CVE-2021-29538

Division by zero in `Conv2DBackpropFilter`

State
Published
Severity
2.5 Low
Published
May 14, 2021
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Reserved
Mar 30, 2021

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Description

TensorFlow is an end-to-end open source platform for machine learning. An attacker can cause a division by zero to occur in `Conv2DBackpropFilter`. This is because the implementation(https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/1b0296c3b8dd9bd948f924aa8cd62f87dbb7c3da/tensorflow/core/kernels/conv_grad_filter_ops.cc#L513-L522) computes a divisor based on user provided data (i.e., the shape of the tensors given as arguments). If all shapes are empty then `work_unit_size` is 0. Since there is no check for this case before division, this results in a runtime exception, with potential to be abused for a denial of service. 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.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.12.5 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LGitHub_M

Weaknesses

Affected Products

ProductVersions
tensorflowtensorflow
  • < 2.1.4Affected
  • >= 2.2.0, < 2.2.3Affected
  • >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.3Affected
  • >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.2Affected

References

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