CVE-2021-37684: Division by zero in TensorFlow Lite pooling operations

Published Aug 12, 2021
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Updated

Impact The implementations of pooling in TFLite are vulnerable to division by 0 errors as there are no checks for divisors not being 0.

Patches We have patched the issue in GitHub commit dfa22b348b70bb89d6d6ec0ff53973bacb4f4695.

The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.6.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.5.1, TensorFlow 2.4.3, and TensorFlow 2.3.4, as these are also affected and still in supported range.

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Attribution This vulnerability has been reported by members of the Aivul Team from Qihoo 360.

Other sources

TensorFlow is an end-to-end open source platform for machine learning. In affected versions the implementations of pooling in TFLite are vulnerable to division by 0 errors as there are no checks for divisors not being 0. We have patched the issue in GitHub commit dfa22b348b70bb89d6d6ec0ff53973bacb4f4695. The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.6.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.5.1, TensorFlow 2.4.3, and TensorFlow 2.3.4, as these are also affected and still in supported range.

Affected Software

15 affected componentsFixes available
pip/tensorflow-gpu=2.5.0
2.5.1
pip/tensorflow-gpu>=2.4.0<2.4.3
2.4.3
pip/tensorflow-gpu<2.3.4
2.3.4
pip/tensorflow-cpu=2.5.0
2.5.1
pip/tensorflow-cpu>=2.4.0<2.4.3
2.4.3
pip/tensorflow-cpu<2.3.4
2.3.4
pip/tensorflow=2.5.0
2.5.1
pip/tensorflow>=2.4.0<2.4.3
2.4.3
pip/tensorflow<2.3.4
2.3.4
Google TensorFlow>=2.3.0<2.3.4
Google TensorFlow>=2.4.0<2.4.3
Google TensorFlow=2.5.0
Google TensorFlow=2.6.0-rc0
Google TensorFlow=2.6.0-rc1
Google TensorFlow=2.6.0-rc2

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade pip/tensorflow-gpu to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.5.1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade pip/tensorflow-gpu to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.4.3
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade pip/tensorflow-gpu to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.3.4
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade pip/tensorflow-cpu to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.5.1
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade pip/tensorflow-cpu to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.4.3
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade pip/tensorflow-cpu to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.3.4
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade pip/tensorflow to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.5.1
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade pip/tensorflow to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.4.3
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade pip/tensorflow to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.3.4
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade TensorFlow to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.6.0Patch dfa22b348b70bb89d6d6ec0ff53973bacb4f4695
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade TensorFlow to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.5.1Patch dfa22b348b70bb89d6d6ec0ff53973bacb4f4695
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade TensorFlow to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.4.3Patch dfa22b348b70bb89d6d6ec0ff53973bacb4f4695
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade TensorFlow to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.3.4Patch dfa22b348b70bb89d6d6ec0ff53973bacb4f4695

Event History

Aug 12, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:30 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:30 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·11:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Aug 25, 2021
Advisory Published
via GitHub·02:40 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2021-37684?

CVE-2021-37684 has a moderate severity rating due to potential division by zero errors.

2

How do I fix CVE-2021-37684?

To fix CVE-2021-37684, upgrade TensorFlow to versions 2.3.4, 2.4.3, or 2.5.1 or later.

3

Which versions of TensorFlow are affected by CVE-2021-37684?

CVE-2021-37684 affects TensorFlow versions 2.3.0 to 2.3.4, 2.4.0 to 2.4.3, and specific 2.6.0 release candidates.

4

What type of error does CVE-2021-37684 introduce?

CVE-2021-37684 introduces a division by zero error due to lack of checks for zero divisors in pooling implementations.

5

Is CVE-2021-37684 specific to a platform?

No, CVE-2021-37684 affects the TensorFlow software library regardless of the underlying platform.

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