Impact

If a user passes an invalid argument to dlpack.to_dlpack the expected validations will cause variables to bind to nullptr while setting a status variable to the error condition.

However, this status argument is not properly checked:
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/0e68f4d3295eb0281a517c3662f6698992b7b2cf/tensorflow/c/eager/dlpack.cc#L265-L267

Hence, code following these methods will bind references to null pointers:
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/0e68f4d3295eb0281a517c3662f6698992b7b2cf/tensorflow/c/eager/dlpack.cc#L279-L285

This is undefined behavior and reported as an error if compiling with -fsanitize=null.

Patches

We have patched the issue in 22e07fb204386768e5bcbea563641ea11f96ceb8 and will release a patch release for all affected versions.

We recommend users to upgrade to TensorFlow 2.2.1 or 2.3.1.

For more information

Please consult our security guide for more information regarding the security model and how to contact us with issues and questions.

Attribution

This vulnerability has been discovered during variant analysis of GHSA-rjjg-hgv6-h69v.

References

• GHSA-q8qj-fc9q-cphr
• tensorflow/tensorflow@22e07fb
• https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.3.1
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15191
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00065.html