Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions in TensorFlow - CVE-2021-37692
Published: August 12, 2021 / Updated: May 3, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU129212
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37692
CWE-ID: CWE-703
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
TensorFlow
TensorFlow
Software vendor:
TensorFlow
TensorFlow
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of failed string tensor encoding in Go tensor finalization in C.TF_TString_Dealloc when garbage collecting a string tensor whose encoding failed due to mismatched dimensions. A local user can create a string tensor with mismatched dimensions to cause a denial of service.
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.