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CVE-2021-29591

TensorFlow is an end-to-end open source platform for machine learning. TFlite graphs must not have loops between nodes.

TensorFlow is an end-to-end open source platform for machine learning. TFlite graphs must not have loops between nodes. However, this condition was not checked and an attacker could craft models that would result in infinite loop during evaluation.

In certain cases, the infinite loop would be replaced by stack overflow due to too many recursive calls. For example, the While implementation(https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/106d8f4fb89335a2c52d7c895b7a7485465ca8d9/tensorflow/lite/kernels/while.cc) could be tricked into a scneario where both the body and the loop subgraphs are the same. Evaluating one of the subgraphs means calling the Eval function for the other and this quickly exhaust all stack space.

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. Please consult our security guide(https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/SECURITY.md) for more information regarding the security model and how to contact us with issues and questions.

HIGH · CVSS 7.3 EPSS 0.00022
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Affected Products & Versions

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google tensorflow>= 2.2.0 and < 2.2.3
google tensorflow>= 2.3.0 and < 2.3.3
google tensorflow>= 2.4.0 and < 2.4.2

Affected Packages

3
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
PyPI tensorflow HIGH fixed in 2.1.4
PyPI tensorflow-cpu HIGH fixed in 2.1.4
PyPI tensorflow-gpu HIGH fixed in 2.1.4

Public Exploits & PoCs

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Scoring & Timeline

7.3
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · security-advisories@github.com
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None Low High
Published to NVD14 May 2021 · 08:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
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