Undefined behavior when users supply invalid resource handles in TensorFlow
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
TensorFlow is an open source platform for machine learning. Prior to versions 2.9.0, 2.8.1, 2.7.2, and 2.6.4, multiple TensorFlow operations misbehave in eager mode when the resource handle provided to them is invalid. In graph mode, it would have been impossible to perform these API calls, but migration to TF 2.x eager mode opened up this vulnerability. If the resource handle is empty, then a reference is bound to a null pointer inside TensorFlow codebase (various codepaths). This is undefined behavior. Versions 2.9.0, 2.8.1, 2.7.2, and 2.6.4 contain a patch for this issue.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00325 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed tensorflow (tensorflow): 2.6.4, 2.7.2, 2.8.1 +1tensorflow (PyPI): 2.6.4, 2.7.2, 2.8.1+2 more products
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tensorflow | before 2.6.4; 2.7.0rc0 to before 2.7.2; 2.8.0rc0 to before 2.8.1; 2.9.0rc0 to before 2.9.0 | 2.6.4, 2.7.2, 2.8.1, 2.9.0 | Patch available | CNA | |
| — | tensorflow (PyPI) | before 2.6.4 | 2.6.4 | Patch available | GHSA-5wpj-c6f7-24x8 |
| — | tensorflow (PyPI) | 2.7.0 to before 2.7.2 | 2.7.2 | Patch available | GHSA-5wpj-c6f7-24x8 |
| — | tensorflow (PyPI) | 2.8.0 to before 2.8.1 | 2.8.1 | Patch available | GHSA-5wpj-c6f7-24x8 |
| — | tensorflow-cpu (PyPI) | before 2.6.4 | 2.6.4 | Patch available | GHSA-5wpj-c6f7-24x8 |
| — | tensorflow-cpu (PyPI) | 2.7.0 to before 2.7.2 | 2.7.2 | Patch available | GHSA-5wpj-c6f7-24x8 |
| — | tensorflow-cpu (PyPI) | 2.8.0 to before 2.8.1 | 2.8.1 | Patch available | GHSA-5wpj-c6f7-24x8 |
| — | tensorflow-gpu (PyPI) | before 2.6.4 | 2.6.4 | Patch available | GHSA-5wpj-c6f7-24x8 |
| — | tensorflow-gpu (PyPI) | 2.7.0 to before 2.7.2 | 2.7.2 | Patch available | GHSA-5wpj-c6f7-24x8 |
| — | tensorflow-gpu (PyPI) | 2.8.0 to before 2.8.1 | 2.8.1 | Patch available | GHSA-5wpj-c6f7-24x8 |
- tensorflow VendorGoogle Affected before 2.6.4; 2.7.0rc0 to before 2.7.2; 2.8.0rc0 to before 2.8.1; 2.9.0rc0 to before 2.9.0 Fixed in 2.6.4, 2.7.2, 2.8.1, 2.9.0 Patch available CNA
- tensorflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.6.4 Fixed in 2.6.4 Patch available GHSA-5wpj-c6f7-24x8
- tensorflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.7.0 to before 2.7.2 Fixed in 2.7.2 Patch available GHSA-5wpj-c6f7-24x8
- tensorflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.8.0 to before 2.8.1 Fixed in 2.8.1 Patch available GHSA-5wpj-c6f7-24x8
- tensorflow-cpu (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.6.4 Fixed in 2.6.4 Patch available GHSA-5wpj-c6f7-24x8
- tensorflow-cpu (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.7.0 to before 2.7.2 Fixed in 2.7.2 Patch available GHSA-5wpj-c6f7-24x8
- tensorflow-cpu (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.8.0 to before 2.8.1 Fixed in 2.8.1 Patch available GHSA-5wpj-c6f7-24x8
- tensorflow-gpu (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.6.4 Fixed in 2.6.4 Patch available GHSA-5wpj-c6f7-24x8
- tensorflow-gpu (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.7.0 to before 2.7.2 Fixed in 2.7.2 Patch available GHSA-5wpj-c6f7-24x8
- tensorflow-gpu (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.8.0 to before 2.8.1 Fixed in 2.8.1 Patch available GHSA-5wpj-c6f7-24x8
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:google:tensorflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.6.4; 2.7.0 to before 2.7.2 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:a:google:tensorflow:2.7.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7.0 rc0 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:a:google:tensorflow:2.7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:a:google:tensorflow:2.8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.0 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:a:google:tensorflow:2.8.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.0 rc0 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:a:google:tensorflow:2.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:a:google:tensorflow:2.9.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.0 rc0 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:a:google:tensorflow:2.9.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.0 rc1 | Vulnerable |
- cpe:2.3:a:google:tensorflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.6.4; 2.7.0 to before 2.7.2 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:a:google:tensorflow:2.7.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.0 rc0 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:a:google:tensorflow:2.7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:a:google:tensorflow:2.8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.0 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:a:google:tensorflow:2.8.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.0 rc0 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:a:google:tensorflow:2.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:a:google:tensorflow:2.9.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.0 rc0 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:a:google:tensorflow:2.9.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Google
Remediation
- Fix · CNA tensorflow (tensorflow) Fixed in 2.6.4, 2.7.2, 2.8.1, 2.9.0
- Fix · GHSA-5wpj-c6f7-24x8 tensorflow (PyPI) Fixed in 2.6.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-5wpj-c6f7-24x8 tensorflow (PyPI) Fixed in 2.7.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-5wpj-c6f7-24x8 tensorflow (PyPI) Fixed in 2.8.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-5wpj-c6f7-24x8 tensorflow-cpu (PyPI) Fixed in 2.6.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-5wpj-c6f7-24x8 tensorflow-cpu (PyPI) Fixed in 2.7.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-5wpj-c6f7-24x8 tensorflow-cpu (PyPI) Fixed in 2.8.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-5wpj-c6f7-24x8 tensorflow-gpu (PyPI) Fixed in 2.6.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-5wpj-c6f7-24x8 tensorflow-gpu (PyPI) Fixed in 2.7.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-5wpj-c6f7-24x8 tensorflow-gpu (PyPI) Fixed in 2.8.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-29207
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5wpj-c6f7-24x8
References
Patch 2
Advisory 5
More Google Tensorflow vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-20241 FractionalMaxPool and FractionalAVGPool heap out-of-bounds acess in Tensorflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-07640 Integer overflow in Tensorflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-07627 Out of bounds read and write in Tensorflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-07619 Out of bounds write in Tensorflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-07613 Read and Write outside of bounds in TFLite CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-07612 Integer overflow in TFLite CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-29207 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-29207 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5wpj-c6f7-24x8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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