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GHSA-xrp2-fhq4-4q3w

GitHub Security Advisory

Segfault if `tf.histogram_fixed_width` is called with NaN values in TensorFlow

✓ GitHub Reviewed MODERATE Has CVE

Advisory Details

### Impact
The implementation of [`tf.histogram_fixed_width`](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/f3b9bf4c3c0597563b289c0512e98d4ce81f886e/tensorflow/core/kernels/histogram_op.cc) is vulnerable to a crash when the values array contain `NaN` elements:

```python
import tensorflow as tf
import numpy as np

tf.histogram_fixed_width(values=np.nan, value_range=[1,2])
```

The [implementation](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/f3b9bf4c3c0597563b289c0512e98d4ce81f886e/tensorflow/core/kernels/histogram_op.cc#L35-L74) assumes that all floating point operations are defined and then converts a floating point result to an integer index:

```cc
index_to_bin.device(d) =
((values.cwiseMax(value_range(0)) - values.constant(value_range(0)))
.template cast<double>() /
step)
.cwiseMin(nbins_minus_1)
.template cast<int32>();
```

If `values` contains `NaN` then the result of the division is still `NaN` and the cast to `int32` would result in a crash.

This only occurs on the CPU implementation.

### Patches
We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [e57fd691c7b0fd00ea3bfe43444f30c1969748b5](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/e57fd691c7b0fd00ea3bfe43444f30c1969748b5).

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 externally via a [GitHub issue](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/issues/45770).

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-xrp2-fhq4-4q3w
Published
May 24, 2022 10:15 PM
Last Modified
June 6, 2022 6:02 PM
CVSS Score
5.0 /10
Primary Ecosystem
PyPI
Primary Package
tensorflow
GitHub Reviewed
✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: September 16, 2025 6:29 AM

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