CVE-2022-36003
Python vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2022-36003 is a security vulnerability discovered in TensorFlow, affecting versions prior to 2.10.0. The vulnerability was identified in the RandomPoissonV2 operation and was disclosed on September 15, 2022. The issue affects multiple TensorFlow packages including tensorflow, tensorflow-cpu, and tensorflow-gpu distributed through pip (TF Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability occurs when the RandomPoissonV2 operation receives large input shape and rates, resulting in a CHECK failure. This issue specifically manifests in the handling of size calculations for large output shapes, requiring a modification to use 'AppendShapeWithStatus' instead of the regular shape append operation (TF Commit).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability can trigger a denial of service attack due to the CHECK failure in the RandomPoissonV2 operation. The impact is considered Low severity according to the official assessment (TF Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

The issue has been patched in TensorFlow versions 2.7.4, 2.8.3, 2.9.2, and 2.10.0. The fix was implemented through GitHub commit 552bfced6ce4809db5f3ca305f60ff80dd40c5a3. Users are advised to upgrade to these patched versions to mitigate the vulnerability (TF Advisory).

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