NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libhdf5_hl_cpp-gnu-openmpi3-hpc package, versions <1.10.11-150400.3.12.1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-SLES155-LIBHDF5HLCPPGNUOPENMPI3HPC-6256087
- published 21 Feb 2024
- disclosed 20 Feb 2024
Introduced: 20 Feb 2024
CVE-2020-10812 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade SLES:15.5 libhdf5_hl_cpp-gnu-openmpi3-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_hl_cpp-gnu-openmpi3-hpc package and not the libhdf5_hl_cpp-gnu-openmpi3-hpc package as distributed by SLES.
See How to fix? for SLES:15.5 relevant fixed versions and status.
An issue was discovered in HDF5 through 1.12.0. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function H5F_get_nrefs() located in H5Fquery.c. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-10812.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1167400
- https://github.com/Loginsoft-Research/hdf5-reports/tree/master/Vuln_4
- https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/null-pointer-dereference-in-h5fquery-c-hdf5-1-13-0/
- https://bitbucket.hdfgroup.org/projects/HDFFV/repos/hdf5/browse/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
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