Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 5, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-41198
CVE-2021-41198
Description
TensorFlow is an open source platform for machine learning. In affected versions if tf.tile is called with a large input argument then the TensorFlow process will crash due to a CHECK-failure caused by an overflow. The number of elements in the output tensor is too much for the int64_t type and the overflow is detected via a CHECK statement. This aborts the process. The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.7.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.6.1, TensorFlow 2.5.2, and TensorFlow 2.4.4, as these are also affected and still in supported range.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
tensorflowPyPI | >= 2.6.0, < 2.6.1 | 2.6.1 |
tensorflowPyPI | >= 2.5.0, < 2.5.2 | 2.5.2 |
tensorflowPyPI | < 2.4.4 | 2.4.4 |
tensorflow-cpuPyPI | >= 2.6.0, < 2.6.1 | 2.6.1 |
tensorflow-cpuPyPI | >= 2.5.0, < 2.5.2 | 2.5.2 |
tensorflow-cpuPyPI | < 2.4.4 | 2.4.4 |
tensorflow-gpuPyPI | >= 2.6.0, < 2.6.1 | 2.6.1 |
tensorflow-gpuPyPI | >= 2.5.0, < 2.5.2 | 2.5.2 |
tensorflow-gpuPyPI | < 2.4.4 | 2.4.4 |
Affected products
5- osv-coords4 versions
< 2.4.4+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.4
- (no CPE)range: >= 2.6.0, < 2.6.1
- (no CPE)range: >= 2.6.0, < 2.6.1
- (no CPE)range: >= 2.6.0, < 2.6.1
- Range: >= 2.6.0, < 2.6.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/9294094df6fea79271778eb7e7ae1bad8b5ef98fnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/issues/46911nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-2p25-55c9-h58qnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-2p25-55c9-h58qghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41198ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-cpu/PYSEC-2021-608.yamlghsaWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-gpu/PYSEC-2021-806.yamlghsaWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow/PYSEC-2021-391.yamlghsaWEB
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