---
id: CVE-2022-41898
aliases:
  - GHSA-hq7g-wwwp-q46h
  - BIT-tensorflow-2022-41898
  - PYSEC-2026-1008
title: '`CHECK` fail via inputs in `SparseFillEmptyRowsGrad`'
summary: '`CHECK` fail via inputs in `SparseFillEmptyRowsGrad`'
severity: medium
cvss: 4.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
vendor: tensorflow
product: tensorflow
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - tensorflow < 2.8.4
  - 'tensorflow >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.3'
  - 'tensorflow >= 2.10.0, < 2.10.1'
  - tensorflow-cpu < 2.8.4
  - tensorflow-gpu < 2.8.4
  - 'tensorflow-cpu >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.3'
  - 'tensorflow-gpu >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.3'
  - 'tensorflow-cpu >= 2.10.0, < 2.10.1'
  - 'tensorflow-gpu >= 2.10.0, < 2.10.1'
patched:
  - tensorflow 2.8.4
  - tensorflow 2.9.3
  - tensorflow 2.10.1
  - tensorflow-cpu 2.8.4
  - tensorflow-gpu 2.8.4
  - tensorflow-cpu 2.9.3
  - tensorflow-gpu 2.9.3
  - tensorflow-cpu 2.10.1
  - tensorflow-gpu 2.10.1
published: '2022-11-21'
updated: '2026-07-07'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-hq7g-wwwp-q46h'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-hq7g-wwwp-q46h
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41898'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/af4a6a3c8b95022c351edae94560acc61253a1b8
  - url: 'https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/core/kernels/sparse_fill_empty_rows_op_gpu.cu.cc
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.00474
epssPercentile: 0.40172
ingestedAt: '2026-07-08T18:25:50.304Z'
---

## Overview

### Impact
If [`SparseFillEmptyRowsGrad`](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/core/kernels/sparse_fill_empty_rows_op_gpu.cu.cc) is given empty inputs, TensorFlow will crash.

```python
import tensorflow as tf
tf.raw_ops.SparseFillEmptyRowsGrad(
    reverse_index_map=[], grad_values=[], name=None
)
```

### Patches
We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [af4a6a3c8b95022c351edae94560acc61253a1b8](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/af4a6a3c8b95022c351edae94560acc61253a1b8).

The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.11. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.10.1, 2.9.3, and TensorFlow 2.8.4, as these are also affected and still in supported range.


### 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 Jiawei Liu, PhD student at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.


## Affected packages

- `tensorflow < 2.8.4`
- `tensorflow >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.3`
- `tensorflow >= 2.10.0, < 2.10.1`
- `tensorflow-cpu < 2.8.4`
- `tensorflow-gpu < 2.8.4`
- `tensorflow-cpu >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.3`
- `tensorflow-gpu >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.3`
- `tensorflow-cpu >= 2.10.0, < 2.10.1`
- `tensorflow-gpu >= 2.10.0, < 2.10.1`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `tensorflow 2.8.4`
- `tensorflow 2.9.3`
- `tensorflow 2.10.1`
- `tensorflow-cpu 2.8.4`
- `tensorflow-gpu 2.8.4`
- `tensorflow-cpu 2.9.3`
- `tensorflow-gpu 2.9.3`
- `tensorflow-cpu 2.10.1`
- `tensorflow-gpu 2.10.1`