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TensorFlowGHSA-7r94-xv9v-63jw

A use of uninitialized value vulnerability in Tensorflow

Medium5.5CVE-2021-41225 · Published Nov 10, 2021 · updated Jul 8, 2026

GitHub advisory

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
tensorflow
PyPI
>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.12.6.1
>= 2.5.0, < 2.5.22.5.2
< 2.4.42.4.4
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

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CVE-2021-41227Medium6.6fixed in 2.4.4, 2.5.2, 2.6.1
Nov 102021Heap OOB in `SparseBinCount`
CVE-2021-41226Medium7.1fixed in 2.4.4, 2.5.2, 2.6.1
Nov 102021`SparseFillEmptyRows` heap OOB
CVE-2021-41224Medium7.1fixed in 2.4.4, 2.5.2, 2.6.1
Nov 102021Heap OOB in `FusedBatchNorm` kernels
CVE-2021-41223Medium7.1fixed in 2.4.4, 2.5.2, 2.6.1
Nov 102021Segfault due to negative splits in `SplitV`
CVE-2021-41222Medium5.5fixed in 2.4.4, 2.5.2, 2.6.1

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