NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libhdf5_fortran_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi2-hpc package, versions <1.10.8-150000.8.4.3
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- published3 Jun 2022
- disclosed2 Jun 2022
Introduced: 2 Jun 2022
CVE-2018-17432 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade SLES:15.0 libhdf5_fortran_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi2-hpc to version 1.10.8-150000.8.4.3 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libhdf5_fortran_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi2-hpc package and not the libhdf5_fortran_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi2-hpc package as distributed by SLES.
See How to fix? for SLES:15.0 relevant fixed versions and status.
A NULL pointer dereference in H5O_sdspace_encode() in H5Osdspace.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.3 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HDF5 file.