NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting hdf5 package, versions <1.10.4+repack-1
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- published16 May 2018
- disclosed16 May 2018
Introduced: 16 May 2018
CVE-2018-11204 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable hdf5 to version 1.10.4+repack-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream hdf5 package and not the hdf5 package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in H5O__chunk_deserialize in H5Ocache.c in the HDF HDF5 1.10.2 library. It could allow a remote denial of service attack.