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Undefined behavior in `MaxPool3DGradGrad`

TensorFlow

CVE-2021-29574 · 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.MaxPool3DGradGrad exhibits undefined behavior by dereferencing null pointers backing attacker-supplied empty tensors:

```python

import tensorflow as tf

orig_input = tf.constant([0.0], shape=[1, 1, 1, 1, 1], dtype=tf.float32)

orig_output = tf.constant([0.0], shape=[1, 1, 1, 1, 1], dtype=tf.float32)

grad = tf.constant([], shape=[0, 0, 0, 0, 0], dtype=tf.float32)

ksize = [1, 1, 1, 1, 1]

strides = [1, 1, 1, 1, 1]

padding = "SAME"

tf.raw_ops.MaxPool3DGradGrad(

orig_input=orig_input, orig_output=orig_output, grad=grad, ksize=ksize,

strides=strides, padding=padding)

`

The [implementation](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/72fe792967e7fd25234342068806707bbc116618/tensorflow/core/kernels/pooling_ops_3d.cc#L679-L703) fails to validate that the 3 tensor inputs are not empty. If any of them is empty, then accessing the elements in the tensor results in dereferencing a null pointer.

Patches

We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [a3d9f9be9ac2296615644061b40cefcee341dcc4](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/a3d9f9be9ac2296615644061b40cefcee341dcc4).

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.

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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.MaxPool3DGradGrad` exhibits undefined behavior by dereferencing null pointers backing attacker-supplied empty tensors: ```python import tensorflow as tf orig_input = tf.constant([0.0], shape=[1, 1, 1, 1, 1], dtype=tf.float32) orig_output = tf.constant([0.0], shape=[1, 1, 1, 1, 1], dtype=tf.float32) grad = tf.constant([], shape=[0, 0, 0, 0, 0], dtype=tf.float32) ksize = [1, 1, 1, 1, 1] strides = [1, 1, 1, 1, 1] padding = "SAME" tf.raw_ops.MaxPool3DGradGrad( orig_input=orig_input, orig_output=orig_output, grad=grad, ksize=ksize, strides=strides, padding=padding) ``` The [implementation](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/72fe792967e7fd25234342068806707bbc116618/tensorflow/core/kernels/pooling_ops_3d.cc#L679-L703) fails to validate that the 3 tensor inputs are not empty. If any of them is empty, then accessing the elements in the tensor results in dereferencing a null pointer. ### Patches We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [a3d9f9be9ac2296615644061b40cefcee341dcc4](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/a3d9f9be9ac2296615644061b40cefcee341dcc4). 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-476
Also known as
BIT-tensorflow-2021-29574, CVE-2021-29574, PYSEC-2021-211, PYSEC-2021-502, PYSEC-2021-700

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