TensorFlow vulnerable to `CHECK` failure in `SobolSample` via missing validation
Impact
The implementation of SobolSampleOp is vulnerable to a denial of service via CHECK-failure (assertion failure) caused by assuming input(0), input(1), and input(2) to be scalar.
import tensorflow as tf
tf.raw_ops.SobolSample(dim=tf.constant([1,0]), num_results=tf.constant([1]), skip=tf.constant([1]))
Patches
We have patched the issue in GitHub commit c65c67f88ad770662e8f191269a907bf2b94b1bf.
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.
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Attribution
This vulnerability has been reported by:
- Kang Hong Jin from Singapore Management University
- Neophytos Christou, Secure Systems Labs, Brown University
- 刘力源, Information System & Security and Countermeasures Experiments Center, Beijing Institute of Technology
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | tensorflow | < 2.7.2, >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.1, >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.1 | 2.7.2, 2.8.1, 2.9.1 |
| Python (PyPI) | tensorflow-cpu | < 2.7.2, >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.1, >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.1 | 2.7.2, 2.8.1, 2.9.1 |
| Python (PyPI) | tensorflow-gpu | < 2.7.2, >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.1, >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.1 | 2.7.2, 2.8.1, 2.9.1 |
References
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-97p7-w86h-vcf9
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-35935
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/c65c67f88ad770662e8f191269a907bf2b94b1bf
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.10.0
- https://pypi.org/project/tensorflow
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-97p7-w86h-vcf9
- https://pypi.org/project/tensorflow-cpu
- https://pypi.org/project/tensorflow-gpu
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-617- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
tensorflow, tensorflow-cpu, tensorflow-gpu- Disclosed
- 16.09.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 14:18
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-3144 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-3302 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-97p7-w86h-vcf9 - CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-974 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: tensorflow
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 433
- First → latest
- 04.2019 07.2024
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 6
- High 112
- Medium 210
- Low 105
Disclosures per year
- 2019: 7
- 2020: 35
- 2021: 200
- 2022: 169
- 2023: 21
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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