MediumVulnerability

CVE-2022-41889: TensorFlow null pointer dereference in quantized tensor list assignment

Source: NVD(opens in a new tab)
Identifier: CVE-2022-41889
Published: November 18, 2022
Record updated: October 9, 2026

Affected: tensorflow < 2.8.4, fixed in 2.8.4, released November 16, 2022, 3 days before disclosure
tensorflow >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.3, fixed in 2.9.3, released November 16, 2022, 3 days before disclosure
tensorflow >= 2.10.0, < 2.10.1, fixed in 2.10.1, released November 16, 2022, 3 days before disclosure
and 6 more
Known exploitation: Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog at the last check.
EPSS: 0.5%

Summary

TensorFlow fails to catch a null pointer when a list of quantized tensors is assigned to an attribute. The pywrap code cannot parse the tensor and returns a `nullptr`. The example given is `tf.compat.v1.extract_volume_patches` when quantized tensors are passed as the `ksizes` input.

Mitigation

Patched in GitHub commit e9e95553e5411834d215e6770c81a83a3d0866ce. The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.11, and the commit will be cherrypicked onto TensorFlow 2.10.1, 2.9.3, and 2.8.4, which are also affected and still in supported range.

Details

Scores and exploitation

CVSS score: 5.5(medium)
Patch available: Yes
EPSS: 0.5%Estimated probability that this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days, from the FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System. Read on November 3, 2026.

Weaknesses and techniques

Weakness (CWE): CWE-476

Affected

Packages: tensorflow@< 2.8.4 (fixed: 2.8.4)
tensorflow@>= 2.9.0, < 2.9.3 (fixed: 2.9.3)
tensorflow@>= 2.10.0, < 2.10.1 (fixed: 2.10.1)
tensorflow-cpu@< 2.8.4 (fixed: 2.8.4)
tensorflow-gpu@< 2.8.4 (fixed: 2.8.4)
tensorflow-cpu@>= 2.9.0, < 2.9.3 (fixed: 2.9.3)
tensorflow-gpu@>= 2.9.0, < 2.9.3 (fixed: 2.9.3)
tensorflow-cpu@>= 2.10.0, < 2.10.1 (fixed: 2.10.1)
tensorflow-gpu@>= 2.10.0, < 2.10.1 (fixed: 2.10.1)
Vendors: Google

Classification

Attack type: Denial of service
Attack sophistication: Moderate
AI component targeted: Framework
Impact: 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-2022-41889

First tracked: February 15, 2026 at 08:41 PM ET, from NVD/CVE Database

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

Classifier confidence: 85% (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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