{"id":"CVE-2020-15192","aliases":["BIT-tensorflow-2020-15192","GHSA-8fxw-76px-3rxv","PYSEC-2020-115","PYSEC-2020-272","PYSEC-2020-307"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2020-15192","summary":"Memory leak in Tensorflow","details":"### Impact\nIf a user passes a list of strings to `dlpack.to_dlpack` there is a memory leak following an expected validation failure:\nhttps://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/0e68f4d3295eb0281a517c3662f6698992b7b2cf/tensorflow/c/eager/dlpack.cc#L100-L104\n\nThe allocated memory is from\nhttps://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/0e68f4d3295eb0281a517c3662f6698992b7b2cf/tensorflow/c/eager/dlpack.cc#L256\n\nThe issue occurs because the `status` argument during validation failures is not properly checked:\nhttps://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/0e68f4d3295eb0281a517c3662f6698992b7b2cf/tensorflow/c/eager/dlpack.cc#L265-L267\n\nSince each of the above methods can return an error status, the `status` value must be checked before continuing.\n\n### Patches\nWe have patched the issue in 22e07fb204386768e5bcbea563641ea11f96ceb8 and will release a patch release for all affected versions.\n\nWe recommend users to upgrade to TensorFlow 2.2.1 or 2.3.1.\n\n### For more information\nPlease consult [our security guide](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/SECURITY.md) for more information regarding the security model and how to contact us with issues and questions.\n\n### Attribution\nThis vulnerability has been discovered during variant analysis of [GHSA-rjjg-hgv6-h69v](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-rjjg-hgv6-h69v).","published":"2020-09-25T19:15:14.480Z","modified":"2026-08-07T15:11:45.794411Z","cvss":{"score":4.3,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":null,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"tensorflow","fixedVersion":"2.2.1"},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"tensorflow","fixedVersion":"2.3.1"},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"tensorflow-cpu","fixedVersion":"2.2.1"},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"tensorflow-cpu","fixedVersion":"2.3.1"},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"tensorflow-gpu","fixedVersion":"2.2.1"},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"tensorflow-gpu","fixedVersion":"2.3.1"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/22e07fb204386768e5bcbea563641ea11f96ceb8","label":"tensorflow/tensorflow@22e07fb"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00065.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.3.1"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/22e07fb204386768e5bcbea563641ea11f96ceb8"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-8fxw-76px-3rxv"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15192"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-cpu/PYSEC-2020-272.yaml"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-gpu/PYSEC-2020-307.yaml"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow/PYSEC-2020-115.yaml"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-07T15:11:45.794411Z"}}