MediumVulnerability

CVE-2022-29207: TensorFlow eager mode null pointer dereference from empty resource handle

Source: NVD(opens in a new tab)
Identifier: CVE-2022-29207
Published: May 20, 2022
Record updated: October 9, 2026

Affected: tensorflow < 2.6.4, fixed in 2.6.4, released May 16, 2022, 5 days before disclosure
tensorflow >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.2, fixed in 2.7.2, released May 16, 2022, 5 days before disclosure
tensorflow >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.1, fixed in 2.8.1, released May 16, 2022, 5 days before disclosure
and 6 more
Known exploitation: Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog at the last check.
EPSS: 0.3%

Summary

CVE-2022-29207 affects TensorFlow versions prior to 2.9.0, 2.8.1, 2.7.2, and 2.6.4. Multiple operations misbehave in eager mode when given an invalid resource handle; an empty handle causes a reference to be bound to a null pointer, which is undefined behavior. The issue was opened by migration to TF 2.x eager mode, since graph mode did not allow these calls.

Mitigation

Versions 2.9.0, 2.8.1, 2.7.2, and 2.6.4 contain a patch for this issue.

Details

Scores and exploitation

CVSS score: 5.5(medium)
Patch available: Yes
EPSS: 0.3%Estimated probability that this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days, from the FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System. Read on November 4, 2026.

Weaknesses and techniques

Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
CWE-475

Affected

Packages: tensorflow@< 2.6.4 (fixed: 2.6.4)
tensorflow@>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.2 (fixed: 2.7.2)
tensorflow@>= 2.8.0, < 2.8.1 (fixed: 2.8.1)
tensorflow-cpu@< 2.6.4 (fixed: 2.6.4)
tensorflow-cpu@>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.2 (fixed: 2.7.2)
tensorflow-cpu@>= 2.8.0, < 2.8.1 (fixed: 2.8.1)
tensorflow-gpu@< 2.6.4 (fixed: 2.6.4)
tensorflow-gpu@>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.2 (fixed: 2.7.2)
tensorflow-gpu@>= 2.8.0, < 2.8.1 (fixed: 2.8.1)
Vendors: Google

Classification

Attack type: Other
Attack sophistication: Moderate
AI component targeted: Framework
Impact: Integrity,
Availability
Labels: security

How this record was produced

Summaries, mitigations and labels on this page are generated automatically from the source. The linked source is authoritative. The source gives this advisory a description and no title, so the title above is a headline generated from the source text.

Original source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29207

First tracked: February 15, 2026 at 08:40 PM ET, from NVD/CVE Database

Classifier: claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v4

Classifier confidence: 90% (self-assessed)

Affected packages in the Exposure Registry

Matched by package name and ecosystem. Each entry shows whether the package delegates to a language model and how many tracked packages depend on it.

tensorflowPyPINo LLM dependency detected · 26 tracked dependents
tensorflow-gpuPyPINo LLM dependency detected · 2 tracked dependents

Summary

Mitigation

Affected packages in the Exposure Registry

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