A use of uninitialized value vulnerability in Tensorflow
Medium5.5CVE-2021-41225 · Published Nov 10, 2021 · updated Jul 8, 2026
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| tensorflow PyPI | >= 2.6.0, < 2.6.1 | 2.6.1 |
| >= 2.5.0, < 2.5.2 | 2.5.2 | |
| < 2.4.4 | 2.4.4 |
Details and references
### Impact TensorFlow's Grappler optimizer has a [use of unitialized variable](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/3457a2b122e50b4d44ceaaed5a663d635e5c22df/tensorflow/core/grappler/optimizers/auto_parallel.cc#L155-L164): ```cc const NodeDef* dequeue_node; for (const auto& train_node : train_nodes) { if (IsDequeueOp(*train_node)) { dequeue_node = train_node; break; } } if (dequeue_node) { ... } ``` If the `train_nodes` vector (obtained from the saved model that gets optimized) does not contain a `Dequeue` node, then `dequeue_node` is left unitialized. ### Patches We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [68867bf01239d9e1048f98cbad185bf4761bedd3](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/68867bf01239d9e1048f98cbad185bf4761bedd3). The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.7.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.6.1, TensorFlow 2.5.2, and TensorFlow 2.4.4, 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 Qian Feng from Baidu Security Team.
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Severity from
- GitHub (reviewed advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-908
- Also known as
- BIT-tensorflow-2021-41225, CVE-2021-41225, PYSEC-2021-417, PYSEC-2021-634, PYSEC-2021-832
- github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-7r94-xv9v-63jw
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41225
- github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/68867bf01239d9e1048f98cbad185bf4761bedd3
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-cpu/PYSEC-2021-634.yaml
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-gpu/PYSEC-2021-832.yaml
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow/PYSEC-2021-417.yaml
- github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow
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