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CVE-2022-35938: OOB read in `Gather_nd` op in TensorFlow Lite Micro

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-09-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

TensorFlow is an open source platform for machine learning. The `GatherNd` function takes arguments that determine the sizes of inputs and outputs. If the inputs given are greater than or equal to the sizes of the outputs, an out-of-bounds memory read or a crash is triggered. This issue has been patched in GitHub commit 4142e47e9e31db481781b955ed3ff807a781b494. 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. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Affected products

• tensorflow: from 2.7.0 before 2.7.2; from 2.8.0 before 2.8.1; from 2.9.0 before 2.9.1; 2.10-rc0, 2.10-rc1, 2.10-rc2, 2.10-rc3 — fixed in 2.7.2, 2.8.1, 2.9.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: tensorflow 2.7.2, 2.8.1, 2.9.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-3m3g-pf5v-5hpj
• https://github.com/tensorflow/tflite-micro/blob/1bc98621180a350eb4e8d3318ea8e228c7559b37/tensorflow/lite/micro/kernels/gather_nd.cc#L143-L154
• https://github.com/tensorflow/tflite-micro/commit/4142e47e9e31db481781b955ed3ff807a781b494
• https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-3m3g-pf5v-5hpj
• https://github.com/tensorflow/tflite-micro/blob/1bc98621180a350eb4e8d3318ea8e228c7559b37/tensorflow/lite/micro/kernels/gather_nd.cc#L143-L154
• https://github.com/tensorflow/tflite-micro/commit/4142e47e9e31db481781b955ed3ff807a781b494

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