CVE-2021-29569

critical
Published 2021-05-21 · Modified 2023-12-06
CVSS v3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS v2
VIR risk
9.5

Description

TensorFlow is an end-to-end open source platform for machine learning. The implementation of `tf.raw_ops.MaxPoolGradWithArgmax` can cause reads outside of bounds of heap allocated data if attacker supplies specially crafted inputs. The implementation(https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/ac328eaa3870491ababc147822cd04e91a790643/tensorflow/core/kernels/requantization_range_op.cc#L49-L50) assumes that the `input_min` and `input_max` tensors have at least one element, as it accesses the first element in two arrays. If the tensors are empty, `.flat<T>()` is an empty object, backed by an empty array. Hence, accesing even the 0th element is a read outside the bounds. The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.5.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.4.2, TensorFlow 2.3.3, TensorFlow 2.2.3 and TensorFlow 2.1.4, as these are also affected and still in supported range.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-29569

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
arch archfixed2.5.0-1
debian debianforkyfixed0
debian debiansidfixed0

Package impact

EcosystemPackageVulnerableFixed
python PyPItensorflow-cpu>=2.2.0,<2.2.32.2.3
python PyPItensorflow-gpu>=2.3.0,<2.3.32.3.3
python PyPItensorflow-cpu<2.1.42.1.4
python PyPItensorflow>=2.2.0,<2.2.32.2.3
python PyPItensorflow-gpu>=2.4.0,<2.4.22.4.2
python PyPItensorflow>=2.4.0,<2.4.22.4.2
python PyPItensorflow<2.1.42.1.4
python PyPItensorflow-cpu>=2.4.0,<2.4.22.4.2
python PyPItensorflow-gpu<2.1.42.1.4
python PyPItensorflow>=2.3.0,<2.3.32.3.3
python PyPItensorflow-cpu>=2.3.0,<2.3.32.3.3
python PyPItensorflow-gpu>=2.2.0,<2.2.32.2.3
python PyPItensorflow<ef0c008ee84bad91ec6725ddc42091e19a30cf0e||>=2.4.0,<2.4.2ef0c008ee84bad91ec6725ddc42091e19a30cf0e
python PyPItensorflow-cpu<ef0c008ee84bad91ec6725ddc42091e19a30cf0e||>=2.4.0,<2.4.2ef0c008ee84bad91ec6725ddc42091e19a30cf0e
python PyPItensorflow-gpu<ef0c008ee84bad91ec6725ddc42091e19a30cf0e||>=2.4.0,<2.4.2ef0c008ee84bad91ec6725ddc42091e19a30cf0e

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.