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Tfsa 2021 106

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Original Source

TFSA-2021-106: Crash in tf.strings.substr due to CHECK-fail

CVE Number

CVE-2021-29617

Impact

An attacker can cause a denial of service via CHECK-fail in tf.strings.substr with invalid arguments:

python
import tensorflow as tf
tf.strings.substr(input='abc', len=1, pos=[1,-1])
python
import tensorflow as tf
tf.strings.substr(input='abc', len=1, pos=[1,2])

Patches

We have received a patch for the issue in GitHub commit 890f7164b70354c57d40eda52dcdd7658677c09f.

The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.5.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.4.2, TensorFlow 2.3.3, TensorFlow 2.2.3 and TensorFlow 2.1.4, as these are also affected and still in supported range.

For more information

Please consult our security guide for more information regarding the security model and how to contact us with issues and questions.

Attribution

This vulnerability has been reported in #46900 and fixed in #46974.