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GHSA-fpcp-9h7m-ffpx

GitHub Security Advisory

Null pointer dereference in TensorFlow

✓ GitHub Reviewed MODERATE Has CVE

Advisory Details

### Impact
When [building an XLA compilation cache](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/274df9b02330b790aa8de1cee164b70f72b9b244/tensorflow/compiler/jit/xla_platform_info.cc#L43-L104), if default settings are used, TensorFlow triggers a null pointer dereference:

```cc
string allowed_gpus =
flr->config_proto()->gpu_options().visible_device_list();
```

In the default scenario, all devices are allowed, so `flr->config_proto` is `nullptr`.

### Patches
We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [e21af685e1828f7ca65038307df5cc06de4479e8](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/e21af685e1828f7ca65038307df5cc06de4479e8).
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.

### For more information
Please consult [our security guide](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/SECURITY.md) for more information regarding the security model and how to contact us with issues and questions.

Affected Packages

PyPI tensorflow
Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 2.5.3)
PyPI tensorflow
Affected versions: 2.6.0 (fixed in 2.6.3)
PyPI tensorflow
Affected versions: 2.7.0 (fixed in 2.7.1)
PyPI tensorflow-cpu
Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 2.5.3)
PyPI tensorflow-cpu
Affected versions: 2.6.0 (fixed in 2.6.3)
PyPI tensorflow-cpu
Affected versions: 2.7.0 (fixed in 2.7.1)
PyPI tensorflow-gpu
Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 2.5.3)
PyPI tensorflow-gpu
Affected versions: 2.6.0 (fixed in 2.6.3)
PyPI tensorflow-gpu
Affected versions: 2.7.0 (fixed in 2.7.1)

Related CVEs

Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-fpcp-9h7m-ffpx
Published
February 9, 2022 11:33 PM
Last Modified
November 13, 2024 10:16 PM
CVSS Score
5.0 /10
Primary Ecosystem
PyPI
Primary Package
tensorflow
GitHub Reviewed
✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: September 12, 2025 6:34 AM

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