Low severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 10, 2020· Updated Aug 4, 2024
Lack of validation in data format attributes in TensorFlow
CVE-2020-26267
Description
In affected versions of TensorFlow the tf.raw_ops.DataFormatVecPermute API does not validate the src_format and dst_format attributes. The code assumes that these two arguments define a permutation of NHWC. This can result in uninitialized memory accesses, read outside of bounds and even crashes. This is fixed in versions 1.15.5, 2.0.4, 2.1.3, 2.2.2, 2.3.2, and 2.4.0.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
tensorflowPyPI | < 1.15.5 | 1.15.5 |
tensorflowPyPI | >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.4 | 2.0.4 |
tensorflowPyPI | >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.3 | 2.1.3 |
tensorflowPyPI | >= 2.2.0, < 2.2.2 | 2.2.2 |
tensorflowPyPI | >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.2 | 2.3.2 |
tensorflow-cpuPyPI | < 1.15.5 | 1.15.5 |
tensorflow-cpuPyPI | >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.4 | 2.0.4 |
tensorflow-cpuPyPI | >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.3 | 2.1.3 |
tensorflow-cpuPyPI | >= 2.2.0, < 2.2.2 | 2.2.2 |
tensorflow-cpuPyPI | >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.2 | 2.3.2 |
tensorflow-gpuPyPI | < 1.15.5 | 1.15.5 |
tensorflow-gpuPyPI | >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.4 | 2.0.4 |
tensorflow-gpuPyPI | >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.3 | 2.1.3 |
tensorflow-gpuPyPI | >= 2.2.0, < 2.2.2 | 2.2.2 |
tensorflow-gpuPyPI | >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.2 | 2.3.2 |
Affected products
1- Range: < 1.15.5
Patches
1ebc70b7a5924Validate that `DataFormat*` attributes form a permutation.
2 files changed · +161 −7
tensorflow/core/kernels/data_format_ops.cc+65 −7 modified@@ -18,16 +18,52 @@ limitations under the License. #define EIGEN_USE_THREADS #include "tensorflow/core/kernels/data_format_ops.h" + +#include <map> + #include "third_party/eigen3/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/Tensor" #include "tensorflow/core/framework/op_kernel.h" #include "tensorflow/core/framework/register_types.h" #include "tensorflow/core/framework/tensor.h" +#include "tensorflow/core/platform/errors.h" namespace tensorflow { typedef Eigen::ThreadPoolDevice CPUDevice; typedef Eigen::GpuDevice GPUDevice; +// Ensure that `src` and `dst` define a valid permutation. +// Ops defined in this file assume that user specifies a permutation via two +// string attributes. This check validates that these attributes properly define +// it to prevent security vulnerabilities. +static bool IsValidPermutation(const std::string& src, const std::string& dst) { + if (src.size() != dst.size()) { + return false; + } + + std::map<char, bool> characters; + + // Every character in `src` must be present only once + for (const auto c : src) { + if (characters[c]) { + return false; + } + characters[c] = true; + } + + // Every character in `dst` must show up in `src` exactly once + for (const auto c : dst) { + if (!characters[c]) { + return false; + } + characters[c] = false; + } + + // At this point, characters[] has been switched to true and false exactly + // once for all character in `src` (and `dst`) so we have a valid permutation + return true; +} + template <typename Device, typename T> class DataFormatDimMapOp : public OpKernel { public: @@ -38,15 +74,19 @@ class DataFormatDimMapOp : public OpKernel { string dst_format; OP_REQUIRES_OK(context, context->GetAttr("dst_format", &dst_format)); OP_REQUIRES(context, src_format.size() == 4 || src_format.size() == 5, - errors::InvalidArgument(strings::StrCat( - "Source format must of length 4 or 5, received " + errors::InvalidArgument( + "Source format must be of length 4 or 5, received " "src_format = ", - src_format))); + src_format)); + OP_REQUIRES(context, dst_format.size() == 4 || dst_format.size() == 5, + errors::InvalidArgument("Destination format must be of length " + "4 or 5, received dst_format = ", + dst_format)); OP_REQUIRES( - context, dst_format.size() == 4 || dst_format.size() == 5, - errors::InvalidArgument(strings::StrCat( - "Destination format must of length 4 or 5, received dst_format = ", - dst_format))); + context, IsValidPermutation(src_format, dst_format), + errors::InvalidArgument( + "Destination and source format must determine a permutation, got ", + src_format, " and ", dst_format)); dst_idx_ = Tensor(DT_INT32, {static_cast<int64>(src_format.size())}); for (int i = 0; i < src_format.size(); ++i) { for (int j = 0; j < dst_format.size(); ++j) { @@ -78,8 +118,22 @@ class DataFormatVecPermuteOp : public OpKernel { : OpKernel(context) { string src_format; OP_REQUIRES_OK(context, context->GetAttr("src_format", &src_format)); + OP_REQUIRES(context, src_format.size() == 4 || src_format.size() == 5, + errors::InvalidArgument( + "Source format must be of length 4 or 5, received " + "src_format = ", + src_format)); string dst_format; OP_REQUIRES_OK(context, context->GetAttr("dst_format", &dst_format)); + OP_REQUIRES(context, dst_format.size() == 4 || dst_format.size() == 5, + errors::InvalidArgument("Destination format must be of length " + "4 or 5, received dst_format = ", + dst_format)); + OP_REQUIRES( + context, IsValidPermutation(src_format, dst_format), + errors::InvalidArgument( + "Destination and source format must determine a permutation, got ", + src_format, " and ", dst_format)); src_format_ = src_format; dst_format_ = dst_format; } @@ -127,6 +181,10 @@ class DataFormatVecPermuteOp : public OpKernel { }; keep_only_spatial_dimensions(&src_format_str); keep_only_spatial_dimensions(&dst_format_str); + OP_REQUIRES(context, + src_format_str.size() == 2 && dst_format_str.size() == 2, + errors::InvalidArgument( + "Format specifier must contain H and W for 2D case")); } ComputeDstIndex(src_format_str, dst_format_str, input.dims(), &dst_idx);
tensorflow/python/ops/nn_test.py+96 −0 modified@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ from tensorflow.python.eager import def_function from tensorflow.python.framework import constant_op from tensorflow.python.framework import dtypes +from tensorflow.python.framework import errors from tensorflow.python.framework import ops from tensorflow.python.framework import tensor_spec from tensorflow.python.framework import test_util @@ -1260,6 +1261,7 @@ def testDNHWCtoWHDCN(self): y_val = self.evaluate(y) self.assertAllEqual(y_val, y_val_expected) + @test_util.disable_xla("XLA catches the error and rethrows as different one") def testArbitraryASCII(self): x_val = [-4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3] y_val_expected = [3, 2, 1, 0, 3, 2, 1, 0] @@ -1269,6 +1271,46 @@ def testArbitraryASCII(self): y_val = self.evaluate(y) self.assertAllEqual(y_val, y_val_expected) + @test_util.disable_xla("XLA catches the error and rethrows as different one") + def testInvalidLength(self): + x = [-4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3] + with self.assertRaisesRegex(errors.InvalidArgumentError, + "Source format must be of length 4 or 5"): + op = nn_ops.data_format_dim_map( + x, src_format="12345678", dst_format="87654321") + with test_util.use_gpu(): + self.evaluate(op) + + @test_util.disable_xla("XLA catches the error and rethrows as different one") + def testDuplicateSrc(self): + x = [-4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3] + with self.assertRaisesRegex( + errors.InvalidArgumentError, + "Destination and source format must determine a permutation"): + op = nn_ops.data_format_dim_map(x, src_format="1233", dst_format="4321") + with test_util.use_gpu(): + self.evaluate(op) + + @test_util.disable_xla("XLA catches the error and rethrows as different one") + def testDuplicateDst(self): + x = [-4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3] + with self.assertRaisesRegex( + errors.InvalidArgumentError, + "Destination and source format must determine a permutation"): + op = nn_ops.data_format_dim_map(x, src_format="1234", dst_format="3321") + with test_util.use_gpu(): + self.evaluate(op) + + @test_util.disable_xla("XLA catches the error and rethrows as different one") + def testExtraSpecifiers(self): + x = [-4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3] + with self.assertRaisesRegex( + errors.InvalidArgumentError, + "Destination and source format must determine a permutation"): + op = nn_ops.data_format_dim_map(x, src_format="1234", dst_format="5321") + with test_util.use_gpu(): + self.evaluate(op) + class DataFormatVectorPermuteTest(test_lib.TestCase): @@ -1370,6 +1412,60 @@ def testNCHWToNHWC2D(self): y_val = self.evaluate(y) self.assertAllEqual(y_val, [[7, 4], [4, 5], [5, 1], [9, 3]]) + @test_util.disable_xla("XLA catches the error and rethrows as different one") + def testInvalidLength(self): + x = [0, 1, 2, 3] + with self.assertRaisesRegex(errors.InvalidArgumentError, + "Source format must be of length 4 or 5"): + op = nn_ops.data_format_vec_permute( + x, src_format="12345678", dst_format="87654321") + with test_util.use_gpu(): + self.evaluate(op) + + @test_util.disable_xla("XLA catches the error and rethrows as different one") + def testDuplicateSrc(self): + x = [0, 1, 2, 3] + with self.assertRaisesRegex( + errors.InvalidArgumentError, + "Destination and source format must determine a permutation"): + op = nn_ops.data_format_vec_permute( + x, src_format="1233", dst_format="4321") + with test_util.use_gpu(): + self.evaluate(op) + + @test_util.disable_xla("XLA catches the error and rethrows as different one") + def testDuplicateDst(self): + x = [0, 1, 2, 3] + with self.assertRaisesRegex( + errors.InvalidArgumentError, + "Destination and source format must determine a permutation"): + op = nn_ops.data_format_vec_permute( + x, src_format="1234", dst_format="3321") + with test_util.use_gpu(): + self.evaluate(op) + + @test_util.disable_xla("XLA catches the error and rethrows as different one") + def testExtraSpecifiers(self): + x = [0, 1, 2, 3] + with self.assertRaisesRegex( + errors.InvalidArgumentError, + "Destination and source format must determine a permutation"): + op = nn_ops.data_format_vec_permute( + x, src_format="1234", dst_format="5321") + with test_util.use_gpu(): + self.evaluate(op) + + @test_util.disable_xla("XLA catches the error and rethrows as different one") + def test2DNoWH(self): + x = [[0, 1], [2, 3]] + with self.assertRaisesRegex( + errors.InvalidArgumentError, + "Format specifier must contain H and W for 2D case"): + op = nn_ops.data_format_vec_permute( + x, src_format="1234", dst_format="4321") + with test_util.use_gpu(): + self.evaluate(op) + @test_util.run_all_in_graph_and_eager_modes class AvgPoolTest(test_lib.TestCase):
Vulnerability mechanics
Generated by null/stub on May 9, 2026. Inputs: CWE entries + fix-commit diffs from this CVE's patches. Citations validated against bundle.
References
7- github.com/advisories/GHSA-c9f3-9wfr-wgh7ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26267ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-cpu/PYSEC-2020-298.yamlghsaWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-gpu/PYSEC-2020-333.yamlghsaWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow/PYSEC-2020-140.yamlghsaWEB
- github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/ebc70b7a592420d3d2f359e4b1694c236b82c7aeghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-c9f3-9wfr-wgh7ghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
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