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CVE-2021-41196: Crash in `max_pool3d` when size argument is 0 or negative

November 10, 2021 (updated November 13, 2024)

The Keras pooling layers can trigger a segfault if the size of the pool is 0 or if a dimension is negative:

import tensorflow as tf

pool_size = [2, 2, 0]
layer = tf.keras.layers.MaxPooling3D(strides=1, pool_size=pool_size)
input_tensor = tf.random.uniform([3, 4, 10, 11, 12], dtype=tf.float32)
res = layer(input_tensor)

This is due to the TensorFlow’s implementation of pooling operations where the values in the sliding window are not checked to be strictly positive.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-m539-j985-hcr8
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-cpu/PYSEC-2021-606.yaml
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-gpu/PYSEC-2021-804.yaml
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow/PYSEC-2021-389.yaml
  • github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow
  • github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/12b1ff82b3f26ff8de17e58703231d5a02ef1b8b
  • github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/issues/51936
  • github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-m539-j985-hcr8
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41196

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 2.7.0rc0 before 2.7.0, all versions before 2.4.4, all versions starting from 2.5.0 before 2.5.2, all versions starting from 2.6.0 before 2.6.1

Fixed versions

  • 2.6.1
  • 2.5.2
  • 2.4.4
  • 2.7.0

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.4.4, 2.5.2, 2.6.1, 2.7.0 or above.

Impact 5.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-191: Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)

Source file

pypi/tensorflow/CVE-2021-41196.yml

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