CVE-2021-29538

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    CVE-2021-29538

    Published: 14 May 2021Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: TensorFlow is an end-to-end open source platform for machine learning. An attacker can cause a division by zero to occur in `Conv2DBackpropFilter`. This is because the implementation(https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/1b0296c3b8dd9bd948f924aa8cd62f87dbb7c3da/tensorflow/core/kernels/conv_grad_filter_ops.cc#L513-L522) computes a divisor based on user provided data (i.e., the shape of the tensors given as arguments). If all shapes are empty then `work_unit_size` is 0. Since there is no check for this case before division, this results in a runtime exception, with potential to be abused for a denial of service. 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.

    References: https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/c570e2ecfc822941335ad48f6e10df4e21f11c96, https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-j8qc-5fqr-52fp

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0931ea3d985bb9c8fdd054a5e29c4129623c849b

    Affected versions

    v2.1.3
    v2.1.2
    v2.1.1
    v2.1.0
    v2.1.0-rc0
    v2.1.0-rc2
    v2.1.0-rc1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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