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Denial of service in `tf.ragged.constant` due to lack of validation

TensorFlow

CVE-2022-29202 · Published May 24, 2022 · updated Jul 13, 2026

Medium5.5
Fix: upgrade to 2.6.4 or later (3 fixed versions below)
GitHub advisory

Impact

The implementation of [tf.ragged.constant](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/f3b9bf4c3c0597563b289c0512e98d4ce81f886e/tensorflow/python/ops/ragged/ragged_factory_ops.py#L146-L239) does not fully validate the input arguments. This results in a denial of service by consuming all available memory:

```python

import tensorflow as tf

tf.ragged.constant(pylist=[],ragged_rank=8968073515812833920)

`

Patches

We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [bd4d5583ff9c8df26d47a23e508208844297310e](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/bd4d5583ff9c8df26d47a23e508208844297310e).

The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.9.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.8.1, TensorFlow 2.7.2, and TensorFlow 2.6.4, 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 externally via a [GitHub issue](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/issues/55199).

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
tensorflow
PyPI
< 2.6.42.6.4
>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.22.7.2
>= 2.8.0, < 2.8.12.8.1
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