CVE-2024-32618 Affecting hdf5 package, versions <1.14.5+repack-1


Severity

Recommended
low

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-HDF5-6828917
  • published10 May 2024
  • disclosed14 May 2024

Introduced: 10 May 2024

CVE-2024-32618  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable hdf5 to version 1.14.5+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.

HDF5 Library through 1.14.3 contains a heap-based buffer overflow in H5T__get_native_type in H5Tnative.c, resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer.