Security Bulletin
Summary
Vulnerability CVE-2020-5215 found in TensorFlow package.
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: Tensorflow is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw when converting a string from Python to a tf.float16 value. By sending a specially-crafted string, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a segmentation fault.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175440 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| Watson Machine Learning Community Edition | 1.6.2 |
| Watson Machine Learning Community Edition | 1.6.1 |
| IBM PowerAI | 1.6.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
For IBM PowerAI 1.6.0 and Watson Machine Learning Community Edition 1.6.1 :
Upgrade to WML CE 1.6.2, which includes the fixes. See https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS5SF7 for upgrading instructions.
For Watson Machine Learning Community Edition 1.6.2 :
For installing WML CE from scratch
New installations of WML CE include all security fixes.
See https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS5SF7 for installation instructions.
Updating an existing WML CE installation
It is recommended to keep packages up to date. To update all packages to the latest versions within 1.6.2 use:
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echo "powerai-release=1.6.2" >> $CONDA_PREFIX/conda-meta/pinned conda update --all |
To update individual packages, use the package name:
|
conda update tensorflow |
Alternatively, the WML CE installation can be upgraded to 1.7.0, which also contains the fix.
|
conda update --all |
Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Change History
26 Feb 2020: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
01 March 2020
UID
ibm13608595