PyPI: tensorflow

CVE-2021-41226

Safety vulnerability ID: SFTY-20211105-75602

Safety legacy ID: pyup.io-42473

TensorFlow versions 2.4.4, 2.5.2 and 2.6.1 include a fix for CVE-2021-41226: In affected versions, the implementation of 'SparseBinCount' is vulnerable to a heap OOB access. This is because of missing validation between the elements of the 'values' argument and the shape of the sparse output. The fix is also included in TensorFlow 2.7.0. https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-374m-jm66-3vj8 https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/f410212e373eb2aec4c9e60bf3702eba99a38aba

Created at: Jul 5, 2026Updated at: Jul 5, 2026

Overview

Heap OOB in `SparseBinCount`

Advisory

TensorFlow versions 2.4.4, 2.5.2 and 2.6.1 include a fix for CVE-2021-41226: In affected versions, the implementation of 'SparseBinCount' is vulnerable to a heap OOB access. This is because of missing validation between the elements of the 'values' argument and the shape of the sparse output. The fix is also included in TensorFlow 2.7.0. https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-374m-jm66-3vj8 https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/f410212e373eb2aec4c9e60bf3702eba99a38aba

Affected Package

Affecting tensorflow package, versions<2.4.4>=2.5.0rc0,<2.5.2>=2.6.0rc0,<2.6.1

Also affects

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How to Fix

Upgradetensorflowto2.4.42.5.22.6.1or higher.

Mitigation and Workarounds

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