#VU63022 NULL pointer dereference in TensorFlow - CVE-2022-23595
Published: May 11, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU63022
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23595
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
TensorFlow
TensorFlow
Software vendor:
TensorFlow
TensorFlow
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the BuildXlaCompilationCache() function. A remote user can pass a specially crafted file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/274df9b02330b790aa8de1cee164b70f72b9b244/tensorflow/compiler/jit/xla_platform_info.cc#L43-L104
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/e21af685e1828f7ca65038307df5cc06de4479e8
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-fpcp-9h7m-ffpx