CVE-2021-37686 (GCVE-0-2021-37686)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-12 21:55 – Updated: 2024-11-13 21:20- CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/d… | x_refsource_MISC |
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tensorflow | tensorflow |
Affected:
>= 2.6.0rc0, < 2.6.0rc2
|
guessed |
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