CVE-2022-21740

Public Exploit
Heap overflow in Tensorflow

Description

Tensorflow is an Open Source Machine Learning Framework. The implementation of `SparseCountSparseOutput` is vulnerable to a heap overflow. The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.8.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.7.1, TensorFlow 2.6.3, and TensorFlow 2.5.3, as these are also affected and still in supported range.

Category

7.6
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.39%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-44qp-9wwf-734r third party advisory patch
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/2b7100d6cdff36aa21010a82269bc05a6d1cc74a third party advisory patch
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/adbbabdb0d3abb3cdeac69e38a96de1d678b24b3 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/5100e359aef5c8021f2e71c7b986420b85ce7b3d/tensorflow/core/kernels/count_ops.cc#L168-L273 third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-21740?
CVE-2022-21740 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-21740?
To fix CVE-2022-21740, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-21740 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-21740 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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