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TensorFlowGHSA-97wf-p777-86jq

Division by zero in TFLite's implementation of Split

TensorFlow

CVE-2021-29599 · 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 the Split TFLite operator is [vulnerable to a division by zero error](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/e2752089ef7ce9bcf3db0ec618ebd23ea119d0c7/tensorflow/lite/kernels/split.cc#L63-L65):

```cc

TF_LITE_ENSURE_MSG(context, input_size % num_splits == 0, "Not an even split");

const int slice_size = input_size / num_splits;

`

An attacker can craft a model such that num_splits would be 0.

Patches

We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [b22786e7e9b7bdb6a56936ff29cc7e9968d7bc1d](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/b22786e7e9b7bdb6a56936ff29cc7e9968d7bc1d).

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 members of the Aivul Team from Qihoo 360.

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
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