CVE-2022-29209
Type confusion leading to `CHECK`-failure based denial of service in TensorFlow
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- GitHub_M
Description
TensorFlow is an open source platform for machine learning. Prior to versions 2.9.0, 2.8.1, 2.7.2, and 2.6.4, the macros that TensorFlow uses for writing assertions (e.g., `CHECK_LT`, `CHECK_GT`, etc.) have an incorrect logic when comparing `size_t` and `int` values. Due to type conversion rules, several of the macros would trigger incorrectly. Versions 2.9.0, 2.8.1, 2.7.2, and 2.6.4 contain a patch for this issue.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
Timeline
ID reserved
By GitHub_M
- 37 days later
· 37 days later
Published
- 3 years later
· 3 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub_MCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.40% · top 66% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected < 2.6.4
- affected >= 2.7.0rc0, < 2.7.2
- affected >= 2.8.0rc0, < 2.8.1
- affected >= 2.9.0rc0, < 2.9.0
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- PyPItensorflowGHSA-f4rr-5m7v-wxcw (opens in a new tab)
- PyPItensorflow-cpuGHSA-f4rr-5m7v-wxcw (opens in a new tab)
- PyPItensorflow-gpuGHSA-f4rr-5m7v-wxcw (opens in a new tab)
References (9)
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.6.4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.7.2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.8.1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.9.0 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-f4rr-5m7v-wxcw (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/issues/55530 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/pull/55730 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/b917181c29b50cb83399ba41f4d938dc369109a1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/f3b9bf4c3c0597563b289c0512e98d4ce81f886e/tensorflow/core/platform/default/logging.h (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-f4rr-5m7v-wxcw (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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