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Segfault and data corruption in tensorflow-lite

Medium8.7CVE-2020-15207 · Published Sep 25, 2020 · updated Sep 10, 2026

GitHub advisory

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
Details and references

### Impact To mimic Python's indexing with negative values, TFLite uses `ResolveAxis` to convert negative values to positive indices. However, the only check that the converted index is now valid is only present in debug builds: https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/0e68f4d3295eb0281a517c3662f6698992b7b2cf/tensorflow/lite/kernels/internal/reference/reduce.h#L68-L72 If the `DCHECK` does not trigger, then code execution moves ahead with a negative index. This, in turn, results in accessing data out of bounds which results in segfaults and/or data corruption. ### Patches We have patched the issue in 2d88f470dea2671b430884260f3626b1fe99830a and will release patch releases for all versions between 1.15 and 2.3. 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.

CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Severity from
GitHub (reviewed advisory)
Weakness
CWE-119, CWE-787
Also known as
BIT-tensorflow-2020-15207, CVE-2020-15207, PYSEC-2020-130, PYSEC-2020-287, PYSEC-2020-322

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