# CVE-2021-41224: \`SparseFillEmptyRows\` heap OOB read

- Also known as: GHSA-RG3M-HQC5-344V, BIT-TENSORFLOW-2021-41224, PYSEC-2021-416, PYSEC-2021-633, PYSEC-2021-831
- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.6.1, 2.5.2, 2.4.4, 2.7.0
- Published: 2021-11-05 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- tensorflow: from 2.6.0, fixed in 2.6.1; from 2.5.0, fixed in 2.5.2; fixed in 2.4.4
- tensorflow (PyPI): from 2.6.0, fixed in 2.6.1
- tensorflow (PyPI): from 2.5.0, fixed in 2.5.2
- tensorflow (PyPI): fixed in 2.4.4
- tensorflow-cpu (PyPI): from 2.6.0, fixed in 2.6.1
- tensorflow-cpu (PyPI): from 2.5.0, fixed in 2.5.2
- tensorflow-cpu (PyPI): fixed in 2.4.4
- tensorflow-gpu (PyPI): from 2.6.0, fixed in 2.6.1
- tensorflow-gpu (PyPI): from 2.5.0, fixed in 2.5.2
- tensorflow-gpu (PyPI): fixed in 2.4.4
- tensorflow (PyPI): fixed in 2.4.4; from 2.5.0, fixed in 2.5.2; from 2.6.0, fixed in 2.6.1; from 2.7.0rc0, fixed in 2.7.0
- tensorflow-cpu (PyPI): fixed in 2.4.4; from 2.5.0, fixed in 2.5.2; from 2.6.0, fixed in 2.6.1; from 2.7.0rc0, fixed in 2.7.0
- tensorflow-gpu (PyPI): fixed in 2.4.4; from 2.5.0, fixed in 2.5.2; from 2.6.0, fixed in 2.6.1; from 2.7.0rc0, fixed in 2.7.0

## Description

TensorFlow is an open source platform for machine learning. In affected versions the implementation of `SparseFillEmptyRows` can be made to trigger a heap OOB access. This occurs whenever the size of `indices` does not match the size of `values`. 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on tensorflow, tensorflow-cpu, tensorflow-gpu, upgrade to a fixed version (2.6.1, 2.5.2, 2.4.4, 2.7.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-rg3m-hqc5-344v
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/67bfd9feeecfb3c61d80f0e46d89c170fbee682b

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