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GHSA-h2wq-prv9-2f56

GitHub Security Advisory

Missing validation crashes `QuantizeAndDequantizeV4Grad`

✓ GitHub Reviewed MODERATE Has CVE

Advisory Details

### Impact
The implementation of [`tf.raw_ops.QuantizeAndDequantizeV4Grad`](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/f3b9bf4c3c0597563b289c0512e98d4ce81f886e/tensorflow/core/kernels/quantize_and_dequantize_op.cc#L148-L226) does not fully validate the input arguments. This results in a `CHECK`-failure which can be used to trigger a denial of service attack:

```python
import tensorflow as tf

tf.raw_ops.QuantizeAndDequantizeV4Grad(
gradients=tf.constant(1, shape=[2,2], dtype=tf.float64),
input=tf.constant(1, shape=[2,2], dtype=tf.float64),
input_min=tf.constant([], shape=[0], dtype=tf.float64),
input_max=tf.constant(-10, shape=[], dtype=tf.float64),
axis=-1)
```

The code assumes `input_min` and `input_max` are scalars but there is no validation for this.

### Patches
We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [098e7762d909bac47ce1dbabe6dfd06294cb9d58](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/098e7762d909bac47ce1dbabe6dfd06294cb9d58).

The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.9.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.8.1, TensorFlow 2.7.2, and TensorFlow 2.6.4, 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.

### Attribution
This vulnerability has been reported by Neophytos Christou from Secure Systems Lab at Brown University.

Affected Packages

PyPI tensorflow
Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 2.6.4)
PyPI tensorflow
Affected versions: 2.7.0 (fixed in 2.7.2)
PyPI tensorflow
Affected versions: 2.8.0 (fixed in 2.8.1)
PyPI tensorflow-cpu
Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 2.6.4)
PyPI tensorflow-cpu
Affected versions: 2.7.0 (fixed in 2.7.2)
PyPI tensorflow-cpu
Affected versions: 2.8.0 (fixed in 2.8.1)
PyPI tensorflow-gpu
Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 2.6.4)
PyPI tensorflow-gpu
Affected versions: 2.7.0 (fixed in 2.7.2)
PyPI tensorflow-gpu
Affected versions: 2.8.0 (fixed in 2.8.1)

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Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-h2wq-prv9-2f56
Published
May 24, 2022 10:06 PM
Last Modified
May 24, 2022 10:06 PM
CVSS Score
5.0 /10
Primary Ecosystem
PyPI
Primary Package
tensorflow
GitHub Reviewed
✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: September 11, 2025 6:35 AM

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