TensorFlow vulnerable to `CHECK` fail in `tf.sparse.cross`

Impact

If tf.sparse.cross receives an input separator that is not a scalar, it gives a CHECK fail that can be used to trigger a denial of service attack.

import tensorflow as tf

tf.sparse.cross(inputs=[],name='a',separator=tf.constant(['a', 'b'],dtype=tf.string))

Patches

We have patched the issue in GitHub commit 83dcb4dbfa094e33db084e97c4d0531a559e0ebf.

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.

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Attribution

This vulnerability has been reported by Kang Hong Jin.