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TensorFlowGHSA-63xm-rx5p-xvqr

Heap buffer overflow in Tensorflow

TensorFlow

CVE-2020-15195 · Published Sep 25, 2020 · updated Jul 8, 2026

Medium8.5
Fix: upgrade to 1.15.4 or later (5 fixed versions below)
GitHub advisory

Impact

The implementation of SparseFillEmptyRowsGrad uses a double indexing pattern:

https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/0e68f4d3295eb0281a517c3662f6698992b7b2cf/tensorflow/core/kernels/sparse_fill_empty_rows_op.cc#L263-L269

It is possible for reverse_index_map(i) to be an index outside of bounds of grad_values, thus resulting in a heap buffer overflow.

Patches

We have patched the issue in 390611e0d45c5793c7066110af37c8514e6a6c54 and will release a patch release for all affected versions.

We recommend users to upgrade to TensorFlow 1.15.4, 2.0.3, 2.1.2, 2.2.1, or 2.3.1.

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 members of the Aivul Team from Qihoo 360.

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
tensorflow
PyPI
< 1.15.41.15.4
>= 2.0.0, < 2.0.32.0.3
>= 2.1.0, < 2.1.22.1.2
>= 2.2.0, < 2.2.12.2.1
>= 2.3.0, < 2.3.12.3.1
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