CVE-2021-29570

LOW2.5EPSS 0.01%

Heap out of bounds read in `MaxPoolGradWithArgmax`

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

Description

### Impact The implementation of `tf.raw_ops.MaxPoolGradWithArgmax` can cause reads outside of bounds of heap allocated data if attacker supplies specially crafted inputs: ```python import tensorflow as tf input = tf.constant([10.0, 10.0, 10.0], shape=[1, 1, 3, 1], dtype=tf.float32) grad = tf.constant([10.0, 10.0, 10.0, 10.0], shape=[1, 1, 1, 4], dtype=tf.float32) argmax = tf.constant([1], shape=[1], dtype=tf.int64) ksize = [1, 1, 1, 1] strides = [1, 1, 1, 1] tf.raw_ops.MaxPoolGradWithArgmax( input=input, grad=grad, argmax=argmax, ksize=ksize, strides=strides, padding='SAME', include_batch_in_index=False) ``` The [implementation](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/ef0c008ee84bad91ec6725ddc42091e19a30cf0e/tensorflow/core/kernels/maxpooling_op.cc#L1016-L1017) uses the same value to index in two different arrays but there is no guarantee that the sizes are identical. ### Patches We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [dcd7867de0fea4b72a2b34bd41eb74548dc23886](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/dcd7867de0fea4b72a2b34bd41eb74548dc23886). 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 Ying Wang and Yakun Zhang of Baidu X-Team.

Affected packages (7)

CVSS scores

SourceVersionSeverityVector
osvCVSS 4.0—CVSS: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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