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Division by 0 in `MaxPoolGradWithArgmax`

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CVE-2021-29573 · 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.MaxPoolGradWithArgmax is vulnerable to a division by 0:

```python

import tensorflow as tf

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

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

argmax = tf.constant([], shape=[0], dtype=tf.int64)

ksize = [1, 1, 1, 1]

strides = [1, 1, 1, 1]

tf.raw_ops.MaxPoolGradWithArgmax(

input=input, grad=grad, argmax=argmax, ksize=ksize, strides=strides,

padding='SAME', include_batch_in_index=False)

`

The [implementation](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/279bab6efa22752a2827621b7edb56a730233bd8/tensorflow/core/kernels/maxpooling_op.cc#L1033-L1034) fails to validate that the batch dimension of the tensor is non-zero, before dividing by this quantity.

Patches

We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [376c352a37ce5a68b721406dc7e77ac4b6cf483d](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/376c352a37ce5a68b721406dc7e77ac4b6cf483d).

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...

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.MaxPoolGradWithArgmax` is vulnerable to a division by 0: ```python import tensorflow as tf input = tf.constant([], shape=[0, 0, 0, 0], dtype=tf.float32) grad = tf.constant([], shape=[0, 0, 0, 0], dtype=tf.float32) argmax = tf.constant([], shape=[0], dtype=tf.int64) ksize = [1, 1, 1, 1] strides = [1, 1, 1, 1] tf.raw_ops.MaxPoolGradWithArgmax( input=input, grad=grad, argmax=argmax, ksize=ksize, strides=strides, padding='SAME', include_batch_in_index=False) ``` The [implementation](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/279bab6efa22752a2827621b7edb56a730233bd8/tensorflow/core/kernels/maxpooling_op.cc#L1033-L1034) fails to validate that the batch dimension of the tensor is non-zero, before dividing by this quantity. ### Patches We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [376c352a37ce5a68b721406dc7e77ac4b6cf483d](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/376c352a37ce5a68b721406dc7e77ac4b6cf483d). 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-369
Also known as
BIT-tensorflow-2021-29573, CVE-2021-29573, PYSEC-2021-210, PYSEC-2021-501, PYSEC-2021-699

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