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TensorFlowGHSA-8r7c-3cm2-3h8f

Memory leak in Tensorflow

TensorFlow

CVE-2022-23578 · Published Feb 10, 2022 · updated Jul 13, 2026

Medium4.3
Fix: upgrade to 2.5.3 or later (3 fixed versions below)
GitHub advisory

Impact

If a graph node is invalid, TensorFlow can leak memory in the [implementation of ImmutableExecutorState::Initialize](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/a1320ec1eac186da1d03f033109191f715b2b130/tensorflow/core/common_runtime/immutable_executor_state.cc#L84-L262):

```cc

Status s = params_.create_kernel(n->properties(), &item->kernel);

if (!s.ok()) {

item->kernel = nullptr;

s = AttachDef(s, *n);

return s;

}

`

Here, we set item->kernel to nullptr but it is a simple OpKernel* pointer so the memory that was previously allocated to it would leak.

Patches

We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [c79ccba517dbb1a0ccb9b01ee3bd2a63748b60dd](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/c79ccba517dbb1a0ccb9b01ee3bd2a63748b60dd).

The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.8.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.7.1, TensorFlow 2.6.3, and TensorFlow 2.5.3, 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.

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
tensorflow
PyPI
< 2.5.32.5.3
>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.32.6.3
>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.12.7.1
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