Improper Input Validation Affecting libhdf5-gnu-hpc package, versions <1.10.11-150400.3.12.1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-SLES155-LIBHDF5GNUHPC-6255705
- published 21 Feb 2024
- disclosed 20 Feb 2024
Introduced: 20 Feb 2024
CVE-2016-4332 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade SLES:15.5
libhdf5-gnu-hpc
to version 1.10.11-150400.3.12.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libhdf5-gnu-hpc
package and not the libhdf5-gnu-hpc
package as distributed by SLES
.
See How to fix?
for SLES:15.5
relevant fixed versions and status.
The library's failure to check if certain message types support a particular flag, the HDF5 1.8.16 library will cast the structure to an alternative structure and then assign to fields that aren't supported by the message type and the library will write outside the bounds of the heap buffer. This can lead to code execution under the context of the library.