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MEDIUM 5.5

PYSEC-2026-983

Denial of service in `tf.ragged.constant` due to lack of validation

Details

### Impact The implementation of [`tf.ragged.constant`](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/f3b9bf4c3c0597563b289c0512e98d4ce81f886e/tensorflow/python/ops/ragged/ragged_factory_ops.py#L146-L239) does not fully validate the input arguments. This results in a denial of service by consuming all available memory:

```python import tensorflow as tf tf.ragged.constant(pylist=[],ragged_rank=8968073515812833920) ``` ### Patches We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [bd4d5583ff9c8df26d47a23e508208844297310e](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/bd4d5583ff9c8df26d47a23e508208844297310e).

The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.9.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.8.1, TensorFlow 2.7.2, and TensorFlow 2.6.4, 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 externally via a [GitHub issue](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/issues/55199).

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Affected packages

PyPI / tensorflow-gpu
Introduced in: 0 Fixed in: 2.6.4
Fix pip install --upgrade 'tensorflow-gpu>=2.6.4'

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