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TensorFlow vulnerable to assertion fail on MLIR empty edge names

Medium5.9CVE-2022-36012 · Published Sep 16, 2022 · updated Jul 13, 2026

### Impact When [`mlir::tfg::ConvertGenericFunctionToFunctionDef`](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/core/ir/importexport/functiondef_import.cc) is given empty function attributes, it crashes. ```cpp // We pre-allocate the array of operands and populate it using the // `output_name_to_position` and `control_output_to_position` populated // previously. SmallVector<Value> ret_vals(func.ret_size() + func.control_ret_size(), Value()); for (const auto& ret_val : func.ret()) { auto position = output_name_to_position.find(ret_val.first); if (position == output_name_to_position.end()) return InvalidArgument( "Can't import function, returned value references unknown output " "argument ", ret_val.first); ret_vals[position->second] = value_manager.GetValueOrCreatePlaceholder(ret_val.second); } for (const auto& ret_val : func.control_ret()) { auto position = control_output_to_position.find(ret_val.first); if (position == control_output_to_position.end()) return InvalidArgument( "Can't import function, returned value references unknown output " "argument ", ret_val.f...

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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::ConvertGenericFunctionToFunctionDef`](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/core/ir/importexport/functiondef_import.cc) is given empty function attributes, it crashes. ```cpp // We pre-allocate the array of operands and populate it using the // `output_name_to_position` and `control_output_to_position` populated // previously. SmallVector<Value> ret_vals(func.ret_size() + func.control_ret_size(), Value()); for (const auto& ret_val : func.ret()) { auto position = output_name_to_position.find(ret_val.first); if (position == output_name_to_position.end()) return InvalidArgument( "Can't import function, returned value references unknown output " "argument ", ret_val.first); ret_vals[position->second] = value_manager.GetValueOrCreatePlaceholder(ret_val.second); } for (const auto& ret_val : func.control_ret()) { auto position = control_output_to_position.find(ret_val.first); if (position == control_output_to_position.end()) return InvalidArgument( "Can't import function, returned value references unknown output " "argument ", ret_val.first); Value result = value_manager.GetValueOrCreatePlaceholder( (Twine("^") + ret_val.second).str()); ``` `ret_val.second` cannot be empty. Neither can `input`. ```cpp // Process every node and create a matching MLIR operation for (const NodeDef& node : nodes) { if (node.op().empty()) return InvalidArgument("empty op type"); OperationState state(unknown_loc, absl::StrCat("tfg.", node.op())); // Fetch the inputs, creating placeholder if an input hasn't been visited. for (const std::string& input : node.input()) state.operands.push_back( value_manager.GetValueOrCreatePlaceholder(input)); ``` ### Patches We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [ad069af92392efee1418c48ff561fd3070a03d7b](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/ad069af92392efee1418c48ff561fd3070a03d7b). 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-617
Also known as
BIT-tensorflow-2022-36012, CVE-2022-36012, PYSEC-2026-1015, PYSEC-2026-3210, PYSEC-2026-3347

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