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High severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 4, 2022· Updated Apr 23, 2025

Stack overflow in Tensorflow

CVE-2022-23591

Description

Tensorflow is an Open Source Machine Learning Framework. The GraphDef format in TensorFlow does not allow self recursive functions. The runtime assumes that this invariant is satisfied. However, a GraphDef containing a fragment such as the following can be consumed when loading a SavedModel. This would result in a stack overflow during execution as resolving each NodeDef means resolving the function itself and its nodes. 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.

Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
tensorflowPyPI
< 2.5.32.5.3
tensorflowPyPI
>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.32.6.3
tensorflowPyPI
>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.12.7.1
tensorflow-cpuPyPI
< 2.5.32.5.3
tensorflow-cpuPyPI
>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.32.6.3
tensorflow-cpuPyPI
>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.12.7.1
tensorflow-gpuPyPI
< 2.5.32.5.3
tensorflow-gpuPyPI
>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.32.6.3
tensorflow-gpuPyPI
>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.12.7.1

Affected products

1

Patches

1
448a16182065

Prevent stack overflow when FunctionLib in GraphDef has a self-recursive function.

https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflowMihai MaruseacDec 8, 2021via ghsa
1 file changed · +18 0
  • tensorflow/cc/saved_model/loader.cc+18 0 modified
    @@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     #include "tensorflow/core/framework/attr_value.pb.h"
     #include "tensorflow/core/framework/function.pb.h"
     #include "tensorflow/core/framework/node_def.pb.h"
    +#include "tensorflow/core/framework/op_def.pb.h"
     #include "tensorflow/core/framework/tensor.pb.h"
     #include "tensorflow/core/lib/io/path.h"
     #include "tensorflow/core/lib/monitoring/counter.h"
    @@ -99,6 +100,19 @@ static Status ValidateNode(const NodeDef& node) {
       return Status::OK();
     }
     
    +static Status ValidateFunctionNotRecursive(const FunctionDef& function) {
    +  const auto& function_name = function.signature().name();
    +  for (const auto& node : function.node_def()) {
    +    if (node.op() == function_name) {
    +      return errors::FailedPrecondition(
    +          "Function ", function_name,
    +          " is self recursive and TensorFlow does not support this scenario.");
    +    }
    +  }
    +
    +  return Status::OK();
    +}
    +
     static Status ValidateSavedTensors(const GraphDef& graph_def) {
       for (const auto& node : graph_def.node()) {
         TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(ValidateNode(node));
    @@ -110,6 +124,10 @@ static Status ValidateSavedTensors(const GraphDef& graph_def) {
           for (const auto& node : function.node_def()) {
             TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(ValidateNode(node));
           }
    +
    +      // Also check that there is no recursivity in the library
    +      // TODO(mihaimaruseac): Do more than self-recursivity
    +      TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(ValidateFunctionNotRecursive(function));
         }
       }
     
    

Vulnerability mechanics

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