How severe is GHSA-4pc4-m9mj-v2r9?

GHSA-4pc4-m9mj-v2r9 has a CVSS score of 5.9/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by GHSA-4pc4-m9mj-v2r9?

GHSA-4pc4-m9mj-v2r9 affects the following packages: tensorflow (PyPI), tensorflow (PyPI), tensorflow (PyPI), tensorflow-cpu (PyPI), tensorflow-cpu (PyPI), tensorflow-cpu (PyPI), tensorflow-gpu (PyPI), tensorflow-gpu (PyPI), and 1 more. Ecosystems affected: PyPI.

How do I fix GHSA-4pc4-m9mj-v2r9?

Update tensorflow to 2.7.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-4pc4-m9mj-v2r9 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect GHSA-4pc4-m9mj-v2r9 in my PyPI dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for tensorflow. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

How do I mitigate GHSA-4pc4-m9mj-v2r9 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

How does O3 Security protect against GHSA-4pc4-m9mj-v2r9?

O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-4pc4-m9mj-v2r9 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Is GHSA-4pc4-m9mj-v2r9 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for GHSA-4pc4-m9mj-v2r9 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for GHSA-4pc4-m9mj-v2r9?

GHSA-4pc4-m9mj-v2r9 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 0.4%, placing it in the 31th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

When was GHSA-4pc4-m9mj-v2r9 published, and has it been updated?

GHSA-4pc4-m9mj-v2r9 was published on September 16, 2022 and was last updated on December 6, 2023. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

🐍 PyPI

GHSA-4pc4-m9mj-v2r9

MEDIUM

TensorFlow vulnerable to segfault in `QuantizedBiasAdd`

Also known asBIT-tensorflow-2022-35972CVE-2022-35972

Published

Sep 16, 2022

Updated

Dec 6, 2023

Affected

9 pkgs

Patched

9 / 9

Exploits

None indexed

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

0.4%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk31th percentile+0.33%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.

Blast Radius

9 pkgs affected

🐍tensorflow🐍tensorflow🐍tensorflow🐍tensorflow-cpu🐍tensorflow-cpu🐍tensorflow-cpu🐍tensorflow-gpu🐍tensorflow-gpu+1 more

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects PyPI packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Impact

If QuantizedBiasAdd is given min_input, max_input, min_bias, max_bias tensors of a nonzero rank, it results in a segfault that can be used to trigger a denial of service attack.

import tensorflow as tf

out_type = tf.qint32
input = tf.constant([85,170,255], shape=[3], dtype=tf.quint8)
bias = tf.constant(43, shape=[2,3], dtype=tf.quint8)
min_input = tf.constant([], shape=[0], dtype=tf.float32)
max_input = tf.constant(0, shape=[1], dtype=tf.float32)
min_bias = tf.constant(0, shape=[1], dtype=tf.float32)
max_bias = tf.constant(0, shape=[1], dtype=tf.float32)
tf.raw_ops.QuantizedBiasAdd(input=input, bias=bias, min_input=min_input, max_input=max_input, min_bias=min_bias, max_bias=max_bias, out_type=out_type)

Patches

We have patched the issue in GitHub commit 785d67a78a1d533759fcd2f5e8d6ef778de849e0.

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.

For more information

Please consult our security guide for more information regarding the security model and how to contact us with issues and questions.

Attribution

This vulnerability has been reported by Neophytos Christou, Secure Systems Labs, Brown University.

Affected Packages

9 total 9 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🐍PyPI	`tensorflow`	all versions	2.7.2
🐍PyPI	`tensorflow`	≥ 2.8.0&&< 2.8.1	2.8.1
🐍PyPI	`tensorflow`	≥ 2.9.0&&< 2.9.1	2.9.1
🐍PyPI	`tensorflow-cpu`	all versions	2.7.2
🐍PyPI	`tensorflow-cpu`	≥ 2.8.0&&< 2.8.1	2.8.1
🐍PyPI	`tensorflow-cpu`	≥ 2.9.0&&< 2.9.1	2.9.1

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for tensorflow. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update tensorflow to 2.7.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-4pc4-m9mj-v2r9 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-4pc4-m9mj-v2r9 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to GHSA-4pc4-m9mj-v2r9. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

### Impact If `QuantizedBiasAdd` is given `min_input`, `max_input`, `min_bias`, `max_bias` tensors of a nonzero rank, it results in a segfault that can be used to trigger a denial of service attack. ```python import tensorflow as tf out_type = tf.qint32 input = tf.constant([85,170,255], shape=[3], dtype=tf.quint8) bias = tf.constant(43, shape=[2,3], dtype=tf.quint8) min_input = tf.constant([], shape=[0], dtype=tf.float32) max_input = tf.constant(0, shape=[1], dtype=tf.float32) min_bias = tf.constant(0, shape=[1], dtype=tf.float32) max_bias = tf.constant(0, shape=[1], dtype=tf.float32) tf.raw_

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