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GHSA-x3v8-c8qx-3j3r

GitHub Security Advisory

Null pointer exception in `DeserializeSparse`

✓ GitHub Reviewed MODERATE Has CVE

Advisory Details

### Impact
The [shape inference code for `DeserializeSparse`](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/8d72537c6abf5a44103b57b9c2e22c14f5f49698/tensorflow/core/ops/sparse_ops.cc#L152-L168) can trigger a null pointer dereference:

```python
import tensorflow as tf

dataset = tf.data.Dataset.range(3)

@tf.function
def test():
y = tf.raw_ops.DeserializeSparse(
serialized_sparse=tf.data.experimental.to_variant(dataset),
dtype=tf.int32)

test()
```

This is because the shape inference function assumes that the `serialize_sparse` tensor is a tensor with positive rank (and having `3` as the last dimension). However, in the example above, the argument is a scalar (i.e., rank 0).

### Patches
We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [d3738dd70f1c9ceb547258cbb82d853da8771850](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/d3738dd70f1c9ceb547258cbb82d853da8771850).

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.

### 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 members of the Aivul Team from Qihoo 360.

Affected Packages

PyPI tensorflow
Affected versions: 2.6.0 (fixed in 2.6.1)
PyPI tensorflow
Affected versions: 2.5.0 (fixed in 2.5.2)
PyPI tensorflow
Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 2.4.4)
PyPI tensorflow-cpu
Affected versions: 2.6.0 (fixed in 2.6.1)
PyPI tensorflow-cpu
Affected versions: 2.5.0 (fixed in 2.5.2)
PyPI tensorflow-cpu
Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 2.4.4)
PyPI tensorflow-gpu
Affected versions: 2.6.0 (fixed in 2.6.1)
PyPI tensorflow-gpu
Affected versions: 2.5.0 (fixed in 2.5.2)
PyPI tensorflow-gpu
Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 2.4.4)

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Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-x3v8-c8qx-3j3r
Published
November 10, 2021 6:57 PM
Last Modified
November 7, 2024 10:16 PM
CVSS Score
5.0 /10
Primary Ecosystem
PyPI
Primary Package
tensorflow
GitHub Reviewed
✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: September 15, 2025 6:32 AM

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