Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 5, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-41215
CVE-2021-41215
Description
TensorFlow is an open source platform for machine learning. In affected versions the shape inference code for DeserializeSparse can trigger a null pointer dereference. This is because the shape inference function assumes that the serialize_sparse tensor is a tensor with positive rank (and having 3 as the last dimension). 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
7- github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/d3738dd70f1c9ceb547258cbb82d853da8771850nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-x3v8-c8qx-3j3rnvdExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-x3v8-c8qx-3j3rghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41215ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-cpu/PYSEC-2021-624.yamlghsaWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-gpu/PYSEC-2021-822.yamlghsaWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow/PYSEC-2021-407.yamlghsaWEB
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