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TensorFlowGHSA-6f89-8j54-29xf

Heap buffer overflow in `FractionalAvgPoolGrad`

TensorFlow

CVE-2021-29578 · Published May 21, 2021 · updated Jul 8, 2026

Low2.5
Fix: upgrade to 2.1.4 or later (4 fixed versions below)
GitHub advisory

Impact

The implementation of tf.raw_ops.FractionalAvgPoolGrad is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow:

```python

import tensorflow as tf

orig_input_tensor_shape = tf.constant([1, 3, 2, 3], shape=[4], dtype=tf.int64)

out_backprop = tf.constant([2], shape=[1, 1, 1, 1], dtype=tf.int64)

row_pooling_sequence = tf.constant([1], shape=[1], dtype=tf.int64)

col_pooling_sequence = tf.constant([1], shape=[1], dtype=tf.int64)

tf.raw_ops.FractionalAvgPoolGrad(

orig_input_tensor_shape=orig_input_tensor_shape, out_backprop=out_backprop,

row_pooling_sequence=row_pooling_sequence,

col_pooling_sequence=col_pooling_sequence, overlapping=False)

`

The [implementation](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/dcba796a28364d6d7f003f6fe733d82726dda713/tensorflow/core/kernels/fractional_avg_pool_op.cc#L216) fails to validate that the pooling sequence arguments have enough elements as required by the out_backprop tensor shape.

Patches

We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [12c727cee857fa19be717f336943d95fca4ffe4f](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/12c727cee857fa19be717f336943d95fca4ffe4f).

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.

For more information

Please consult [our...

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
tensorflow
PyPI
< 2.1.42.1.4
>= 2.2.0, < 2.2.32.2.3
>= 2.3.0, < 2.3.32.3.3
>= 2.4.0, < 2.4.22.4.2
Details and references

### Impact The implementation of `tf.raw_ops.FractionalAvgPoolGrad` is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow: ```python import tensorflow as tf orig_input_tensor_shape = tf.constant([1, 3, 2, 3], shape=[4], dtype=tf.int64) out_backprop = tf.constant([2], shape=[1, 1, 1, 1], dtype=tf.int64) row_pooling_sequence = tf.constant([1], shape=[1], dtype=tf.int64) col_pooling_sequence = tf.constant([1], shape=[1], dtype=tf.int64) tf.raw_ops.FractionalAvgPoolGrad( orig_input_tensor_shape=orig_input_tensor_shape, out_backprop=out_backprop, row_pooling_sequence=row_pooling_sequence, col_pooling_sequence=col_pooling_sequence, overlapping=False) ``` The [implementation](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/dcba796a28364d6d7f003f6fe733d82726dda713/tensorflow/core/kernels/fractional_avg_pool_op.cc#L216) fails to validate that the pooling sequence arguments have enough elements as required by the `out_backprop` tensor shape. ### Patches We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [12c727cee857fa19be717f336943d95fca4ffe4f](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/12c727cee857fa19be717f336943d95fca4ffe4f). 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. ### For more information 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. ### Attribution This vulnerability has been reported by Ying Wang and Yakun Zhang of Baidu X-Team.

CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Severity from
GitHub (reviewed advisory)
Weakness
CWE-119, CWE-787
Also known as
BIT-tensorflow-2021-29578, CVE-2021-29578, PYSEC-2021-215, PYSEC-2021-506, PYSEC-2021-704

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