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Integer overflow in TFLite concatentation

TensorFlow

CVE-2021-29601 · Published May 21, 2021 · updated Jul 8, 2026

Medium6.3
Fix: upgrade to 2.1.4 or later (4 fixed versions below)
GitHub advisory

Impact

The TFLite implementation of concatenation is [vulnerable to an integer overflow issue](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/7b7352a724b690b11bfaae2cd54bc3907daf6285/tensorflow/lite/kernels/concatenation.cc#L70-L76):

```cc

for (int d = 0; d < t0->dims->size; ++d) {

if (d == axis) {

sum_axis += t->dims->data[axis];

} else {

TF_LITE_ENSURE_EQ(context, t->dims->data[d], t0->dims->data[d]);

}

}

`

An attacker can craft a model such that the dimensions of one of the concatenation input overflow the values of int. TFLite uses int to represent tensor dimensions, whereas TF uses int64. Hence, valid TF models can trigger an integer overflow when converted to TFLite format.

Patches

We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [4253f96a58486ffe84b61c0415bb234a4632ee73](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/4253f96a58486ffe84b61c0415bb234a4632ee73).

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...

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 TFLite implementation of concatenation is [vulnerable to an integer overflow issue](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/7b7352a724b690b11bfaae2cd54bc3907daf6285/tensorflow/lite/kernels/concatenation.cc#L70-L76): ```cc for (int d = 0; d < t0->dims->size; ++d) { if (d == axis) { sum_axis += t->dims->data[axis]; } else { TF_LITE_ENSURE_EQ(context, t->dims->data[d], t0->dims->data[d]); } } ``` An attacker can craft a model such that the dimensions of one of the concatenation input overflow the values of `int`. TFLite uses `int` to represent tensor dimensions, whereas TF uses `int64`. Hence, valid TF models can trigger an integer overflow when converted to TFLite format. ### Patches We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [4253f96a58486ffe84b61c0415bb234a4632ee73](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/4253f96a58486ffe84b61c0415bb234a4632ee73). 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.

CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Severity from
GitHub (reviewed advisory)
Weakness
CWE-190
Also known as
BIT-tensorflow-2021-29601, CVE-2021-29601, PYSEC-2021-238, PYSEC-2021-529, PYSEC-2021-727

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