteSortOp(mlir::sparse_tensor::SortOp.

The weakness was published 05/05/2023 as 59988. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-29941 since 04/07/2023. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 233126 (Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: llvm16 / tensorflow (CVE-2023-29941)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (233126) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-33471). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 233126
Nessus Name: Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: llvm16 / tensorflow (CVE-2023-29941)

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04/07/2023 🔍
05/05/2023 +28 days 🔍
05/05/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/16/2025 +956 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 59988
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-29941 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-29941
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-228130
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/05/2023 19:33
Updated: 12/16/2025 23:33
Changes: 05/05/2023 19:33 (16), 05/28/2023 12:20 (32), 01/30/2025 10:19 (26), 03/21/2025 09:16 (2), 04/26/2025 07:06 (3), 12/16/2025 23:33 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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