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TensorFlow vulnerable to null-dereference in `mlir::tfg::GraphDefImporter::ConvertNodeDef`

Medium5.9CVE-2022-36013 · Published Sep 16, 2022 · updated Jul 13, 2026

### Impact When [`mlir::tfg::GraphDefImporter::ConvertNodeDef`](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/core/ir/importexport/graphdef_import.cc) tries to convert NodeDefs without an op name, it crashes. ```cpp Status GraphDefImporter::ConvertNodeDef(OpBuilder &builder, ConversionState &s, const NodeDef &node) { VLOG(4) << "Importing: " << node.name(); OperationState state(ConvertLocation(node), absl::StrCat("tfg.", node.op())); // The GraphImporter does light shape inference, but here we will defer all of // that to the shape inference pass. const OpDef *op_def; const OpRegistrationData *op_reg_data = nullptr; if ((op_reg_data = registry_.LookUp(node.op()))) { op_def = &op_reg_data->op_def; } else { auto it = function_op_defs_.find(node.op()); if (it == function_op_defs_.end()) return InvalidArgument("Unable to find OpDef for ", node.op()); op_def = it->second; } ``` `node.op().empty()` cannot be empty. ### Patches We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [a0f0b9a21c9270930457095092f558fbad4c03e5](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/a0f0b9a21c9270930457095092f558f...

GitHub advisory

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
tensorflow
PyPI
< 2.7.22.7.2
>= 2.8.0, < 2.8.12.8.1
>= 2.9.0, < 2.9.12.9.1
Details and references

### Impact When [`mlir::tfg::GraphDefImporter::ConvertNodeDef`](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/core/ir/importexport/graphdef_import.cc) tries to convert NodeDefs without an op name, it crashes. ```cpp Status GraphDefImporter::ConvertNodeDef(OpBuilder &builder, ConversionState &s, const NodeDef &node) { VLOG(4) << "Importing: " << node.name(); OperationState state(ConvertLocation(node), absl::StrCat("tfg.", node.op())); // The GraphImporter does light shape inference, but here we will defer all of // that to the shape inference pass. const OpDef *op_def; const OpRegistrationData *op_reg_data = nullptr; if ((op_reg_data = registry_.LookUp(node.op()))) { op_def = &op_reg_data->op_def; } else { auto it = function_op_defs_.find(node.op()); if (it == function_op_defs_.end()) return InvalidArgument("Unable to find OpDef for ", node.op()); op_def = it->second; } ``` `node.op().empty()` cannot be empty. ### Patches We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [a0f0b9a21c9270930457095092f558fbad4c03e5](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/a0f0b9a21c9270930457095092f558fbad4c03e5). 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.

CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity from
GitHub (reviewed advisory)
Weakness
CWE-476
Also known as
BIT-tensorflow-2022-36013, CVE-2022-36013, PYSEC-2026-3132, PYSEC-2026-3295, PYSEC-2026-968

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