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GHSA-hc2f-7r5r-r2hg

GitHub Security Advisory

Heap buffer overflow due to incorrect hash function in TensorFlow

✓ GitHub Reviewed MODERATE Has CVE

Advisory Details

### Impact
The [`TensorKey` hash function](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/f3b9bf4c3c0597563b289c0512e98d4ce81f886e/tensorflow/core/framework/tensor_key.h#L53-L64) used total estimated `AllocatedBytes()`, which (a) is an estimate per tensor, and (b) is a very poor hash function for constants (e.g. `int32_t`). It also tried to access individual tensor bytes through `tensor.data()` of size `AllocatedBytes()`. This led to ASAN failures because the `AllocatedBytes()` is an estimate of total bytes allocated by a tensor, including any pointed-to constructs (e.g. strings), and does not refer to contiguous bytes in the `.data()` buffer. We couldn't use this byte vector anyways, since types like `tstring` include pointers, whereas we need to hash the string values themselves.

### Patches
We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [1b85a28d395dc91f4d22b5f9e1e9a22e92ccecd6](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/1b85a28d395dc91f4d22b5f9e1e9a22e92ccecd6).

The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.9.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.8.1, which is the only other affected version.

### 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: 2.8.0 (fixed in 2.8.1)
PyPI tensorflow-cpu
Affected versions: 2.8.0 (fixed in 2.8.1)
PyPI tensorflow-gpu
Affected versions: 2.8.0 (fixed in 2.8.1)

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Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-hc2f-7r5r-r2hg
Published
May 24, 2022 10:15 PM
Last Modified
June 6, 2022 6:13 PM
CVSS Score
5.0 /10
Primary Ecosystem
PyPI
Primary Package
tensorflow
GitHub Reviewed
✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: November 23, 2025 6:29 AM

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