TensorFlow is an end-to-end open source platform for machine learning. An attacker can cause a denial of service via a FPE runtime error in tf.raw_ops.SparseMatMul. The division by 0 occurs deep in Eigen code because the b tensor is empty. 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.
CVE-2021-29557
This low-severity CVE scores 2.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.0%, top 99% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 2.5
- EG Score
- 2.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 8.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 14, 2021
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (4)
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/7f283ff806b2031f407db64c4d3edcda8fb9f9f5
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-xw93-v57j-fcgh
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/7f283ff806b2031f407db64c4d3edcda8fb9f9f5
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-xw93-v57j-fcgh
Affected Packages
(3 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(3)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| tensorflow | 0.12.0 ... 2.4.1 (98 versions) | 2.4.2 | — |
| tensorflow-cpu | 1.15.0 ... 2.4.1 (13 versions) | 2.4.2 | — |
| tensorflow-gpu | 0.12.0 ... 2.4.1 (48 versions) | 2.4.2 | — |
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