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TensorFlowGHSA-xqfj-cr6q-pc8w

Crash in `tf.transpose` with complex inputs

TensorFlow

CVE-2021-29618 · Published May 21, 2021 · updated Sep 10, 2026

Low2.5
Fix: upgrade to 2.1.4 or later (4 fixed versions below)
GitHub advisory

Impact

Passing a complex argument to tf.transpose at the same time as passing conjugate=True argument results in a crash:

```python

import tensorflow as tf

tf.transpose(conjugate=True, a=complex(1))

`

Patches

We have received a patch for the issue in GitHub commit [1dc6a7ce6e0b3e27a7ae650bfc05b195ca793f88](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/1dc6a7ce6e0b3e27a7ae650bfc05b195ca793f88).

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 in [#42105](https://github.com/tensorflow/issues/42105) and fixed in [#46973](https://github.com/tensorflow/issues/46973).

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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