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January 11, 2023

PyTorch Security Risk: Please Check & Update

Filed under: Uncategorized — Michael Weiner @ 9:19 am

WHAT’S HAPPENING?

Researchers who install their own copies of PyTorch may have downloaded a compromised package and should uninstall it immediately.

WHEN IS IT HAPPENING?

Pytorch-nightly for December 25-30, 2022, is impacted. Please uninstall it immediately if you have installed this version.

WHY IS IT HAPPENING?

A malicious Triton dependency was added to the Python Package Index. See https://pytorch.org/blog/compromised-nightly-dependency/ for details.

WHO IS AFFECTED?

Researchers who install PyTorch on PACE or other services and updated with nightly packages December 25-30. PACE has scanned all .conda and .local directories on our systems and has not identified any copies of the Triton package.

Affected services: All PACE clusters

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?

Please uninstall the compromised package immediately. Details are available at https://pytorch.org/blog/compromised-nightly-dependency/. In addition, please alert PACE at pace-support@oit.gatech.edu to let us know that you have identified an installation on our systems.

WHO SHOULD YOU CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS?

Please contact PACE at pace-support@oit.gatech.edu with questions, or if you are unsure if you have installed the compromised package on PACE.

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