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CVE-2022-36000: Null dereference on MLIR on empty function attributes in TensorFlow

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% 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-476

Description

TensorFlow is an open source platform for machine learning. When `mlir::tfg::ConvertGenericFunctionToFunctionDef` is given empty function attributes, it gives a null dereference. We have patched the issue in GitHub commit aed36912609fc07229b4d0a7b44f3f48efc00fd0. 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: 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/commit/aed36912609fc07229b4d0a7b44f3f48efc00fd0
• https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-fqxc-pvf8-2w9v
• https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/aed36912609fc07229b4d0a7b44f3f48efc00fd0
• https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-fqxc-pvf8-2w9v

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