Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-29568

TensorFlow is an end-to-end open source platform for machine learning. An attacker can trigger undefined behavior by binding to null pointer in `tf.raw_ops.ParameterizedTruncatedNormal`. This is because the implementation(https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/3f6fe4dfef6f57e768260b48166c27d148f3015f/tensorflow/core/kernels/parameterized_truncated_normal_op.cc#L630) does not validate input arguments before accessing the first element of `shape`. If `shape` argument is empty, then `shape_tensor.flat<T>()` is an empty array. 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.

Published 2021-05-14 20:15:14

Updated 2023-06-26 19:10:22

Source GitHub, Inc.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-29568

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.05%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 15 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2021-29568

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Source
4.6	MEDIUM	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P	3.9	6.4	nvd@nist.gov
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial
7.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	1.8	5.9	nvd@nist.gov
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High
2.5	LOW	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L	1.0	1.4	security-advisories@github.com
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: High Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: Low

CWE ids for CVE-2021-29568

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
CWE-824 Access of Uninitialized Pointer

The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized.

Assigned by: security-advisories@github.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2021-29568

https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/5e52ef5a461570cfb68f3bdbbebfe972cb4e0fd8

Fix breakage in parameterized_truncated_normal_op.cc · tensorflow/tensorflow@5e52ef5 · GitHub
Patch
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-4p4p-www8-8fv9

Reference binding to null in `ParameterizedTruncatedNormal` · Advisory · tensorflow/tensorflow · GitHub
Exploit;Patch;Vendor Advisory

Products affected by CVE-2021-29568

Google » Tensorflow
Versions from including (>=) 2.3.0 and before (<) 2.3.3
cpe:2.3:a:google:tensorflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Google » Tensorflow
Versions before (<) 2.1.4
cpe:2.3:a:google:tensorflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Google » Tensorflow
Versions from including (>=) 2.2.0 and before (<) 2.2.3
cpe:2.3:a:google:tensorflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Google » Tensorflow
Versions from including (>=) 2.4.0 and before (<) 2.4.2
cpe:2.3:a:google:tensorflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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